Pre-Season Atlanta / Red Sox Signed Ball with Two Hall-of-Fame Signatures

Official National League ball, made by Spalding, one panel with inked date 4-10-48 and the game score "Atlanta 2, Boston Red Sox 13", with ink signatures: manager and Hall-of-Fame inductee Joe McCarthy; catcher Birdie Tebbets; second baseman and Hall-of-Fame inductee Bobby Doerr; outfielder Wally Moses; pitcher Joe Dobson; pitcher Earl Johnson; infielder Johnny Pesky; outfielder Same Mele; two other signatures are visible under the Spalding trademark however, are too faint to make out.

The date indicates that this game had to take place before the regular season got underway. Therefore it may be that this was an exhibition game between the Boston Red So and a minor league farm team called the Atlanta Crackers. The Atlanta Crackers were not affiliated with any singular major league team.

Moderate toning with soiling, faded signatures.