An oft-woeful franchise is fondly recalled in this lot of (24) baseballs autographed by members of both Washington Senators’ incarnations. The OAL Budig spheres range from clean white (grade “9”) to lightly toned (grade “7”) and showcase ballpoint sweet spot pennings that average (“9”) potency. Includes: Ed Brinkman, Tom Cheney (inscribed “9-12-62 – 21 K’s”), Ellis Clary, Tex Clevenger, Gil Coan, Mike Epstein, Jim Hannan, Chuck Hinton, Frank Howard (signed “Frank “Hondo” Howard” and inscribed “1968 1970 A.L. HR King”), Sid Hudson, Jim Lemon, Denny McLain (inscribed “31-6, 1968”), Minnie Minoso (inscribed “#9”), Roy Sievers (inscribed “R.O.Y. 1949”), Chuck Stobbs, Cecil Travis, Fred Valentine, Mickey Vernon, Bob Wolff (inscribed “HOF ‘95”), Ed Yost and (1) unidentified.

1963 Washington Senators Team-Signed Ball: an off-white OAL Cronin ball (grade “7”) signed in black ballpoint (average “5-6” strength) by: Sweet Spot: Hodges (manager); North Panel: Retzer, Daniels, Landrith, Burnside, Leppert and Lock; South Panel: Cheney, Minoso, Stenhouse, O’Connell (coach, d.1969) and Rudolph (d.1968); West Panel: Hinton, Osteen, Bronstad, King, Hobaugh and Kennedy; East Panel: Hudson (coach), Osborne, Shetrone and Duckworth.

Washington Senators Reunion Team-Signed Ball: a mildly toned OAL Budig ball (grade “7-8”) signed in blue ballpoint (average “9-10” strength) by: Sweet Spot: Harmon Killebrew; North Panel: Ed Brinkman, Fred Valentine, Ken Retzer, Jim Hannon and Frank Kreutzer; South Panel: Frank Howard, Mickey Vernon, Ed Yost, Ellis Clary, Tom Brown and Mike Epstein; West Panel: Ken McMullen, Ed Stroud, Denny Higgins and Dave Nelson; East Panel: Sid Hudson, unidentified, Lee Maye and Wayne Terwilliger.

1972 Texas Rangers Team-Signed Ball: an OAL Cronin ball that appears to have been used, signed in black ballpoint (average “5” strength) by: Sweet Spot: Williams (manager); North Panel: Hudson (coach), Maddox, Gogolewski, Driscoll and Randle; South Panel: Cox, Billings and Hand; West Panel: Kubiak, Biitner, Janeski and Howard; East Panel: unidentified, Buford and Ford. Note: it is unclear as to why Buford signed the ball, as we was a member of the Orioles in 1972.

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