value of early 80's St. Louis Cards autographed baseball

danger boy
danger boy Posts: 15,722
edited July 2008 in The Clubhouse
Back 25 yrs ago I met the pitching coach for the St Louis Cardinals, a nice man named Hub Kittle and he gave me an autographed baseball signed by the entire team.

I thought I had lost it.. only to find it this weekend when doing some deep cleaning around the barn that I live in. :eek: :p

anyway... anyone here know about such things? I don't think it's from 1982 when the Cards won the world series.. it was either from 81' or 83'. I can clearly make out Whitey Herzog's name though.. the ball is in mint condition.

if anyone is a collector of baseball's, please give me an idea of value or where I should take it for an appraisal.

thanks baseball fans.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2008
    ummm. thanks. but it's not a baseball card, it's the baseball itself. :)
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,840
    edited July 2008
    Hub Kittle was one heck of a pitching coach, and well-liked and respected in baseball.
    I don't know how much your autographed ball would go for, but be sure to always point out it was given to you by Kittle. If you have a picture of him giving you the ball, that'd be even better.

    He passed away a couple of weeks ago.
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  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited July 2008
    Looks like around $50.00 for a non world series ball. $180.00 or so for a 1982 signed ball.

    http://sports.ha.com/common/auction/pricesrealized.php?txtSearch=whitey+herzog&hdnSearch=1&stage=1



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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited July 2008
    MRBBL,

    I was a cheeky kid of 19 when Hub Kittle gave me the ball.. I didn't know he just passed away recently.. so I do not have a picture of me with him or of him signing it.

    $50 is cool. the whole team + coaches signed it.. maybe there is a Herzog or Kittle fan out there. :)
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