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Permalink Reply by Sal Pisciotta on June 11, 2012 at 9:14pm

I'll be the first to tell you I don't know much about baseball, but J and R look readily identifiable.  My first thought was Jackie Robinson.

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Permalink Reply by Sal Pisciotta on June 11, 2012 at 9:16pm

Also, I did a google search for Jackie Robinson autographs and "Best wishes" is something he signed frequently by the looks of it.  As to the authenticity, no idea.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on June 12, 2012 at 3:49am

Best Wishes is one of the most frequently used phrases when signing autographs. This may be a Jack Robinson signature, but it is not THE Jackie Robinson. If you compare the signatures, it will be obvious.

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Permalink Reply by Sal Pisciotta on June 12, 2012 at 10:27am

Well, that's why I'm the newbie, haha.

I did a google search for Jackie Robinson baseballs, and if those are all real (not all of them are, I'm sure) then it certainly doesn't look like his signature.  He seemed to sign in a much more legible fashion.

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Permalink Reply by CEE GEE on June 12, 2012 at 6:36am

It looks like Jack...not Jackie...I never seen Jackie sign Jack personally...There was a Jack Robinson that was a pitcher on the Colonels back in the day but I never seen his auto...that MIGHT be who this is...it is most certainly period..

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Permalink Reply by CMFSports on July 11, 2012 at 7:41pm

I concur with Harry Lane. Good call!

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