MULTI SIGNED Orioles Ball - Palmer, Martinez, Flanagan, Dempsy, Bumbry, Kelly For Sale

MULTI SIGNED Orioles Ball - Palmer, Martinez, Flanagan, Dempsy, Bumbry, Kelly.

The signatures on the ball:

Jim Palmer

Mike Flanagan

Rick Dempsey

Al Bumbry

Pat Kelley

Dennis Martinez

Dennis Martinez signed the ball twice. Once in black ink and once in blue ink. Al Bumbry signed in black ink. The rest of the signatures are in blue ink.

I bought this ball at a flea market back in the early 90’s. I bought it because it had autos on it and was not real sure about who. Al Bumbry was easy to see on the ball.

Recently I pulled it out and started to try and figure it out. It is a Lee MacPhail ball. He was AL commissioner from 1974 - 1983. I began looking at Bumbry’s career during that time. Recognizing Dempsey also, I cross referenced their careers. That is when I began to figure out the other signatures. The 6 players who signed the ball were together in Baltimore in 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980. They won the AL pennant together in 1979 falling to the Pirates in the World Series.

Jim Palmer is a HOF inductee

Dennis Martinez is an all time Oriole great.

Mike Flanagan was a long time Oriole

Al Bumbry was a long time Oriole

Rick Dempsey long mlb career w/several years in Baltimore

Pat Kelly long mlb career with 4 years in Baltimore.