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ONL Charles H. Knapp
International League
Baseball |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1912 - 2020
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MANUFACTURERS
- Spalding,
MacGregor, Wilson,
Rawlings.
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SIZE
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Regulation
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PRICE GUIDE
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1921-1933
- $250.-$500.
1934-1949
- $100,-$200.
1950-1959
- $50. -$75
1960-1969
- $35.-$50.
1970-1989
- $20.-$40.
(EX-NM)
1990-2021
- $15.- $20.
(EX-NM)
Very Good - Excellent Condition
Estimated Value is
based on a limited
sales history
Information
Provided by:
Keymancollectibles.com
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The International League was a triple
A minor league baseball league which
was formed about 1886. (Class AA
1912–1945, Class AAA 1946-2020) The
league was disbanded before the 2021
season in conjunction with Major League
Baseball's reorganization of Minor
League Baseball. All 14 franchises were
merged into the new Triple-A East.
The early International League baseballs were adopted National league
baseballs stamped
"Official International League" on the
opposite sweet spot of the "Official
National League" baseball. The balls also
featured the
International League
President stamp on one of the panels.
The baseballs can be dated by the Pres.
stamp, the manufacturer trademark
logo, and patents.
Pictured above, and below, is an example of a Charles H. Knapp
International League baseball, dated to
1929-1933. Official National League
Ford Frick baseballs were used for the
1934-1936, Charles H. Knapp
International League baseball. After
Knapp died on July 28, 1936, Spalding
produced 1936, Frank J. Shaugnessy
International League baseballs,
exclusively for the league, with the
PRES. stamp on the side panel.
Spalding also manufactured International League baseballs in Canada, for
games played in Canada. Below lists
International league presidents, years
served, and manufactures that produced
baseballs for the league during their
term.
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International League Presidents
1912-2020 - Baseball Manufacturers |
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| Edward G. Barrow,
1912 – 1917 Spalding
National League |
| John H. Farrell,
1918 Spalding National
League |
| David L. Fultz,
1919 – 1920 Spalding
National League |
| John Conway Toole,
1921 – 1928 Spalding
National League |
| Charles H. Knapp,
1929 – 1936 - Spalding
National League |
| Frank J. Shaugnessy,
1936 – 1960 Spalding |
| Thomas H.
Richardson, 1961 – 1965
- MacGregor-Brunswick, MacGregor |
| George H. Sisler,
Jr., 1966 – 1976 -
McGregor, Wilson |
| Roy Jackson, 1977
- Wilson |
| Harold Cooper, 1978
– 1989 - Wilson, MaGregor |
| Randy Mobley, 1990
- 2020 - MacGregor,
Wilson, and Rawlings |
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Official International
League Baseballs |
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Charles H. Knapp
1929-1933 INL Baseball |
Frank J. Shaugnessy
INL Canadian Baseball |
Frank J. Shaugnessy INL
Canadian Baseball Logo |
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Frank J. Shaugnessy
1936 INL Baseball |
Frank J. Shaugnessy
1937-1940 INL Baseball |
Frank J. Shaugnessy
1949- 1960 INL
Baseball |
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