Franklin Mike Schmidt Baseball

CIRCA - 1981
MANUFACTURER - Franklin
SIZE - 9 inches - 5 ounces
PRICE GUIDE -
Packaged $15.00 - $20.00
Without package $5.-$10.
Excellent-Near Mint Condition

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NOTES:

The Franklin Mike Schmidt Glo-Brite Orange Baseball no. 1530, the white, no. 1532 Signature model, and the no. 1528 personal model which pictures Mike Schmidt, were made to the official size and weight of Major League baseballs. The package the baseballs are enclosed in, measure 3. 7/8" x 6.3/8" and pictures the National League MVP Mike Schmidt along side his facsimile autograph.

This Orange baseball was a take off of the Charles O. Finley baseball introduced in the early 1970s. The Glow-Brite orange Syntex cover baseball gives better visibility. A Charley Finley concept that was never approved by Major League Baseball. This cork & rubber core baseball was made in Taiwan and cost about $2.49 when it was sold in the early 1980s.

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Franklin Mike Schmidt Glo-Brite Orange Baseball no. 1530	Franklin Mike Schmidt Signature Model 1532 Baseball	Franklin Mike Schmidt Glo-Brite Orange Baseball no. 1530


Franklin No. 1528 Mike Schmidt Personal Model baseball Front	Franklin No. 1528 Mike Schmidt Personal Model baseball back

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