AboutTom Schott Expertise I will deal with the major leagues only from 19th century to present. I`m good on baseball history, records, statistics, ballparks. I don't do off-the-field stuff. Please if you already know the answer to the question, please don't ask it. I don't want to play "stump the expert."
Experience I've written on the subject, and I have substantial library of resources.
Organizations SABR
Publications Numerous encyclopedia, newspaper, magazine articles. One book, several book chapters.
Question I submitted a question that appeared to be within your field, but got back a "not in my field" response.
Any idea where I might turn?
I am trying to establish provenance of an autographed baseball that I obtained
at n exhibition game between the Brooklyn Dodges and Cleveland Indians in the
summer of 1951. The game was played at Ebbetts Field in mid-summer. I cannot
find the game listed in any schedules, etc. I would like to know when the game
was played. Could it have been in 1950?
Answer Skip,
Sorry I could not help with this. I could certainly help you if we were talking about regular season games, but I don't have resources to nail down exhibition games. Here's what I would do if I were trying to find this information. Check the newspapers of the period. The NY Times might have mentioned it, or a Brooklyn paper, another NY City paper, or a Cleveland paper. And/or write to front offices of the teams themselves. Write a letter, not an email. Sometimes you could strike gold right there or the office might be able to suggest another resource for you. Good luck.
