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Picked up 2 old baseballs. This one is old and has blue and red stitching which puts it in the American League 1901-1934. Has writing which I don't know if it is new or old.

 

The experts on vintage baseballs over at Net54baseball would have much better insights on both baseballs than we could provide. The stamping shown in your last photo might offfer some clues.
The "S.H.S.6-B.A.I" inscription suggests a reference to the result of a high school game. The only "Don Reid" with any possible connection to pro baseball that we can locate played low-level minor-league pro ball in 1950, but the name is hardly uncommon.

 

Thank you BaseballGames!

 

Y'know, if you're curious about that (probably otherwise unremarkable) ball's history, it might be helpful to note where you obtained it. It probably didn't travel far. Is there a S------ High School or a B----- Academy or anything like that near where you got the ball? That it was marked with a final score suggests it was used in a "big game" for one or both of those schools and had major meaning in someone's (probably one of the players) young life. I hate it when personal histories just disintegrate and are forgotten...

 

I see the forums on that site are only for baseball cards.

 

Baseball. Got it local. Our local school is Stonington High School. Not sure about the academy, will have to research that.

 

kraftblue, no no no, check out the "Memorabilia / Autographs / Game-Used" section (linked in their taskbar near the top, third after "Homepage" and "Buy / Sell / Trade") -- that's everything except cards. Many guys there are fanatics for old baseballs. You may have to jump through a hoop or two to register, sorry, but those are the guys to ask. Trust us, we're regulars over there.

Again, and this would be only if you're keen on discovering any local (or personal to someone) significance of the ball and the event, you could try contacting the school's athletic department and asking about S.H.S. versus BA in the 1930s-'40s...

 

Thank you Baseballgames. I will get over there.

 

If you are in Connecticut, could be Stonington HS vs Bacon Academy in Colchester.

 

Elarnia, I googled yesterday and thought maybe Bacon Academy. Waiting on a call from the local historical society.