1 00:00:01,935 --> 00:00:06,306 GUEST: Well, we brought a couple of baseballs and a picture from my grandfather's collection. I'm 2 00:00:06,306 --> 00:00:10,210 not really sure when he got these. Unfortunately, before he passed away, he did not tell us a lot 3 00:00:10,210 --> 00:00:13,480 about them. We kind of found them once he was gone. He passed away about 21 years ago. 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:14,948 APPRAISER: Okay. GUEST: So we've had 'em since then. 5 00:00:14,948 --> 00:00:17,817 APPRAISER: So tell us more about your grandfather, who was he? 6 00:00:17,817 --> 00:00:22,088 GUEST: Well, his name was Bill Campbell. He was Mr. Baseball at Boise. So he worked 7 00:00:22,088 --> 00:00:27,761 to help bring the Braves organization to Boise. Over time, the Braves kind of left, 8 00:00:27,761 --> 00:00:30,764 and, and, and things didn't go well. And then in 1989, he brought the Boise Hawks organization. 9 00:00:30,764 --> 00:00:32,265 APPRAISER: Yeah. 10 00:00:32,265 --> 00:00:35,568 GUEST: And of course, when they first started, they were... I believe it's a California 11 00:00:35,568 --> 00:00:40,707 Angels-affiliated team. So they were a, a single A team. And so we had professional baseball in 12 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:45,011 Boise ever since. These balls were from his collection, and we don't know a lot. They seem 13 00:00:45,011 --> 00:00:48,281 to be painted. One of them is personalized to my grandfather. It says "To Bill Campbell" on it. 14 00:00:48,281 --> 00:00:50,683 APPRAISER: And do we have a photo of your grandfather here today? 15 00:00:50,683 --> 00:00:54,120 GUEST: We do, actually, this is, this is my grandfather, Bill Campbell, and of course, 16 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,457 he is meeting a famous baseball player there. He signed the picture to him, and we don't 17 00:00:57,457 --> 00:01:00,727 really know what year that was. We think it was in the late '50s when he came to town. 18 00:01:00,727 --> 00:01:05,298 APPRAISER: So the two baseballs are by n, noted artist George Sosnak. Besides LeRoy Neiman, 19 00:01:05,298 --> 00:01:07,233 George Sosnak is the one that you want. 20 00:01:07,233 --> 00:01:08,468 GUEST: Okay. 21 00:01:08,468 --> 00:01:12,338 APPRAISER: He's the baseball artist that everybody loves. He was an umpire, 22 00:01:12,338 --> 00:01:16,810 he was a player. He loved the game, loved the players, 23 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:22,882 and he was meticulous. On this ball, which is Roger Maris, we not only had his signature... 24 00:01:22,882 --> 00:01:24,317 GUEST: Mm-hmm. APPRAISER: ...we have images of him playing. 25 00:01:26,686 --> 00:01:31,224 We have stats from 1961. You know what's important about 1961? 26 00:01:31,224 --> 00:01:33,193 GUEST: Some big home run thing, yes. 27 00:01:33,193 --> 00:01:36,529 APPRAISER: He hit 61 home runs in 1961... 28 00:01:36,529 --> 00:01:38,865 GUEST: Yes, yeah. APPRAISER: ...to break Babe Ruth's record. But 29 00:01:38,865 --> 00:01:42,502 my favorite part about this is, you have an inscription. 30 00:01:42,502 --> 00:01:43,570 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 31 00:01:43,570 --> 00:01:50,110 APPRAISER: And it says that it's from Roger Maris to your grandfather. You 32 00:01:50,110 --> 00:01:54,147 have one of the best athletes, Roger Maris, you have one of the best events in baseball, 33 00:01:54,147 --> 00:01:56,983 which is hitting 61 home runs in a single season... 34 00:01:56,983 --> 00:01:58,084 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 35 00:01:58,084 --> 00:02:03,289 APPRAISER: ...and it's dedicated to your grandfather. So let's talk 36 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:09,529 about the 1958 Boise Braves. Now, the Boise Braves was a Pioneer League team. 37 00:02:09,529 --> 00:02:10,830 GUEST: Correct. APPRAISER: So that was an affiliate of the MLB. 38 00:02:10,830 --> 00:02:11,965 GUEST: Mm-hmm, correct. 39 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:14,834 APPRAISER: And they were associated with the Milwaukee Braves at the time. 40 00:02:14,834 --> 00:02:15,902 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 41 00:02:15,902 --> 00:02:19,139 APPRAISER: And so, and the Boise Braves were running about 1955 to 1963. 42 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:20,507 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 43 00:02:20,507 --> 00:02:23,810 APPRAISER: And again, inscribed to your grandfather. Now, the Boise Braves image, 44 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:26,846 let's talk about that, 'cause that was normal back then, 45 00:02:26,846 --> 00:02:29,616 but today we see it through different eyes. It's a negative caricature. 46 00:02:29,616 --> 00:02:30,450 GUEST: Certainly. 47 00:02:30,450 --> 00:02:33,286 APPRAISER: And that's not how we want to represent American 48 00:02:33,286 --> 00:02:38,992 Indians. And we're seeing teams change their names. Now, the Boise Braves were 49 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:42,629 an affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves, which now became the Atlanta Braves. 50 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:43,329 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 51 00:02:43,329 --> 00:02:46,065 APPRAISER: And they haven't changed their name yet, 52 00:02:46,065 --> 00:02:48,168 but we have seen the Cleveland Indians change to the Cleveland Guardians. 53 00:02:50,537 --> 00:02:54,974 And then we have a fantastic black-and-white photograph of Hank Aaron. 54 00:02:54,974 --> 00:02:55,441 GUEST: Yep. APPRAISER: And what's Hank Aaron known for? 55 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:58,144 GUEST: Big slugger. (laughs) 56 00:02:58,144 --> 00:02:59,312 APPRAISER: He's a big slugger, too. 57 00:02:59,312 --> 00:03:01,147 GUEST: Yep, absolutely. 58 00:03:01,147 --> 00:03:06,753 APPRAISER: And he also broke Babe Ruth's record, but his all-time home run record. So bringing 59 00:03:06,753 --> 00:03:11,090 these to auction, they would probably sell best if you sold them individually. At auction today... 60 00:03:11,090 --> 00:03:12,192 GUEST: Mm-hmm. 61 00:03:12,192 --> 00:03:17,363 APPRAISER: ...the Roger Maris ball could bring $15,000 to $20,000. 62 00:03:17,363 --> 00:03:22,802 GUEST: (chuckling): Whoa. (chuckles): Oh, my goodness, wow. Unreal. 63 00:03:22,802 --> 00:03:26,072 APPRAISER: And I would insure it for $30,000. 64 00:03:26,072 --> 00:03:27,740 GUEST: Okay. Okay, that's good to know. 65 00:03:27,740 --> 00:03:32,745 APPRAISER: Now, your Boise Braves ball... Mm-hmm. ...it would bring $1,500 to $2,000 at auction. 66 00:03:32,745 --> 00:03:34,247 GUEST: Wow. Okay, unbelievable. 67 00:03:36,449 --> 00:03:37,350 APPRAISER: An... An insurance value would be about $4,000. 68 00:03:37,350 --> 00:03:39,786 GUEST: Okay, wonderful. 69 00:03:39,786 --> 00:03:44,390 APPRAISER: Now let's talk about the photograph. At auction today, it would be $100 to $200 for it. 70 00:03:44,390 --> 00:03:45,491 GUEST: Okay, okay. 71 00:03:45,491 --> 00:03:49,329 APPRAISER: Because it's still an early photograph of Hank Aaron, it's great. 72 00:03:49,329 --> 00:03:50,496 GUEST: Right. Yes. Well, we'll definitely hold on to that one, for sure, so... Sure!