July pickups

[JMEnglish27]

Let's see 'em! I'll start...another piece for my oddball A's collection. This is a Rob Nelson game used bat from 1986. Nelson was the guy who was supposed to be the big 1B prospect...until he got off to a slow start in '87 and they slid McGwire back over from third.

[ooo-ribay]

Let's see 'em! I'll start...another piece for my oddball A's collection. This is a Rob Nelson game used bat from 1986. Nelson was the guy who was supposed to be the big 1B prospect...until he got off to a slow start in '87 and they slid McGwire back over from third.

So big a prospect he was using another dude’s bat?

BTW - JR Phillips was gonna “replace” Will Clark, across the Bay.

[Bugsy]

A K.C. Monarchs vs. House of David barnstorming ticket stub. It came in a lot of 1930s St. Paul Saints ticket stubs, so it could very well be from a game played at Lexington Park. So far, I've seen some references to them touring up here in 1934, but am still researching potential dates.

[JoeDfan]

Picked up this cool Jim Rice bat. I think it is a pro model? But with someone else's number on the knob; so maybe a teammate? Minor Leagues?

And, a picked up this EPIC ticket from a good friend of mine. I am very excited to put that in the baseball case.

[Bugsy]

Picked up this cool Jim Rice bat. I think it is a pro model? But with someone else's number on the knob; so maybe a teammate? Minor Leagues?

And, a picked up this EPIC ticket from a good friend of mine. I am very excited to put that in the baseball case.

Hey Sean,

Cooper bats were first used in the Majors in 1986. I check the Red Sox roster for Rice's remaining years. Spike Owen wore #5 in 1986, Brady Anderson and Randy Kutcher in 1988, and Kutcher again in 1989. You could look and see if any of those three had a history of using tape on bats. I actually thought Brady Anderson did some, but you would have to look into it. Here's a pic of him from 1988. Cool pick up and good luck!

[JoeDfan]

My buddy said the same thing; he thought it might have been Anderson.
I basically picked it up because (relatively speaking) it was super cheap, and I think it is the pro model Jim Rice.
I briefly looked last night, and Brady did tape his bats, although I didn't see the same exact pattern.
Something to do some research on for sure, when I get some time!

[Bugsy]

This is an invitation to a dinner which honored Chuck Dressen. It was during the 1924 season, in which the St. Paul Saints won the Junior World Series. They even added a little poem to taunt the Minneapolis Millers :D

[sayhey24]

Picked up a number of fun smalls at the flea market this weekend. The mini-pennants are made by Keezer, the Astros bobblehead still has to be cleaned up, the Hoag card appears to be something from hobby icon Frank Nagy (maybe it doubles as a business card?).
The Salada coins include three HOFers and are in amazing condition, the golf painting is from 1946, the track spikes are very early, and that's the first Danny O'Connell store bat I can remember seeing. The basketball photo is a semi-pro team featuring college All-American Barry Kramer of NYU.

Greg

[JMEnglish27]

So big a prospect he was using another dude’s bat?

BTW - JR Phillips was gonna “replace” Will Clark, across the Bay.

I remember JR Phillips! But yeah...I assume Nelson had his own bats by '87 when he made the team out of ST...but this is from his Sept. '86 callup.

[garymc]

Mail Day - Action photo of Red Kleinow - 1904-1910, NY Highlander catcher, wearing a 1906 black away uniform......

[bobfreedman]

I have been after this for a good five or six years.

[JoeDfan]

I had a rare afternoon off today; so I decided to drive down to the local indoor flea market/antique mall. Once, I scored an AWESOME UMaine baseball jersey, so I am always hopeful.

As I was browsing, I came across a box of old photos and RPPCs in the back of one of the booths. I happened to notice a baseball cap in the back, so I picked it up and started looking. And came up with GOLD!!!

1) I think it is a Brooklyn Dodgers player (don't know who?).
2) Same player, but now I believe that is Jackie in the background!
3) West Point RPPC.
4) Some kind of WWII plane.
5) This one looked like nothing, but was in with the WWII plane. Check out the inscription on the back!!! Is that the same Jimmie Doolittle who raided Tokyo?!?!?!
6) Some kind of gunslinger outlaw dude RPPC! I know, not sports, but the planes/outlaw guy just looked cool, so I thought I would share.

[bgar3]

Dodger is Gil Hodges. Doolittle is likely the same one.

[Kris19]

Congratulations, Bob! That is an outstanding example of “A Fan for a Fan” Cobb. One of the best pieces of ballpark memorabilia in existence, IMO. Add that to your Mathewson Tuxedo box and you’ve had an incredible last few weeks!

[MVSNYC]

First west coast game ever played.

Also the infamous 86 WS Game 6 stub.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Tiger World Series Tickets. The 84 is a full ticket I believe.

359349

[Baseballcrazy62]

Just got these back from PSA. This is the first baseball game that I attended. My Mom and Dad took me for my 9th birthday. Both of them passed away 5 months apart recently and I dug these up and sent them to PSA. The cool thing is the seats are 16-17-18 in a row. They both were avid supporters of the hobby and I miss them dearly. My Dad was 94 and went to the National with me in Chicago a couple of years ago and attended the net54 banquet while we were there.359350

[ruth-gehrig]

I have been after this for a good five or six years.

Congratulations Bob! That one's been a long time coming and must feel good to check off the want list

[spec]

I had a rare afternoon off today; so I decided to drive down to the local indoor flea market/antique mall. Once, I scored an AWESOME UMaine baseball jersey, so I am always hopeful.

As I was browsing, I came across a box of old photos and RPPCs in the back of one of the booths. I happened to notice a baseball cap in the back, so I picked it up and started looking. And came up with GOLD!!!

1) I think it is a Brooklyn Dodgers player (don't know who?).
2) Same player, but now I believe that is Jackie in the background!
3) West Point RPPC.
4) Some kind of WWII plane.
5) This one looked like nothing, but was in with the WWII plane. Check out the inscription on the back!!! Is that the same Jimmie Doolittle who raided Tokyo?!?!?!
6) Some kind of gunslinger outlaw dude RPPC! I know, not sports, but the planes/outlaw guy just looked cool, so I thought I would share.




The Brooklyn Dodgers player front and center in your snapshots is Gil Hodges. Can't say who the background player is.

[71buc]

Its unusual for me to come across something from the 71 Pirates that I haven't seen before. Thanks to icollectDCsports for contacting me about this item. I appreciate the assist. Although it's not quite as beautiful as Bob's Cobb fan I am thrilled to add this ceramic bank to my collection.

[bobfreedman]

Thank yo all for your nice comments.

One thing I have never understood about pieces like the Cobb Fan for A Fan is why these go for so little compared to the T206’s? The Cobb fan is far far rarer than any of the T206 cards? There are probably less than 10 known copies of the Cobb Fan yet it sells for just a fraction comparatively? I know I am biased to the memorabilia but this makes no sense to me personally.

[ooo-ribay]

Mike - that thing is so ugly, it’s beautiful ;)

Bob - totally agree. That’s why I’m happy to be on the memorabilia side!

[71buc]

Thanks Rob that comment is an apt description of my entire collection:D

[ooo-ribay]

Thanks Rob that comment is an apt description of my entire collection:D

We are kindred spirits. I get excited over ugly stuff, too. Did you see my plywood “trainer’s box”? :p

[perezfan]

Thank yo all for your nice comments.

One thing I have never understood about pieces like the Cobb Fan for A Fan is why these go for so little compared to the T206’s? The Cobb fan is far far rarer than any of the T206 cards? There are probably less than 10 known copies of the Cobb Fan yet it sells for just a fraction comparatively? I know I am biased to the memorabilia but this makes no sense to me personally.

It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. The fan (congrats, btw) is so much more aesthetically beautiful and substantial than any card. And about 100 times rarer.

I think it can simply be explained by the fact that many more people collect cards than Memorabilia. Can’t imagine any other reason than the sheer number of collectors vying for these things. I keep thinking that Memorabilia will soon surpass cards, in terms of value/desirability... but have thought that way for over 20 years. So I’m pretty sure it ain’t happening in our lifetimes. Good thing for us!

[tjb1952tjb]

I had a rare afternoon off today; so I decided to drive down to the local indoor flea market/antique mall. Once, I scored an AWESOME UMaine baseball jersey, so I am always hopeful.

As I was browsing, I came across a box of old photos and RPPCs in the back of one of the booths. I happened to notice a baseball cap in the back, so I picked it up and started looking. And came up with GOLD!!!

1) I think it is a Brooklyn Dodgers player (don't know who?).
2) Same player, but now I believe that is Jackie in the background!
3) West Point RPPC.
4) Some kind of WWII plane.
5) This one looked like nothing, but was in with the WWII plane. Check out the inscription on the back!!! Is that the same Jimmie Doolittle who raided Tokyo?!?!?!
6) Some kind of gunslinger outlaw dude RPPC! I know, not sports, but the planes/outlaw guy just looked cool, so I thought I would share.

Player behind Gil Hodges may be Duke Snider...........

[JMEnglish27]

1950's Hutch bat and MacGregor glove that a family friend was getting rid of.

[daves_resale_shop]

Slowly migrating into collecting hockey. Very excited to add this one to the collection circa 1975-76 Ken Dryden game used stick. Stick has a blade crack, and a date 5/1/76 notated on the shaft. Potentially the date that the lucky fan recieved this treasure?

Very excited about the addition

[Huysmans]

Slowly migrating into collecting hockey. Very excited to add this one to the collection circa 1975-76 Ken Dryden game used stick. Stick has a blade crack, and a date 5/1/76 notated on the shaft. Potentially the date that the lucky fan recieved this treasure?

Very excited about the addition

Great pick up.
When you say there is a date notated on the shaft....
Do you mean its handwritten?
Or is it an ink stamp?

[daves_resale_shop]

The notation is 5/1/76, the ink stamp is oct 21 1975

[bgar3]

Being a collector and living at the beach, I got this snapshot of Babe Ruth and Duke Kahanamoku at Waikiki Beach included in a trade. In addition to Babe and Duke, note the guy holding a paddle like a bat.

[mrozie21]

Newest addition: 1938 Ray Berres Pittsburgh Pirates game used jersey

[ksfarmboy]

Great pickups everyone! This has been a pretty good month so far.

[71buc]

Newest addition: 1938 Ray Berres Pittsburgh Pirates game used jersey

Beautiful jersey

[ruth-gehrig]

Never have a problem picking up a framed display piece for less than what it would cost for the custom frame.

1929 EARLY AMERICAN BASEBALL ENGRAVING
Pencil signed by R. Varin and based on Currier and Ives lithograph (The American National Game of Baseball). 150 copies were made

[Bugsy]

Newest addition: 1938 Ray Berres Pittsburgh Pirates game used jersey

WOW!!! That is one of the prettiest vintage flannels I have ever seen. Fantastic pick-up!

[BrockJacob]

Picked up this little 48 World Series plaque.

[murphusa]

Never have a problem picking up a framed display piece for less than what it would cost for the custom frame.

1929 EARLY AMERICAN BASEBALL ENGRAVING
Pencil signed by R. Varin and based on Currier and Ives lithograph (The American National Game of Baseball). 125 copies were made

Also just picked up this in a different frame

[ooo-ribay]

Picked up this little 48 World Series plaque.

Very nice! How big is it?

[ooo-ribay]

Beautiful jersey

I agree! Love the color scheme!

[BrockJacob]

Very nice! How big is it?

It’s about 6” in diameter

[bobfreedman]

Mike Trotnic- Great Pick up, you have a knack for finding these items
Mike Knapp - I love the glove and it is in the perfect collection
MRozi21 - that jersey is awesome, I wish I had the room to display jersey's


What a great month for collecting!

[Jcosta19]

New addition to m my advertising collection.
Orange Crush scoreboardhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190720/db37c05d1a6aaf55ebb499f73db02c35.jpg

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[JoeDfan]

Oh, that is just AWESOME!

[eastonfalcon19]

It’s been a long time since my last flea market find. Picked up this 1950s Sam Mele game used bat this morning at the Flea Market!

[mrozie21]

Newest addition: 1938 Ray Berres Pittsburgh Pirates game used jersey

Update - you know you have too much stuff when you forget that you ha e a pair of 1938 Pirates pants to match up to the jersey!

[Mark]

It’s been a long time since my last flea market find. Picked up this 1950s Sam Mele game used bat this morning at the Flea Market!

Excellent find. You saved it from obscurity/ oblivion.

[Mark]

Update - you know you have too much stuff when you forget that you ha e a pair of 1938 Pirates pants to match up to the jersey!

Wow. How did you find the pants?

[Kzoo]

I picked up this old OAL Reach baseball from a local antiques dealer. The inscription reads, "Briggs Stadium, May 4, 1941, Foul ball by Priddy of the Yankees, Tigers vs. NY Yankees, 7th foul ball hit by him that day."

I looked up the box score and the date matches up. The Tigers won 10-1 with Bobo Newsom getting the win. Joe DiMaggio hit a double and started his 56 game streak 11 days later.

[mrozie21]

Wow. How did you find the pants?

I thought the pants were from 1940, I had bought them 21 years ago

[kdixon]

Kansas City Monarchs vs House of David full ticket.

[JMEnglish27]

New addition to m my advertising collection.
Orange Crush scoreboardhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190720/db37c05d1a6aaf55ebb499f73db02c35.jpg

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That is AMAZING.

[Bugsy]

Kansas City Monarchs vs House of David full ticket.

Do you know anything else about this ticket? I have a similar one and did some research on it. It looks like the House of David rented the Monarchs' lighting system for barnstorming. I can't help but wonder if these stubs are House of David exhibitions where they used the Monarchs lighting, but the Monarchs weren't actually playing.

This is where I found some details:

"The House of David rented Wilkinson’s lighting system to play night games during the early months of their barnstorming season. In time the two teams developed a working relationship that included Thomas Baird doing the booking for both. Sometimes they coordinated barnstorming tours so first one team would route through a state, playing all the local teams, and then the other would follow along the same route. Since the Monarchs and the House of David had great baseball talent, both usually defeated the local teams. When the second team finished the route, they joined and worked their way back along the same route, playing each other."

https://kchistory.org/blog/monarchs-shine-light-baseball

[kdixon]

I just picked it up at a show know nothing about it .

[perezfan]

What a great month for pickups!

Great stuff everyone... I especially love the Orange Crush Sign, the Ty Cobb Fan and the Pirates Flannel.

And Brock... that plaque is so cool. Usually these figural plaster plaques have chips/cracks, but yours looks amazing. I specifically look for this oddball stuff (and have done so for 3 decades). But have never seen that version. Super cool display piece and a GREAT find!

[BrockJacob]

Thanks Mark. If you’ve never seen one I know it must be super scarce. These little plaster and chalk ware pieces just didn’t hold up to the test of time I suppose.

[GaryPassamonte]

I've been looking for an exceptional early glove for a while and my patience has paid off. Thanks to Tim Whitman for making this beautiful webless crescent pad glove available to me. Pictures don't do it justice. The leather is as soft as the day it was made. It measures about 8.5 x 8 in.

[bgar3]

Gary, glad you found one you like. You have checking some boxes lately.

[CobbSpikedMe]

I couldn't help but think the same thing to be honest. The KC Monarchs lighting system was fairly advanced for the day but nothing compared to today's lights.


Do you know anything else about this ticket? I have a similar one and did some research on it. It looks like the House of David rented the Monarchs' lighting system for barnstorming. I can't help but wonder if these stubs are House of David exhibitions where they used the Monarchs lighting, but the Monarchs weren't actually playing.

This is where I found some details:

"The House of David rented Wilkinson’s lighting system to play night games during the early months of their barnstorming season. In time the two teams developed a working relationship that included Thomas Baird doing the booking for both. Sometimes they coordinated barnstorming tours so first one team would route through a state, playing all the local teams, and then the other would follow along the same route. Since the Monarchs and the House of David had great baseball talent, both usually defeated the local teams. When the second team finished the route, they joined and worked their way back along the same route, playing each other."

https://kchistory.org/blog/monarchs-shine-light-baseball

[Mark]

I picked up this old OAL Reach baseball from a local antiques dealer. The inscription reads, "Briggs Stadium, May 4, 1941, Foul ball by Priddy of the Yankees, Tigers vs. NY Yankees, 7th foul ball hit by him that day."

I looked up the box score and the date matches up. The Tigers won 10-1 with Bobo Newsom getting the win. Joe DiMaggio hit a double and started his 56 game streak 11 days later.

Matt
that is a GREAT item. But I'm pretty sure that it does not say that it is a foul ball. It says that it was a fowl ball. Maybe it hit a bird in mid-flight?

[asphaltman]

Really out of my collecting world...and so I have very little knowledge on these...but had to have these two being it was the Braves franchise.


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[Scott Garner]

I'm very happy that I was able to recently upgrade my HOF Jim Palmer no-hit ticket from 8/13/69 @ Baltimore. :)
Any ticket to this game is exceedingly scarce.

This full ticket to Palmer's no-hitter is the only one that I have ever seen in 45 years of collecting the theme.

As per my usual routine, I played "free Willie" and de-slabbed this beauty!

[ksfarmboy]

Awesome ticket Scott!

[Jcosta19]

Picked this up early in the month. Just got back from framing.

Have two of these now!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190729/63112c0eeb4f2a879667398984b82f32.jpg

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[Scott Garner]

Picked this up early in the month. Just got back from framing.

Have two of these now!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190729/63112c0eeb4f2a879667398984b82f32.jpg

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Beautiful! Nice job. :cool:

[71buc]

This roll of 500 stickers appears to have been used in the manufacturing of the 1971 Three Rivers Stadium models. However, the text on the stickers differs from that on the models I have seen. I thought there were three variations of the scoreboard now it appears that there is a version with the Pittsburgh Pirates text on the infield. I know it's silly but now I will be searching for one of those.

[MVSNYC]

Never have a problem picking up a framed display piece for less than what it would cost for the custom frame.

1929 EARLY AMERICAN BASEBALL ENGRAVING
Pencil signed by R. Varin and based on Currier and Ives lithograph (The American National Game of Baseball). 150 copies were made

Michael-

I lived in Hoboken for 5 years, and our building was built on the land where the very first recorded "Base Ball" game took place...on the water, overlooking the city.

[ruth-gehrig]

Michael-

I lived in Hoboken for 5 years, and our building was built on the land where the very first recorded "Base Ball" game took place...on the water, overlooking the city.

Very cool - thanks for sharing! Is it well known around that area of the significance of the spot? Is there any monument or anything pointing out the first recorded baseball game being played there?

[Michael B]

Very cool - thanks for sharing! Is it well known around that area of the significance of the spot? Is there any monument or anything pointing out the first recorded baseball game being played there?

Good old Wiki - see photo of the monument along with location in the entry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysian_Fields,_Hoboken,_New_Jersey

[ooo-ribay]

This roll of 500 stickers appears to have been used in the manufacturing of the 1971 Three Rivers Stadium models. However, the text on the stickers differs from that on the models I have seen. I thought there were three variations of the scoreboard now it appears that there is a version with the Pittsburgh Pirates text on the infield. I know it's silly but now I will be searching for one of those.

I “get it” :cool:

[kdixon]

Had Don Droke make me a baseball out of a Brett Glove . He does great work .

[MVSNYC]

Very cool - thanks for sharing! Is it well known around that area of the significance of the spot? Is there any monument or anything pointing out the first recorded baseball game being played there?

Yes, thanks to the other Michael for the Wiki link!

That monument is placed near a major intersection in Hoboken, and each corner has a large stone "base" in the sidewalk. It's pretty cool.

Side note- the monument is not on the exact spot of the first game...that's about 1000 feet closer to the waterfront (right under Maxwell Place), where I used to live.

[Mmcar]

Just picked this up today. Don’t know much about it but the back says it was taken in 1943.

[khkco4bls]

Just picked this up today. Don’t know much about it but the back says it was taken in 1943.

Is that Honus Wagner as a coach 1943

[Mmcar]

Yes it is. I found it at the well known 127 garage sales in ohio

[Oldstuff]

Nice one. Congrats.

[71buc]

I'm very happy that I was able to recently upgrade my HOF Jim Palmer no-hit ticket from 8/13/69 @ Baltimore. :)
Any ticket to this game is exceedingly scarce.

This full ticket to Palmer's no-hitter is the only one that I have ever seen in 45 years of collecting the theme.

As per my usual routine, I played "free Willie" and de-slabbed this beauty!

Congratulations Scott that’s a beautiful ticket!