June Pickups

[mrozie21]

Just got this 1979 Bill Madlock Jersey

[Jcfowler6]

1971 Pirates and 40s/50s Indians






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[39special]

Originally Posted by mrozie21

Just got this 1979 Bill Madlock Jersey

Very cool jersey!!

[Scott Garner]

I'm really thrilled to have added this circa 1909 snapshot of Pirates pitcher Charles "Deacon" Phillipe and catcher George Gibson to my collection.
Many thanks to net54's Gary Scamehorn for offering this to me.

Deacon Phillipe hurled a no-hitter in 1899, his 1st season in the ML while he was with Louisville.

Deacon Phillipe has always been a no-hit pitcher that I've had a strong interest in.
His story is actually very interesting.
Although he did not pitch for very many seasons (1899-1911) he was highly thought of as a top quality pitcher with incredible control.
Voted by the Pittsburgh fans as the greatest right-handed pitcher in Pirates history, Deacon Phillippe may have been the greatest control pitcher ever--his 1.25 walks per nine innings is the lower ratio of anyone who hurled after the modern pitching distance was established in 1893.
His teammate, HOF Honus Wagner, made a statement once that really cinched my interest in his career:
Deacon Phillipe always wanted to hurl against THE BEST pitcher on the opposing team’s roster. The Pirates would routinely shuffle their pitching rotation so that this could happen. Knowing this, look at Phillipe’s remarkable win/loss ratio (189 wins/ 109 losses) in the context of the competition that he always faced.
Deacon Phillipe also pitched in the very first World Series game in 1903 against Cy Young. Phillipe was the starting pitcher in 5 of the 8 games in the 1903 World Series and was the winning pitcher in all of the 3 games that the Pirates won in this WS. Phillipe was the ONLY starting pitcher to pitch in 5 games in any WS in the history of the MLB.

[ooo-ribay]

Interesting info, Scott! Is that an autograph or just a notation on the reverse?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Interesting info, Scott! Is that an autograph or just a notation on the reverse?

That's a vintage signed GPC of Deacon Phillipe.

[Joe Hunter]

Picked up what I believe is a 19th Century baseball bat in great condition. It is 35" long and weighs 36oz. It has a flat knob and flat top. No manufacturer markings are visible.

[MartyFromCANADA]

Great snapshot! Any other Gibson snaps or RPPC's out there?

Let me know. Thanks, Marty


[QUOTE=Scott Garner;1667110]I'm really thrilled to have added this circa 1909 snapshot of HOF Charles "Deacon" Phillipe and catcher George Gibson to my collection.

[Topnotchsy]

1955 Detroit Tigers lineup card featuring Al Kaline and signed by HOF manager Bucky Harris. I also have a Harris from 1934 but couldn't resist adding this one as well.

[GoCubsGo32]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm really thrilled to have added this circa 1909 snapshot of HOF Charles "Deacon" Phillipe and catcher George Gibson to my collection.
Many thanks to net54's Gary Scamehorn for offering this to me.

Deacon Phillipe hurled a no-hitter in 1899, his 1st season in the ML while he was with Louisville.

Deacon Phillipe has always been a no-hit pitcher that I've had a strong interest in.
His story is actually very interesting.
Although he did not pitch for very many seasons (1899-1911) he was highly thought of as a top quality pitcher with incredible control.
Voted by the Pittsburgh fans as the greatest right-handed pitcher in Pirates history, Deacon Phillippe may have been the greatest control pitcher ever--his 1.25 walks per nine innings is the lower ratio of anyone who hurled after the modern pitching distance was established in 1893.
His teammate, HOF Honus Wagner, made a statement once that really cinched my interest in his career:
Deacon Phillipe always wanted to hurl against THE BEST pitcher on the opposing team’s roster. The Pirates would routinely shuffle their pitching rotation so that this could happen. Knowing this, look at Phillipe’s remarkable win/loss ratio (189 wins/ 109 losses) in the context of the competition that he always faced.
Deacon Phillipe also pitched in the very first World Series game in 1903 against Cy Young. Phillipe was the starting pitcher in 5 of the 8 games in the 1903 World Series and was the winning pitcher in all of the 3 games that the Pirates won in this WS. Phillipe was the ONLY starting pitcher to pitch in 5 games in any WS in the history of the MLB.

You're welcome Scott...enjoy!

[JoeyFarino]

[Scott Garner]

June is starting out to be a great month for pickups, as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.

On Sept. 11th, 1946 starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, of Double No-Hit fame, ended up pitching in one of the great epic pitching battles of all-time against Dodgers starter Hal Gregg & Co.
Vandy pitched the first 15 innings of what ended up being a 0-0 tie against the Bums at Ebbets Field, ending after 19 innings due to darkness. Vandy's Reds reliever teammate & close friend Harry Gumbert pitched the final 4 innings. For the record, the Bums used a total of 4 pitchers in this pitching marathon.

After 71 years, this still stands as being a ML record for the longest game resulting in a 0-0 tie.

This would prove to be one of Vandy's greatest games as he set career highs in innings pitched (15 innings), strikeouts (14) and a miniscule 2 walks.
For Vander Meer, this was quite an accomplishment in of itself as he struggled throughout his career to not walk batters. In his own words he called this "the old bugaboo".

I was able to pair an exceedingly rare full ticket to this game and paired it with a press photo taken of Reds hurlers Vandy and Gumbert immediately after the game.

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by mrozie21

Just got this 1979 Bill Madlock Jersey

Sweet jersey. Finding an all original black Pirates jersey is tough. Congrats on the World Series year too.

[Jcfowler6]

This is one I had to have.



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[Topnotchsy]

Brett 3000th hit lineup cards

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

Brett 3000th hit lineup cards

Nice! I was at the Brett 3,000th hit game!
Hit # 3,000 was off Angels' pitcher Tim Fortuno. That was Brett's 4th hit of the evening....

[Topnotchsy]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Nice! I was at the Brett 3,000th hit game!
Hit # 3,000 was of Angels' pitcher Tim Fortuno. That was Brett's 4th hit of the evening....

Thanks! My lineup card collection is mostly focused on HOF managers, but I've been able to pick up a few World Series cards, and a few interesting games (Niekro 300th win, Brett 3000 hit, rookie seasons of guys like Gwynn and Ozzie Smith and milestone homerun games from Griffey and Chipper Jones.

[vintagesportscollector]

Large 1891 Cornell rowing photograph by C.H. Howes.

The photo was taken June 25th, 1891, in New London, CT, when Cornell brakes the world record for an eight-oared 3-mile race with a time of 14 minutes 27½ seconds. The photo has some condition issues, which I will need to address to best preserve, but a very rare original photograph of an historically dominant crew.

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[slidekellyslide]

Picked up a ton of sports publications from the 1920s-60s (including about 30 Husker football programs mostly from the 30s and 40s) at a local auction tonight. Also got a very cool 1930 champions baseball trophy along with charms from the same championship. Got the guy's baseball bat too, a Spalding 200 Hand Turned model.

[horzverti]

Great stuff Dan. Nice big group of programs. Did you have a lot of bidding competition at the auction?

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Picked up a ton of sports publications from the 1920s-60s (including about 30 Husker football programs mostly from the 30s and 40s) at a local auction tonight. Also got a very cool 1930 champions baseball trophy along with charms from the same championship. Got the guy's baseball bat too, a Spalding 200 Hand Turned model.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by horzverti

Great stuff Dan. Nice big group of programs. Did you have a lot of bidding competition at the auction?

Yeah, all the local 'heavy hitters' were there, but the good thing is they are all cheap. As far as I know none of them do ebay, they just buy to collect or sell locally.

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Yeah, all the local 'heavy hitters' were there, but the good thing is they are all cheap. As far as I know none of them do ebay, they just buy to collect or sell locally.

Nice haul Dan!

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Large 1891 Cornell rowing photograph by C.H. Howes.

The photo was taken June 25th, 1891, in New London, CT, when Cornell brakes the world record for an eight-oared 3-mile race with a time of 14 minutes 27½ seconds. The photo has some condition issues, which I will need to address to best preserve, but a very rare original photograph of an historically dominant crew.

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Very cool. I was captain of my high school crew team. We never came close to setting any records though.

[vintagesportscollector]

During the late 19th Century and early 20th, rowing was a very popular spectator sport, and coverage of big races would be front page news nationally.

1915 IRA Regatta (won by Cornell). Scrapbook page with Observation Train Tickets and Photos. Fans lined the Hudson River, in Poughkeepsie NY, and those with tickets could ride the observation train that ran alongside the shore during the race, keeping pace with the boats over the 4 mile course. (last photo, not part of scrapbook, is a stock image, but shows what the train looked like).

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[Bpm0014]

Just happened to notice that the above photos were taken exactly 102 years ago to the day.....

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Fans lined the Hudson River, in Poughkeepsie NY, and those with tickets could ride the observation train that ran alongside the shore during the race, keeping pace with the boats over the 4 mile course. (last photo, not part of scrapbook, is a stock image, but shows what the train looked like).

Very cool way to observe a sporting event. I had no idea that they did that -- at least back then.

[gnaz01]

Never saw this before, happy to get it. 10 pages of famous men who endorsed Tuxedo....including Matty.