Let's see your vintage minor league baseball!!

[threadkiller]

I think 3 of the minor leaguers made it to the big show.






Rich S

[Bumpus Jones]

Unknown player from the Birmingham Barons circa 1930's and his buddy.

[Bugsy]

In an effort to save money, the St. Paul Saints tried to recover foul balls by having the ushers hand out these cards to people who caught balls.

[Bugsy]

A 1926 St. Paul Saints watch fob.

[Bugsy]

One of my alltime favorite Saints, Bubbles Hargrave

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by baseballart

No more need be said, other than to click the link and read the article. Perhaps the most jaw dropping, coolest article on minor league (ok, high school) vintage ball of all.

http://sportspressnw.com/2011/10/way...c-ambassadors/

Max,
I finally got around to reading this article on Ten Million and the 1907 Seattle High School baseball team. What a cool article!! Thanks for posting this.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by threadkiller

I think 3 of the minor leaguers made it to the big show.






Rich S

Hi Rich,
Welcome to net54! I love your net54 name- Threadkiller- it's a classic! There are way more than 3 on your autograph list that made the majors. I count at least 13 making this a pretty neat piece IMHO. Congrats!

[threadkiller]

Thanks Scott. I was referring to the signatures on the inside of the back cover, Joe Collins and Bill Drescher for sure and maybe Bob Alexander.

[effe]

[baseballart]

I've posted this before, but one of my favorites

[thxforthebp]

Just picked these up in a group with a team letter. Fist one is the program from the 1939 Gov. Cup would be Scrantons first, second program looks to be from 1941 from what I can tell. I have a presentation ball signed by the whole 39 team already that was given to a city official at the time so these should display nicely.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thxforthebp

Just picked these up in a group with a team letter. Fist one is the program from the 1939 Gov. Cup would be Scrantons first, second program looks to be from 1941 from what I can tell. I have a presentation ball signed by the whole 39 team already that was given to a city official at the time so these should display nicely.

Very nice complimentary pieces!!

[Jaybird]

Here's a Rochester Team postcard ca. 1910

[doug.goodman]

These are full pages from the St Paul newspaper. I will edit later with better details. There are at least three more similar pages out there. I am interested if you have one (or more).

Doug

[brandoningram]

Three I League's 1938 Evansville Bees signed baseball
http://www.baseball-reference.com/mi...gi?id=e0c6aabd
Heres a reference for the team roster, guys like Otto Huber, Ralph Hodgin,
Whitey Wietelmann, and coached by Bob Coleman.

[Oldtix]

Elston Howard started his career in 1950 with the Class A Central League's Muskegon (Michigan) Clippers in 1950 - the team only used that nickname from 1948-50.

[Keith_Loving]

Hi Rick,

If that is your music sheet of the Columbus Red Birds, I am intetested in buying or trading for it. I have a few other sheet music.

Originally Posted by Oldtix

Wonderful stuff (as usual), guys...

Chris, this Columbus Red Birds sheet music is also from 1933...I wonder if he's wearing your hat in the photo?:

[clydepepper]

What a GREAT Thread! I do wish to thank everyone for sharing.

I only wish I had more than that to contribute. Maybe, someday...

Keep it Coming!


-Raymond

[camaro69]

[slidekellyslide]

Cool postcard! Kentville was a semi-pro team in Nova Scotia. I see Dick Gernert on that card, he had a pretty decent major league career.

[bgar3]

From a panarama of the 1945 Utica Blue Sox Eastern League Champions, showing a very young Richie Ashburn. PM me if you have any Ashburn/Utica stuff for sale