Wow you are right I guess I always assumed he was with 2500 hits .

Mickey Vernon was one of my favorite Senators when I was a kid and watched him play at old Griffith Stadium. While Vernon was outstanding defensively and had a solid .286 career BA, his BA was very inconsistent from year to year - he had two great years, winning the AL batting titles with .353 and .337 BAs, but he also had years when his BA was .242 and .251. Missing 2 years of play during WWII, didn't help his cause either.
Val

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I see that I am not the only Board member who bought 1924 Diaz cards with holes in them from the nice lady in Florida! I'm looking for more Senators cards, and I am willing to trade this sweet Eppa Rixey card.
Val

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps5c61f2b3.jpg


I only have one.

Val

If your referring to the ones I have on post before yours, I actually got these off ebay about 7 years ago. The holes look like some kind of punch to me, possibly for redemption.
On the other hand, maybe the seller I got them from, got them from the same "nice lady" in Florida years ago.

Shown before. Dont know how common this PC is.

Something a little different -- Biz Mackey game used bat. Sorry photo is not sharp.

Greg

Team advertising poster --

Greg

Greg:

A Biz Mackey game-used bat is awesome! Has it been authenticated? Not questioning you but don't know anything about game-used bats but have to believe that a Negro League HOF'er would be worth a lot of money, if authentic.

Hi Phil -- Yes it is authenticated and factory side written. Probably my favorite game bat.

Greg

That's awesome, Greg! Congrats on a wonderful pick-up.

Uhm....nobody has commented yet on the Nacionales Torriente that just sold on Ebay, so I will ask another question: is this raw Torriente new to the hobby?

Couple of pick-ups that just came in:

1948-49 Toleteros Album
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psz79kctg9.jpg

1950 Almendares Team Premium with Dick Williams
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps9ekp0ya5.jpg

Don't want this to fall off the front page so here are a few more. I no longer own the White or Gibson, but they are both great photos.

Love the Santop photo, Kenny. I remember when that one came up in Hake's, think I was the under bidder on it.

+1 - I was another underbidder on that one...

I would kill for that Bellaire photo w/ Sol White! Awesome piece! I don't get tired of looking at that one!

Three more
 

Here's an eclectic trio:

1. 1926-27 Aguilitas album page, where fortunately, the silverfish decided that Rodriguez was tastier than Oms.

2. 1910s RPPC of a team from Eastern WA...most likely Spokane.

3. Jackie Robinson's UCLA backfield-mate Kenny Washington's 1950 Hages Dairy card.

Great Kenny Washington 1950 Hages Dairy card.

Clearly Kenny is just here to embarrass the rest of us. Amazing stuff. I'm out of town right now but will try to post a few things when I get back. Cool thread.

-Ryan

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps30f136b6.jpg

Signatures of the 1944 New York Cubans

This was a great little autograph book I picked up because it had a bunch of Brooklyn Bushwicks players in it. I was always fascinated by the vibrant and competitive semi-pro leagues that operated in the Metropolitan area before World War II and pick up whatever pieces of memorabilia I can. Since I am a baseball illustrator, I specifically grabbed this up because it included a newspaper photo of one of their players, showing the cap, which I will use for a drawing down the road. Bushwick players’ pictures are hard to find. When it arrived, it had much more in it than I expected. The album belonged to a Brooklyn girl named Marilyn who carried it to games at Dexter Park in the summer of 1944. Marilyn must have been a big baseball fan since her book notes the players positions and uniform numbers. Most of the players that are represented on its pages are life-long New York City semi-pros, some of whom had a short stint in the big leagues, but it was the team page of the N.Y. Cubans that was the real find...

Rogelio Linares, 1b - Played in the Negro National League in 1940 then from 1943-1946.

Jose Vargas, cf
Vargas’ career started with the Cuban Stars in 1927 and lasted until 1944, the year he signed this page. He was a speedy outfielder who hit for power and was voted on to the 1942 and 1943 East-West All-Star team. He passed away in 1971.

Gil Garrido, ut
The Panamanian spent 2 seasons in Negro League ball, 1944 and 1945. His son, Gil Garrido, Jr played 6 years in the majors with the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves.

Louis Louden, c
4-time Negro League All-Star catcher. Louden later played in the minors for the El Paso Texans.

Hector Rodriguez, 3b
After playing for the N.Y. Cuban in 1944, Rodriguez went to Mexico where Brooklyn signed him. He spent 1951 with the Montreal Royals, batting .302. The White Sox bought him from the Dodgers and he spent 1952 with Chicago and batted .265. He then finished up his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs where he became a crowd favorite. His skill at 3rd base was such that the White Sox used a film made of his fielding to train new players.

Rodolfo Fernandez, p
This member of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame was a star pitcher in his native Cuban League from 1931-44. He became a household name on the island in 1937 when he shut out the New York Giants, including Mel Ott and Carl Hubbell, 4-0. Along with Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, Fernadez was a member of the 1937 Cuidad Trujillo team that represented the dictator Trujillo in the Dominican Republic.

Dave Barnhill, p
4-time All-Star who spent his whole Negro League career with the Cubans. In 1940-41 he led the Puerto Rican League in strike outs. From 1942 to 1947 Barnhill was among the top ten best pitchers in the Negro National League and he led the Cubans to their only World Series Championship in 1947. He later played in the minor leagues before retiring in the mid-1950’s. He passed away in 1983.

Ameal Brooks, c & lf
Starting out in 1928, Brooks managed to play on some of the best blackball teams assembled - Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Philly Stars. He was winding up his career with the Cubans when he signed this page in 1944. He passed away in 1971.

Bill Anderson, p
Anderson pitched in the Negro Leagues from 1940-1946 and later played in the low minors before retiring.

Showboat Thomas, 1b
Came up with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1929 with Satchel paige. Thomas was a member of the famed Negro All-Star team that won the 1937 Denver Post Tournament. In 1945 Thomas and Terris McDuffie were given a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers, but it was only a publicity stunt and nothing came of it.

Claro Duany, lf
This Cuban Baseball Hall of Famer began in his native Cuba in 1942. Playing baseball with the N.Y. Cubans in the summer and the Havana Reds in the winter, Duany won the Cuban League batting title in 1944-45. A big salary lured him to Mexico in 1945 and he won the batting title there two consecutive years in a row, 1945-46. He then returned to Cuba and promptly won that league’s batting title. He finished his career in the Washington Senators organization, playing with his teammate on the Cubans, Dave Barnhill.

Here's a link to the rest of the signatures in the album

Very cool Gary - thanks for sharing!

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Great stuff, Phil!!

Almost picked this up: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161465116745...torefresh=true

Lost it at the last second in class. Really wanted it.

-Nick

Colleciones Victoria complete album
 

all cards pasted inside 168 cards
the most scarce of all Cuban cards
the cards are super rare and a complete set and album extremely scarce
safety tucked away in bank deposit box
tried to build set for over 20 years until I was lucky enough to find complete album.
Working on a second set currently up to 100 loose cards.
Fell in love with this set from the moment I first saw one of these cards.
thanks rich

Awesome stuff Rich!

I have fallen in love with the Cuban albums. Almost picked up the Montiel Album today, which has had me bummed out for most of the day. They are awesome pieces. Probably going to make a nice album display once I get a good amount of them.

Nick,
PM sent.

Dave is the man! I recently missed out on the Montiel Album on eBay and it turns out Dave won it. He very graciously decided to sell it to me. I would really like to thank him.

I will post pictures of the album once I get it.

-Nick

Thought I'd revive this thread, one of my favorite threads. Awesome stuff already shared.

Thank to Dave, here is the Montiel Los Reyes De Deporte Album:
http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf2r7qwnz.jpg

I will also be sharing something within the next fews days I'm overly excited to get in.

-Nick

How'd I miss this thread? Might as well put my Diaz in the pile.

Only missing Phil Bedgood, Pete Donohue and Guy Morton to complete the Cleveland Indians subset

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15637http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15638http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15639
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15640http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15641http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15642
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=16496http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=15643
http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=6527http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...ictureid=11213http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7565http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=7454

45-46

Minnie Minoso
 

A year ago I had the opportunity to get an autograph from Minnie Minoso. I printed out a photo and had him sign it. I also took a few pictures at the signing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psef2e7b66.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pscaaeb73a.jpg

Pretty excited about this pick-up:

1948/49 Trinidad y Hno Marianao Team Booklet with Buck Leonard & Minnie Minoso

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...pse9e21902.jpg

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps68d523a4.jpg

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps4d890f78.jpg

http://i947.photobucket.com/albums/a...ps312711ea.jpg

Congrats Nick! Where'd you find it? Now you need an Almendares booklet w/ M. Irvin and S. Jethroe!! :D

Just got this pair of complete sets in really nice shape. These are not as easy to find as you may think.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...sd40f4f9f.jpeg

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...sb0ee3e74.jpeg

Tom C

Very nice, Tom. The '78 set is especially tough.

Tom - sorry I bid you up on both of those. As Phil said, the '78 set is particularly hard ... But the '74 is loaded with HOFers! Congrats on the pick-ups!

You're killing me Derek.

I hope the rest are as nice as the ones he showed.

Tom C

Thread rekindle
 

Here's a trio of NAL passes.

Cuban Baseball thru the years

Thought that I would bump this one back up to the top, anybody pick up any interesting Negro/Cuban League items lately? Besides the recently ended Hake's Auction, there seems to be a very dry period of Negro League material right now.......

I won the Spottswood Poles RPPC in Hakes and it will hopefully arrive soon. Other than that, I agree that it's been sort of slow lately.

Congrats on winning that amazing "Black Ty Cobb" card, Kenny!! I won the ca. 1916 Judy Johnson RPPC.

Ken
Watched that one to the end.
Nice pick up.

Thank you, Joe.

Beautiful Stuff!

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...sicobwz9b.jpeg

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ssgdrxu65.jpeg

Tom C

Great pick-ups on the Poles & Johnson postcards, guys. Another HOF'er off the list, huh, Ken?

Ugh! Figured I was bidding up a fellow Net54 buddy! Congrats on the pick-up! If you ever think that Judy needs a new home, i have a nice place where he could come live!