Took a big step towards my 1979 Orioles set adding a few toughies. I also landed a Blair and rare AJD hat of Ken Singleton.

Moonlight Graham!
 

Just purchased this 1905 University of Maryland yearbook. Senior class includes Archibald W Graham. He graduated in June and at the end of the month played his one and only game for the Giants!

'79 O's
 

Clint,

Love the 1979 Orioles jerseys they all look great. Sounds like a very neat project you have going. Are you going for just the jerseys or are you trying to pick up the era hats, bats, etc.

Picked up an Estes Professional Bat.

Thanks Mark the 79 squad is my favorite even though they came up short. The jerseys are different years. Figured I'd be dead before I found 1979 jerseys for them. I do have a fair amount of 79's though. I'm just going for the jerseys but I'm also putting together all the styles they wore in the 70's. I still need the orange panel hat and a 1971 orange jersey.

Whoa! Nice haul, Clint!

Thanks Dan!

Killer bat Ron.
What is the length?

Brent

Thanks Brent. I will measure it when I get it in :)

Awesome Clint what you really need to complete the set is a nice black and gold #8;)

Not funny Mike. It's taken me 37 years and I'm finally starting to get over that defeat.😃. I do have a couple of Pirates jerseys in my collection though.

Did you see this? AWESOME!!
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/p...s/201602180196

That's cool. It would be nice to see the bumble bee jerseys too.

Bats
 

Managed to pick up this circa 1938 Tony Piet gamer.

Here are my Yankee seats from the other thread that I picked up

1930 Tigers Yankees Scorecard
 

I picked up this unscored Tigers Yankees scorecard at an antique mall this weekend. It looks like someone wrote 1931 on the cover but I can date this to the 1930 season based on the roster lineups ( Bubbles Hargrave only played for the Yankees in 1930). This program is specifically from a series between the Tigers and Yankees played in Detroit on Sept. 12 thru Sept. 15. What helps me pinpoint this series and makes this find significant is that Hank Greenberg appears on the scorecard . The 19 year old Greenberg was a late season call up and would have his first MLB at bat during this series. This would be his only at MLB at bat for the season. He would pinch hit for the pitcher on Sept. 14th of this series going 0-1 however not striking out. It would be three more years before Greenberg would crack a MLB lineup. As a Tiger (and Greenberg) fan I am stoked to add this piece of history to my collection. One can only imagine the nerves the 19 year old kid must have felt stepping up to the plate for the first time against his home town team with the likes of Ruth and Gehrig looking on.

Brent, the bat measures 34.5 inches. Here are a few more pictures. Just got the bat today.

Thanks Scott! The tough part now is trying to find an original snapshot photo of Bob Feller without a signature on it.. ;):p

That's sweet Ron.
I've seen a few over the years, and I've always loved that logo/center brand.
Congrats!!

Bought this Yankee Stadium seat earlier today. Based on the research I've done, its an original one from 1923. Pretty good shape and I like that the paint has chipped in some areas so you can see the numerous coats/colors. Only significant damage it to the upper left. The top, rounded piece of the cast iron frame broke off. The previous owner said it disappeared years ago. Debating if I should have a piece made to fit it or just leave it alone. Thoughts?

My chair is the same way. The problem is they're cast iron, so its not easy to have one made and welded back on.

If you do decide to repair it, look for a crappy stadium seat that was similar in design. When i restored a Polo grounds chair, one of the top pieces was also broken off and lost. So I had a trash piece from a old yankee stadium seat and used that.

Leap Day Pickup
 

What better way to celebrate the 29th day of February than adding this to my collection:

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Really nice chair. I would leave it alone - it is otherwise in really solid shape.

The ol' Estes
 

http://www.sportsantiques.com/EstesBatStory.htm
Ah yeah....the ol' Estes...link above...did that story long ago

Belated February 2016 pickups
 

Here is one of my Favorite pickups of 2016 and a perfect fit in my Early Babe Ruth type 1 photo collection. It is an early Red Sox image taken by Charlie Conlon.

Nice one, Ben! Watermarks...

Thanks buddy! Ghetto Watermarks rule. National this year? Let's meet up and nerd out?!

Sounds good, Ben! See you in AC

That is a cool photo. I wonder if that is Hank T he is carrying? :)