Originally Posted by Topnotchsy (Post 2504727)

Picked up a baseball for my Integration collection that I think is enormously significant.

In 1947, in order to minimize the issues of racism and discrimination, the Dodgers held Spring Training in Havana, Cuba. The Major League team went to Cuba along with the AAA Montreal Royals who Jackie Robinson was a member of. Accompanying him was Roy Campanella, who had been promoted to the Montreal Royals and would spend the 1947 season there.

This ball was signed by the 1947 Montreal Royals team. It is signed by both Robinson and Campanella, and is a rare example of a place where they signed on the same panel (right near each other).

I don't know of any items (other than a photo from the Cuban trip) which are from a date so close to April 15, 1947 when Jackie broke the Major League color barrier.

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones (Post 2503293)

Great stuff everyone. Here's a new addition for me :)

Originally Posted by milkit1 (Post 2503580)

Just Purchased this amazing gag photo of the 1913 reds with Joe Tinker, Dick Egan and Dick Hoblitzell from Hobbys estate. The clarity is fantastic! Reds trainer Doc Semmons would die less than 2 months later from Heatstroke!

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Originally Posted by Topnotchsy (Post 2504727)

Picked up a baseball for my Integration collection that I think is enormously significant.

In 1947, in order to minimize the issues of racism and discrimination, the Dodgers held Spring Training in Havana, Cuba. The Major League team went to Cuba along with the AAA Montreal Royals who Jackie Robinson was a member of. Accompanying him was Roy Campanella, who had been promoted to the Montreal Royals and would spend the 1947 season there.

This ball was signed by the 1947 Montreal Royals team. It is signed by both Robinson and Campanella, and is a rare example of a place where they signed on the same panel (right near each other).

I don't know of any items (other than a photo from the Cuban trip) which are from a date so close to April 15, 1947 when Jackie broke the Major League color barrier.

Originally Posted by Schlesinj (Post 2504729)

I read a great book about that called Havana Hardball.

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig (Post 2504762)

Wow that ball is terrific!! What a piece:eek:

Originally Posted by todeen (Post 2504766)

My oh my. Amazing item. Congrats.

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Originally Posted by parker1b2 (Post 2505043)

Picked up a Rocky Colavito Hartland

Originally Posted by parker1b2 (Post 2505043)

Picked up a Rocky Colavito Hartland

Originally Posted by Rickyy (Post 2505693)

Knocked one off of my want list. 1971 National League Playoffs Scorecard between SF Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Cheapo Horace Stoneham just used a plain score card so I don't think too many people kept it. Neatly scored for the Giants win...ofcourse all went down hill from there haha. I actually listened to this game in my Jr High class, as my teacher was a big fan and she allowed the student's listen for the last half hour of class!

Ricky Y

Originally Posted by Rickyy (Post 2505693)

Knocked one off of my want list. 1971 National League Playoffs Scorecard between SF Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates. Cheapo Horace Stoneham just used a plain score card so I don't think too many people kept it. Neatly scored for the Giants win...ofcourse all went down hill from there haha. I actually listened to this game in my Jr High class, as my teacher was a big fan and she allowed the student's listen for the last half hour of class!

Ricky Y

Originally Posted by obcbeatle (Post 2506047)

This is very cool, I have a couple of these from earlier that year. I lived in Frisco from 1965-1971, and 71 was the year the Giants finally broke the 2nd place jinx! We moved to Miami in Sept. of 71, so I had to watch the NLCS on TV from the east coast. Bummer. To this day I can’t stand Bob Robertson. Robertson must had hit 5-6 homers in that series, and it felt like he single-handedly beat my Giants. As a kid I was devastated 😭 Anyway, the Giants had a good team in 71, just not as good as the Pirates 😀 Thanks for sharing, GO GIANTS!!

Originally Posted by 71buc (Post 2507282)

Bob made this kid quite happy!😃