Originally Posted by mr2686 (Post 1681870)

Wow, you really have had a good month...and there's 14 more days left. LOL

Originally Posted by Scott Garner (Post 1681899)

Excellent Ed, you are correct. :)
Did you know that, or did you have to look it up?
By the end of 1983 Ryan assumed the strikeout lead for good & the rest is HISTORY!

Originally Posted by Darner (Post 1681915)

I did know it was Lefty and it was in 1983 but I did check with my certificate of attendance.

Originally Posted by Dave Grob (Post 1681921)

Left handed thrower Vander Meer JDM model glove and 1941 Play Ball card. Glove is missing the web, but that is easy enough to resolve.

Dave Grob

Originally Posted by Dave Grob (Post 1681937)

Scott,
I have been dying for one of these since I saw your incredible display that featured one. Would kill to find a box like yours.
Dave Grob

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide (Post 1681962)

Lelands just sold one of those boxes recently. I was an underbidder mostly interested in the gambling letter sent to Ban Johnson. Such an odd grouping.

http://lelands.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=82460

Originally Posted by Scott Garner (Post 1681859)

July 2017 has really been one of my best pickup months in the last two years.

While watching the 2017 All Star Game I received an e-mail from a collector friend of over 20 years. About 25 years ago at a baseball card show in the NY area he picked up the home and road lineup cards from a game played in 1983 at Montreal. These game used lineup cards originated from the personal collection of long-time NL umpire Bob Engel. Noting that HOF pitcher Nolan Ryan was the pitcher for the Astros in the game he bought them. Only last week when researching the game did he realize how historic the game truly was....

On 4/27/83 at Montreal's Expo Stadium, Nolan Ryan became the all-time career strikeout leader with 3,509 K's as he passed HOF great Walter Johnson's standard of 3,508 K's. For the record, Montreal player Brad Mills was Ryan's milestone strikeout.

When my friend realized what he had, he was nice enough to immediately contact me asking if I would like to buy them, which I certainly did. :) ;)
I have always hoped to find the lineup or dugout cards to this game because this was a major strikeout milestone for Nolan en route to his career standard of 5,714 K's, which is a record that quite certainly will never be broken.

These lineup cards now join a mini-collection that I have put together of memorabilia linked to this 3509 K milestone.
In my personal collection I have a 3509 game ball, scored program that is signed and inscribed by Ryan milestones 3508 K's (ties WaJo) - Tim Blackwell and 3509 Brad Mills (sets new record), both umpire lineup cards and a souvenir plastic cup that commemorated Nolan Ryan becoming the all-time strikeout king.

TRIVIA DID YOU KNOW TIME

After passing Walter Johnson for career strikeouts, Nolan Ryan briefly lost his strikeout king crown to another HOF pitcher. Can you name him and how this occurred?

Nolan Ryan's milestone 3509th strikeout Brad Mills had an interesting career footnote last week in the 2017 All Star Game. Can you tell me what it is and the unusual circumstance by which it occurred?

Originally Posted by bocca001 (Post 1681037)

Thanks to Rob (Fballguy), I was able to track down this item, listed as an LA Rams related item. It belonged to the Rams/49ers/Santa Clara University trainer, Henry Schmidt. It has signatures from Tom Fears, Norm Van Brocklin, and Elroy Hirsch. But, more importantly for me, it clearly started during the Santa Clara University 1949 season, which ended with an Orange Bowl victory over Bear Bryant's Kentucky team. Unfortunately, Bryant did not sign the hat. I always heard that he was pretty pissed about this loss, and never wanted to talk about it.

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide (Post 1682878)

Cool ticket, Clint. I've never heard of the Global World Series.

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy (Post 1682887)

Thanks Dan. Not a real successful event but it made it 3 years. I have a few other items from it that I got from Spencer. A guy from SABR wrote an article about it if you are bored and want to Google it.

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 1682926)

Hey Clint - do you have a hookup with Daryl Spencer? I'd be happy to take any Giants stuff off his hands!

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy (Post 1682978)

I got many of his local baseball items and a Brooks Robinson hat from his old restaurant. If anything turns up around here I'll let you know.

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy (Post 1682978)

Rob I knew Daryl but he passed earlier this year. One of the nicest guys around. I don't believe he had any Giants memorabilia left. I never seen any other than newer autos. I got many of his local baseball items and a Brooks Robinson hat from his old restaurant. If anything turns up around here I'll let you know.

One thing I noticed was how disappointed he was on missing out on the 54 series due to military service.

Originally Posted by Mark70Z (Post 1682989)

Clint,

Let's see the hat! 😃

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig (Post 1683428)

1892 game in progress from RMY last night

Originally Posted by GrayGhost (Post 1683790)

Im in real bad financial need again, but my friend hit some on the lottery and let me buy this. Im prob gonna use it, but may keep it if it is as nice as it looks here. Its arriving today;)

Originally Posted by Jim65 (Post 1684165)

Recent pickup, Ken Daneyko practice jersey from his first training camp with Devils. I bought this directly from Keith Parker who was the Devils equipment manager from 1982-1986

Originally Posted by Jim65 (Post 1684409)

Todays pickup 1981 Mets Bat Boy jersey

Originally Posted by Joe Hunter (Post 1684777)

Was happy to pick up this football program from the Raiders first regular season game on Sep 11, 1960 vs the Houston Oilers. As there were only 12,000 in attendance that day, I suspect there are not too many of these around.

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector (Post 1684868)

Great piece Tom. Who is the artist?

Originally Posted by 71buc (Post 1685239)

I've been looking to add one of these to my collection for a while. I finally found one within my budget. It served to take a bit of the sting out of my derailed National plans.

Originally Posted by btcarfagno (Post 1684865)

Love this piece. Surprisingly large at 12 1/2 x 22 1/2.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psruc1czxe.jpg


Tom C

Originally Posted by 71buc (Post 1685239)

I've been looking to add one of these to my collection for a while. I finally found one within my budget. It served to take a bit of the sting out of my derailed National plans.

Originally Posted by 71buc (Post 1685239)

I've been looking to add one of these to my collection for a while. I finally found one within my budget. It served to take a bit of the sting out of my derailed National plans.

Originally Posted by 71buc (Post 1685239)

I've been looking to add one of these to my collection for a while. I finally found one within my budget. It served to take a bit of the sting out of my derailed National plans.

Originally Posted by Huysmans (Post 1685254)

Great piece Tom, I really like it.
I also think its a commercial artist.
Cool pick-up!