October pickups
 

So I figured it was my turn to start the monthly pick up thread.

1933 Gehrig type 1 photo of him receiving award for his 1308th consecutive game played.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...egameaward.jpg
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Congrats on another Nice Gehrig photo and what a great way to kick off October.

Nice early photo of Harridge as well...........

87-89 Brett

Winfield with great use. Bat is from 79 but was used in 80.

That's a nice Brett Gamer great pick up. This 1949 Ralph Kiner ash tray arrived for me today. I had not encountered one before.

Me likee. Where'd you find that?

EBay... there were two others with the same design Dino Restilli and Vic Lombardi. I went with the Kiner. 1949 was his career year. Who says smoking is bad for you?:D

Mike, those indentations are for resting cocktail weenies.

Ciggs or weenies, either would explain 22 career stolen bases six of which he swiped in 1949:D Strangely enough he had more career triples (39) than steals.

2014 Drew Smyly game worn Tigers jersey. Was worn for his 14th win of his career. Was part of the David Price trade and should be one of the Rays top starters next yr.

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1999 Roberto Alomar Game used bat
2000-01 Adrian Beltre game used bat

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Picked up a Joe Jackson bat and a Boston Garden Stadium seat. All for under $50 at the flea market.

Congratulations on the Joe Jackson bat - wonderful item.

Anyone pick up this Reach flange sign? I thought I bid pretty strong on it (double what a better condition one sold for) and still lost out:(

I think I came in 3rd on it

and also missed this

Jim I never thought that Spalding ring bat would reach that number though.WOW

also what did the reach sign go for

Reach sign went for $2650

Cardinals ring
 

Just picked this up this weekend. Has all the proper markings of a salesman sample

Thank you Scott. The guy said he was going to eventually use it as fire wood :eek:...congratulations to you on the Jeter home plate. Awsome piece.

That's amazing. I have about one find like that each year - still waiting for 2014's.

I felt weird this morning, realizing I had bought a home plate.

Scott, how are you going to display it?

Not sure, but it will be on the floor with some sort of covering. I have flat tight carpet, so I might create a batter's box next to it where I can leave my shoes :)

Spalding catcher's mitt

Picked up these items this morning. First item is a Spalding J.W. Curtiss Mini bat, a 1963-64 Kelloggs giveaway baseball with Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Brooks Robinson, Warren Spahn, Tommy Davis, and Dick Groat. I also picked up a nice vintage Krens Special bat.

Ty Cobb Jarvis Catalog
 

Picked this up today, never saw one before.

How many Ty Cobb products are pictured in the catalog?

Not sure as yet Michael, bought it today but have not received it as yet. Will update this thread once I receive it.

Brockelman & Luckey Fall 2014 Auction
 

Anyone pick up anything from that? Were there any bargains there in anyone's mind?

As an avid collector of 3D cards in my youth, I only remember the "All-Time Greats" set coming out in Rold Gold Pretzel bags. I have been searching for the Kellogg's Danish box for years, and was thrilled to finally find one, along with the two Raisin Bran boxes. They were all unfolded, but I turned them into boxes for display purposes.

Greg

Heckuva deal!

Why are there 3 October pickup threads? :confused:

My newest Lou.
 

1939 type 1 of Lou sitting on the steps of the dugout. Dated June 22nd 1939. I got it in a trade with another board member(Thanks Mark). It's not the greatest condition, but a very nice image nonetheless.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...939onsteps.jpg
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This just arrived. The girlfriend is going to love coming home to me watching the playoffs from behind a real home plate :eek:

What she's really going to love is you digging a pentagonal hole in the living room floor.

Greg

:p

That is a great photo of Lou Mark. Great pickup!!

Thanks Steve. I'm pretty happy with it.

1936 Cincinnati Reds Jacket
 

Wonderful style that I have been looking for for some time. Manufactured by P. Goldsmith & Sons; Cincinnati, Ohio. The embroidered design on each sleeve is the same design found on the left breast of the "Palm Beach" uniforms also produced by Goldsmith for the 1936 Reds.

Quality of the photograph of the jacket does not do it justice...

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

picked up this ball used by lefty grove 1930 off eBay. great deco looking piece.can anybody give me some insight on who g. lauder is.thx

Greg - when she got home and saw it...she loved it! She wants it to either stay on the coffee table, or to display it somewhere in the living room :confused:

Mark - that is, obviously, another great Gehrig image. Congratulations on the pick up. I'm not finding a 'Lou Gehrig Photo' section in the link area you have - if there isn't one there should be :)

Scott,
Thanks.
Here is the section where the Gehrig photos reside.

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lord...Gehrig%20stuff

BTW, I had no idea home plate was that big. Pretty cool item.

Thanks Mark. Yeah, my only experience with home plates was installing them in softball fields, and they weren't this big. The box was huge and heavy as hell - the weight comes from an extra 2 inches below the dirt line, honeycomb filled with heavy chunks of dirt.

I highly recommend these - one of the coolest things I've ever picked up. Wish I had one from the Astrodome.

Found this awesome piece after it being missing for a year and a half. After my temporary move, it surfaced, and will be for sale soon. Not in best shape, esp back, but super nice.

1925 Christy Walsh Syndicate calendar page featuring Babe Ruth and Cobb. Thanks Al!

Jeff,
Great calendar. It reminded me of something I forgot to post along the same lines.

1928 Letter from the Christy Walsh Syndicate. Letter is to the Yankees asking to borrow Babe Ruth's white uniform. At the bottom are the printed autographs of all his clients. I also got the envelope it was sent in.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...alshletter.jpg
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Very interesting. It's the "white" uniform, and not the pinstriped uniform (as we'd refer to it today.) In those days there were just home whites and road greys. The details--pinstripes, etc.--were irrelevant.

Picked this 1933 Lincoln Links (Nebraska State League) team photo the other day...first Lincoln pickup in quite a long time. Don Gutteridge is third from right in the top row.

One more Matty
 

Just got this very sharp Christy Mathewson Ad

I have never seen that before, but I like how all the players names are just a little off or letters jumbled than their real contemporaries. Very nice

Beautiful piece, Bob! Congrats. :)

Another great one Bob!

Greg

A couple of new machines for the collection -- single card Exhibit and wooden two card Exhibit.

Greg

Card Venders
 

Greg - Very nice machines.
Jerry Sage

Sal Maglie no-hit game and 1956 World Series Game 1 congrats Western Union telegrams
 

I picked up a couple of neat Western Union congratulatory telegrams that were sent to Sal "The Barber" Maglie following his no-hitter and win in Game 1 of the 1956 World Series vs. the NY Yankees.

Maglie apparently saved several of these telegrams and they subsequently surfaced in the hobby following his passing in 1992. These two originated from two fellow Italian American families that knew him and sent their well wishes.

Ironically, Sal Maglie was also on the wrong side of another no-hitter in 1956. Maglie was the losing pitcher in Don Larsen's historic World Series perfect game (Game 5) on October 8, 1956, less than two weeks following Maglie's no no.

Cool piece Bob

Nice Al Simmons bat

1994 Dave Winfield game used bat

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Western Union Telegrams
 

Scott,
I like those colorful and personal Western Union no-hit telegrams to Sal Maglie.
Here's a telegram from Texas Senator J. Tower sending his congrats to a no hit pitcher in the '60s

I got this as a gift from one of our board members (thank you!). My understanding is that it was personally owned by Red Schoendienst. It will make an excellent companion piece to a Red Schoendienst signed hunting license I have, so I could not be happier to add it to the collection.

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Thanks, Bob! I like your Joe Horlen no-hitter telegram too. :)

Couple of odd Cleveland Stadium pickups. The seats I've had for years, finally got around to refinishing them. (I know, they aren't exact, but they look great.) The Browns' trunk is from the 90's. I bought it at a local auction, and it was so darned cheap I had to get it. Now I store crap in it; it beats plastic tubs.

1867 Fulton NY trophy ball

Ken great job on the seats they are really nice.

Really like those seats -- great color!

Greg

Great man-cave baseball-movie viewing seats!

(but terrible for making out)

Just received this baseball used in NLDS Game 2 - 18 inning game. It's a Tim Hudson strikeout pitch to Denard Span. The MLB TV replay shows Hudson spitting in his hand and then rubbing the ball up. How did he get away with that?

Scott <== Tim Hudson saliva owner

They are allowed to if they get the umpires permission prior to them taking the mound

Are you sure he's spitting or could he just be blowing on his hand to warm up his fingers? October baseball...I believe the weather was in the mid to low 50s.

Nice pick up. Tim Hudson is my favorite current player.

Very nice. My grandfather hunted with Red. I inherited a shotgun shell personalized with the Cardinal logo and Red's Hall of Fame induction year.

I think he's hocking a loogie...

If you watch the scene on MLB tv, it really looks like he is spitting. I watched it several times, incredulous.

Bob - that is news to me (about getting the umpires permission). I can see blowing in your hands to keep them warm, but getting permission to spit in your hands and then rub the spit on the baseball? Isn't that all that is involved in creating the classic illegal spitball?

Don't get me wrong - I love owning a modern spitball :)

I could be wrong but I think the rule is you can go to your mouth as long as you're not standing on the rubber.

So, is the logic that during the one second it takes to turn and step back on the rubber, the spit dries up?

It was a quick spit, but here it is. No way this can be mistaken for blowing air on his hands: