May pickups
 

I'll kick off May with a cool baseball ticket pickup.
Last night I purchased an Indians ticket with major Bob Feller significance, but so much happened in this game that really there's something for everyone that loves baseball...

1940 was a breakout year for Rapid Robert. He began the year by pitching MLB's 1st and only Opening Day no-hitter. On September 22, 1940 Feller put an exclamation point on what would certainly be one of his two best career years (the other being 1946) by winning his 27th and final game (career high).
To top it off he also homered in the game, hitting career HR # 2/8.

In 1940 Feller led the AL in virtually every category:
Bob Feller Pitching Record 1940 (Led AL in BOLD)
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP W L ERA

1940 CLE A 43 37 31 4 5 4 320.1 27 11 2.61

I mentioned that this game had something for everyone. The Indians defeated their perennial AL rival the Tigers. This game featured a literal bevvy of homers by both teams.
7 players actually homered in the game including HOF'ers Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg and "The Mechanical Man" Charlie Gehringer.
Check out the box score below. It was a crazy cool game!

Cleveland Indians 10, Detroit Tigers 5
Day

Game Played on Sunday, September 22, 1940 at Briggs Stadium
CLE A 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 10 12 0
DET A 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 8 2

BATTING
Cleveland Indians AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Chapman lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 4 0
Weatherly cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Boudreau ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 4
Trosky 1b 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 0
Bell rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 0
Keltner 3b 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 3
Mack 2b 4 0 1 0 1 1 6 2
Pytlak c 4 0 1 3 0 1 6 0
Feller p 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 1
Totals 38 10 12 10 3 6 27 10

FIELDING -
DP: 1. Boudreau-Mack-Trosky.

BATTING -
2B: Pytlak (2,off Bridges); Bell (21,off Gorsica); Chapman (38,off Newhouser).
HR: Trosky (25,2nd inning off Bridges 0 on 0 out); Weatherly (12,3rd inning
off Smith 0 on 0 out); Chapman (4,4th inning off Gorsica 0 on 0 out); Keltner
(15,7th inning off Seats 0 on 2 out); Feller (2,8th inning off McKain 0
on 0 out).SH: Keltner (11,off Gorsica); Weatherly (8,off McKain).
GDP: Boudreau (24,off Bridges).
Team LOB: 6.

Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bartell ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
McCosky cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Gehringer 2b 2 1 2 2 2 0 3 3
Greenberg lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0
York 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
Higgins 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
Fox rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Tebbetts c 4 0 2 1 0 0 9 1
Bridges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gorsica p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Averill ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Newhouser p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Campbell ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seats p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McKain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Sullivan ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5 5 6 27 14

FIELDING -
DP: 1. Bartell-Gehringer-York.
E: Bartell (32), Gehringer (19).

BATTING -
2B: Tebbetts 2 (24,off Feller 2).
HR: Gehringer (10,7th inning off Feller 1 on 2 out); Greenberg (40,7th inning
off Feller 0 on 2 out).GDP: Bartell (11,off Feller).
IBB: York (2,by Feller).
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING -
SB: McCosky (13,3rd base off Feller/Pytlak); Gehringer (10,2nd base off Feller/Pytlak).

PITCHING
Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Feller W(27-10) 9 8 5 5 5 6 2 38

IBB: Feller (9,York).

Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bridges L(12-9) 1.1 4 3 1 0 0 1 8
Smith 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 5
Gorsica 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 10
Newhouser 2 1 0 0 0 4 0 7
Seats 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5
McKain 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8
Totals 9 12 10 8 3 6 5 43

Smith faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning

Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - George Pipgras, 2B - Bill McGowan, 3B - Bill Summers

Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 56771

I am the excited about this collection of early Princeton baseball uniforms belonging to Richard S. Hendey, who played Varsity from 1928-1930. Collection highlighted by his varsity uniform. Purchased from his granddaughter.

Here is one pic, with a link below to more pics and other items, and more of his story.

(Our good friend Keith Javic also picked up some nice pieces from this Hendey collection.)

http://www.antiquesportscollector.com/PrincetonUni.html


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I picked up a Joe Jackson game used bat.

:p:p

No I really did pick up a Jackson gamer. He plays in the Rangers minor league system.

He is, in fact, related to the great Joe Jackson who he was named after.

or maybe it was this guy:

Crosley Field Night Sticks
 

Just picked up two wonderful 1930s Cincinnati Reds game used bats. The players are Billy Myers and Babe Herman. Most folks might say, nice... not thrilling but nice. For my collection these are rather significant in that Myers collected the first base hit in a major league night game and also scored the first run (24 May 1935; Crosley Field). Babe Herman hit the first home run during a major league night game (10 July 1935; Crosley Field).

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

Finally crossed this beauty off the want-list, with a big assist from Bob F...

Mark that is a beauty.

Mark- When was that produced and how many are there?

Peter:
Thanks :)

Gary:
Early to mid 1890s time-frame. Another net54 member PM'd me, stating he'd seen this very Pairpoint item featured on an 1894 Silver Catalogue. Still searching for that catalogue image, but safe to say the timing is correct.

As to scarcity, it's pretty darned rare. There was one in REA about 7-8 years ago, and Hunts has perhaps had one or two. There was another on ebay roughly 4 years ago, but the seller wanted 2 - 3 times its actual worth, and I doubt it ever sold. The only other one I've seen had an arm that was broken off, but it still sold for close to 4 figures.

It's worth noting that the same pillbox-hatted figural player was also featured on a few other Pairpoint Silver pieces of the era. I actually have the matching Thermometer, and have also seen this figural atop an ornate 1890s Baseball Trophy. So it's a very nice piece to pick up, if you're into this type of thing...

Music Box
 

One of my white whales

Wow Bob! Beautiful piece... looks far better here than on ebay.

Someone took great care of that one... no tarnish, dents, etc. Just gorgeous!

Beautiful stuff guys

Congratulations on an amazing addition and bargain Bob:D

Congratulations Mark!!! I'm so pleased you found that beautiful piece. It is well suited to your amazing collection my friend:)

Thanks Mike :)

I didn't "Brock" it.... but got a pretty decent buy.

Where the hell has Brock been anyway? I miss his posts and outrageous deals. :eek:

Bob and Mark those are beautiful items:eek:

It's unlikely I ill ever own a 1971 World Series ring but I will settle for this tie and cufflink set awarded to Pirate players and front office staff. I also picked up my first photo in quite awhile. I just thought it was a cool 1948 opening day Joe D. image. He is one of the few players who could make a slide look like a posed shot. Not a hair out of place...Joe D. was the epitome of 1940s cool.

Congrats Mark! And at a pretty fair price I may add. It went for less than the one I consigned to Hunts a few years back.

LOVE that shot of DiMaggio, Mike! That sweeping motion of the slide from left to right is absolutely killer.

Graig

and I like how the home plate ump got out there, and in perfect position to make the call!

Thanks Graig and Paul. Just when I think I'm done with photos one like this pulls me back in.:D

May Pickups
 

I had an exciting week of pickups, after not adding much to my collection for a while. First I upgraded to a much larger, nicer display case. Then added a very rare 1949 Eagles game used helmet. Lastly, I picked up a 1980 NFC Champions pendant/brooch with matching cufflinks.

http://antiquesportsshop.com/NewCase.jpg
http://antiquesportsshop.com/Muha.jpg
http://antiquesportsshop.com/80NFCchamps.jpg

Very Impressive new Case, Keith, and cool helmet!

Thanks Joe!

What an impressive display! I love the vintage game used helmets which are becoming very popular right now. To bad you chose the wrong Pennsylvania team :p

Great stuff, Keith!

Thanks Scott and J.

Looks great Keith. Where's the white and green Eagles helmet?

Foxx hunting
 

After winning an item in REA it was definitely NOT Foxx season but I was down to 3 for my 500 Home run Display and now am down to 2.

One big hole on my want list finally filled- for the 2nd time!!
 

One sub theme in my advanced Nolan Ryan collection is to find the game used bat of every catcher that was involved in a significant career pitching milestone(s).
Once I find the bat I have had the catcher sign and inscribe their game used bat- ex. Jeff Torborg 1000th strikeout and 1st no-hitter catcher, etc.
Since most of his catchers are fairly obscure, finding a game used bat for these guys has proven to be very challenging...

Some of you that know me may have noticed that I have occasionally posted on the BST looking for a Mark Bailey bat.

This is a collecting theme that I have chased since I first got the idea in the early 1990's. I have been successful at finding a game used bat for each of these milestone catchers. The last game used bat that I needed to get signed was catcher Mark Bailey of the Houston Astros. Bailey is not a common signer, so I sent him a letter letting him know what I was working on and asked if he would sign & inscribe his game used bat. He immediately responded and said he would be glad to do it for me.

This is where things got interesting...
In 2006 I sent Bailey a really nice example of his H & B game used bat along with return postage and a very nice thank you letter.
The interesting thing is that the bat was cleverly corked (ala Slammin' Sammy Sosa).
I noted that the end had been drilled out, substance inserted (cork or ?) and the end was patched up, repainted (in black) and his uni # 6 was written over the end. Of course I made no mention of this when I sent him the bat.
Long story short, he never returned the bat even after I sent him two additional letters, one containing $$. No bat.

It's taken me 9 years to find another one, but mission accomplished.
Needless to say, I will not be sending him this one. It's a nice bat with excellent use. No cork this time though. :p ;)

That's a fascinating story Scott. I wonder if Bailey still has the bat or if he burned the incriminating evidence. :rolleyes: I bet those who corked their bats use to keep close tabs on them, so he had properly been wondering what happened to that bat for years. ;)

Thanks Clint. The white - green wing helmet is on one of my mannequins. That mannequin is wearing a 1969 Gary Ballman game used jersey, and a pair of 1969 to 1971 Eagles game worn pants.

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Wow Scott - that's a cool offshoot to your collection. Congrats on finding another gamer, and sorry to hear you never got back the first one. That's a frustrating story.

Excited to cross this one off my list...(thanks to a nice trade with Keith J.)

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What was in the mailbox today
 

I got home today just in time to see the mailman coming down the street.
He delivered something I have been wanting for a long time - a Joe Torre game issued bat (I say issued because the seller pointed out that it didn't show much signs of use). So I am guessing it was one in the rack, or maybe he took a few swings with it at the most.
But it looks awesome in my Torre collection.

Snagged this McGwire bat from the Robert Edwards Auction. I rarely can afford anything in their catalog but they made a mistake in their listing. They said since the knob was signed "sack" they assumed it was used by another player. But even though the public liked to call him "Big Mac", his teammates called him "sack". Not a well known fact. Bat shows tons of use, not cracked and is signed. Comeback year of 1992.

AWESOME pickup!!! Loved Big Mac, another true beast. I know I know, but watching him hit was a thing of beauty in the late 90's. Whenever you watched him he'd hit a home run. Every time!

That is a GREAT piece Joe and a perfect addition to your amazing collection. Congrats:D

Looks to be another amazing month for great pickups. Really enjoy seeing Bobs and Marks figural pieces. Congrats to both!

Ive never come across either of these pieces. (Doesnt mean others have not ;)) The first is a cast metal bank about 6 inches tall. The Pinch Hit tobacco advertising piece is an impressive 56" long by 26" tall. Fantastic colors on this one that really pop. Apparently it was found rolled up in a paper collection that hasnt been touched in the past 40 - 50 years. Im glad to add both of these to my collection! :)

Great Pickup Michael, got this yesterday

Great stuff guys. The pinch hit sign is awesome ! I've always admired the elephant poster .. It's a great cross collectible and the eye appeal is amazing
Matt

Golden Anniversary Program
 

Atlanta Crackers

mini bobblehead
 

bought two tough mini bobbleheads at an auction today. Auction was in a little town in the middle of no where and i still had to battle for these. i usually like to buy in groups and sell some and keep some, so i'll be throwing the pirate on the bay.

The mini mascots are some of my favorites, Both are great looking

You guys continue to find amazing stuff. I'm on a month and a half drought - the catalog stuff is too pricey and eBay has lately been a waste of my time.

Picked this up yesterday at an antique shop. I'm not sure if it was used as a bat rack or not but I will be displaying my bats on it. It differs from other bat racks I've seen. What does everyone think? It measures about 74inches high.

Ron looks like a great space saving bat rack. Should sit flat against a wall nicely. Are than any pegs other than at the top?

Yes there are pegs all the way down on both sides. It will sit nice against the wall.

That bat rack is awesome!

Nice pickups Michael and nice bat rack.

Thanks guys! Ill post pictures when it's cleaned and has bats on it.

Great look to that bat rack Ron. Best way to tell if it was originally built to be a bat rack is that the pegs on the left side should be higher than those on the right, since the left side of the bat is thinner.

Greg

Thanks Greg. Yeah I'm going to have to take a closer look at it and see.

Why am I not seeing any pegs? :confused:

Nolan Ryan game used Houston Astros hat circa 1985
 

Not prewar, but this hat is a terrific addition to my Nolan Ryan game used collection. The thing that makes this hat special is the use. Not many of Nolan's hats enter the hobby with the use characteristics that this one displays.
This one is pretty salty. :eek: It must have originated from a few days in the season with lots of humidity...

This hat originated from one of the other advanced Ryan collectors in the hobby; a close friend of over 20 years. :)

Gehrig
 

A big thank you to Al. Aka batsballsbases for making a nerd's fantasy come true for a day. He was gracious enough to part with this beaut. It is in very high end condition. Most importantly, I am happy to add another straight shooter to my memorabilia friend base. Thanks Al!

Al is always a great person to deal with :). Highest quality Pinbacks and memorabilia at very fair prices. That's a beautiful Gehrig! I love the sharp focus on his cap and face, and the softer focus on the body...

And congrats Scott.... Since nobody else commented on the Ryan Hat, I will...

What an epic piece of game-worn memorabilia from the No-Hit King! I love that classic Astros style, and the game-use is phenomenal. Most Ryan "gamers" look virtually new... A wonderful addition to your collection!

That said... If an Angels example ever surfaces, I might give you a run for the money :rolleyes:

Scott, That Ryan hat is awesome. The monthly additions to your collection never cease to impress. Ben, that Gehrig is a piece of art.

Thanks Mark & Mike. This is a cool hat & it will be in hand in about a week as it is en route from Canada. I have seen the hat up close and it is awesome.

Mark, I own an Angels Ryan cap with similar use, so the next one up is yours. ;)

Benny, that Gehrig photo is awesome! Congrats!

Ben,
My pleasure. The photo gave me many years of pleasure I hope it will do the same for you! Ben is a true class act to deal with and Im glad the photo is in the hands of a true collector.
Mark,
Always the best, has one of the finest collections bar none! Thanks for the kind words.

American Eagle Tobacco
 

Some of these items I’ve had for many years, but they tell a better story together. I’ve been collecting American Eagle Tobacco items for over a decade as the President, M. S. Smith, was a big supporter of the home town Detroit Wolverines. I really wish American Eagle Tobacco would have issued baseball cards to go with the many other subject matters they tackled in print and photo. Their best known baseball subject is the trade card that the Post Office recently decided to mimic with their stamp celebrating the 100 year anniversary of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” (1908-2008).


I have many different varieties of their trade cards including the one here which was distributed in Escanaba, MI; a town very close to where I grew up.


Now for the new items, a pair of 1888 Calendar months. I owe a thank you to David Rosenburg for the April Calendar which has advertising on back for a NY based tobacco store (in Goodwin & Company’s back yard). The June calendar has a more interesting back; the home schedule for the World Champion Detroit Wolverines. As weak as it may be, this could be the closest I will get to finding a direct public connection between the American Eagle Tobacco Company and the Detroit Wolverines.


I’d very much be interested in any other American Eagle Tobacco calendars that might be out there that I might be able to study and/or make a bid to own.

I went to the Mroczek Brothers auction in Renton today. http://mbaauction.com/auctions.html The Babe Ruth autographed 8X10 was purchased by a bidder at the auction for $7750 +16% premium + 10% sales tax = $9889. That seemed like a pretty high price to me but I don't collect autographs. Due to a bored 12 year old daughter ("Is it almost over dad"?) I was forced to leave half way through the catalog.:rolleyes: There were still beautiful Cobbs and a Cy Young left to be auctioned off. There were a couple of unsigned photos in the auction. I was hoping that all of the pretty autographs would be a distraction and thus allow me to get a good deal on this Type I photo of Dizzy and Daffy Dean at the 1934 World Series. That did not happen. Nonetheless, I am pleased to add what I consider to be a very pretty photo to my collection.

Was hoping the auction would fly under everyone's radar but no dice. Followed it live on the internet. Prices were phenomenal (if you were the AH). Put in around five bids but was not competitive. Aside from the 19% BP I had to factor in 12% Goods & Service Tax plus our anemic Canadian dollar. Would have loved the signed M101-2 Cobb which sold for a whopping US$7750 but I'd be out Can$12.2K. No can do.

Vandy 1940 at Wrigley Field snapshot
 

Many thanks to net54's Gary Scamehorn for allowing me this great circa 1940 snapshot of Johnny Vander Meer at Wrigley Field!

Picked up these this weekend. The bat is a Kork grip, there's part of decal on there but I can't make it out. Does anybody know what the decal might be or look like? I also picked up these newspaper printing plates of the Yankees winning the WS in 1996. Nothing special there but thought they would display nice in my mancave. Thanks!

With the close of Heritage’s Auction, May has been a pretty good month with respect to picking up some styles for my exemplar jersey reference library.

1. c1947 Philadelphia Phillies Home Jersey: Classic short lived post-war era style by Wilson. A unique facet of construction on this jersey includes the fact that the sleeves are actually part of the body construction (not entirely unlike Raglan sleeves), lacking a joining seam across the chest and shoulder area. In addition, the underarm is without a gusset, but only features four venting holes. Lastly, the fabric panels are not a traditional front and back, but rather a left and right since the garment is joined in the rear center of the jersey. This same manner of construction can be found in Wilson jerseys provided to the Cleveland Indians in 1947 and 1948 as well.

2. 1950 Philadelphia A’s Home Jersey: Extremely rare and beautiful style. What I also love about this is it is an example of a jersey that features tagging for the manufacturer (MacGregor-Goldsmith) as well as the local distributor (Mitchell & Ness). The body of the garment features side panels and collar/sleeve areas made of typical wool blend flannel of the period, but the interior of body is a cotton/nylon durene with a much more open weave that the typical flannel products of the period. Back in 1936 Goldsmith of Cincinnati introduced a rather short lived open weave “Palm Beach” fabric. This particular “palm beach style” offering was produced by MacGregor-Goldsmith in limited numbers (not complete team orders) for teams from c1948-1950 and the teams included the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians, in addition to this Philadelphia A’s jersey.

3. 1954 Philadelphia A’s Road Jersey: Pretty tough one year style and the first time the team name would appear on the jerseys for the franchise. This is also the last year the A’s played in Philadelphia. Like the 1950 A’s home jersey, this features duel tagging as well for the manufacturer (MacGregor) as well as the local distributor (Pearson).

5. 1961 Los Angeles Angels Road Uniform (jersey & pants): First year team and style, and pretty tough to find from 1961.

4. 1960 Chicago White Sox Road Jersey: Nice style with sleeve “TV numbers”. Also features an example of a carry-over in manufacturers tagging by Wilson.

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

1970s scrapbook full of candid Locker Room Photos
 

There are more than 50 pages of mostly bare-chested locker room photographs from the 70s & 80s. There are pictures of many athletes from different sports (mostly Basketball) including; Ali, Big O, Dr. J., Hondo, Wilt, Willie Mays and many many more.

The picture of Ali looks like P. Pierce - "The Truth"

^^^^ not a tattoo in sight! :D

Could anybody tell me if the K40 bat is a store model or pro model? The bat measures 33 inches and weighs 35.2 oz. Which players had decal models? Thanks for any info.

Wheat and Frisch Wire Photo
 

Picked up this wire photo of Zach Wheat and Frankie Frisch.

Great photo!

1914 Spalding Baseball Catalog
 

Kenny you've got an eagle eye for Zach Wheat for sure! :) Nice pic.

I just got this 1914 Spalding Baseball Catalog that still has original shipping sleeve intact. Hard to believe over the past 100 years someone hasn't ripped it off.

Really cool find Michael!
I doubt anyone will see another.

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1916 World Series program

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psl9lpqbgt.jpg

1913 Fenway ticket for Eddie Cicotte complete game victory.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...psoy4bx5gw.jpg

As with most of my purchases, both will be available shortly.

Tom C

Nice pick-ups, Tom!! Man, Joseph Lannin had an amazing mustache.

Lou Gehrig 125 store model. In almost perfect shape, strong stampings. Measures 36 inches long and not cracked

Picked up my holy grail, game used Zach Wheat bat.