August pickups
 

Got this at white plains show Fordam Flash spring training with Jackie Robinson...signed by Frisch.

Pick these up. Ed barrow at his desk.. love the window in the background. Joe McCarthy with an inscription I had not seen before. I know it was a nickname of his but first time I came across it. Ducky a little smeared on sig But happy to add it to the NJ player collection.

I picked up this cool Jimmie Foxx Type 1, used for his 1933 George C. Miller card. I have a print journalism background, so the editorial framing just adds to the charm.

https://i.ibb.co/JdHJcgz/IMG-8339.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/2cFmW1v/IMG-8340.jpg

I got this 1951 Washington Senators team photo signed by all the players off of eBay. I wanted it because it includes my two most favorite Senators when I was a kid - Pete Runnels (his rookie year) and Mickey Vernon.

August pickup
 

AAGPBL Rockford Peaches Marie Mansfields 1950 Championship broach.

Art “Pinky” Deras-The Greatest little leaguer ever (game used bat)
 

I love the stories that unique pieces of memorabilia can bring to my attention.

What we have here is a mid 60’s game used r43 (pee wee Reese model) bat of Art “Pinky” Deras. Art is the pride of Hamtramck Michigan, and is known to some as the greatest little leaguer who ever lived.

Art led his 1959 Michigan team to the little league World Series behind and 18-0 record with 10 no hitters. He struck out 298 batters in 108 innings. He was as good at the plate batting .641 with 33 dingers and 116 rbis!

Pinky was heavily scouted by many teams but ended up signing with the cardinals. The allure of being scouted by Branch Rickey, a game of catch with Stan Musial, and and 80k signing bonus surely made the decision easy…

Deras played 5 years in the minors, but could never quite grasp the talent that he had as a youngster. Could have been a case of too much too soon, but I believe it was meant to be. Deras went on to to protect and serve has community as a police officer for just under 3 decades…

Shared a few links on his story below:

Enjoy!


https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/570...s-pinky-deras/

https://www.polishsportshof.com/port...age/art-deras/

Great piece, Val!

Some great stuff guys. Love the bat and the Senators pic especially

Hank and Doug, thanks for your kind words.

My one winning from Heritage auction.

1935 St Louis Browns GU lineup card signed by manager Rogers Hornsby.

There were a few vintage lineup cards I was chasing, I was the 2nd highest bidder on the 1931 US Tour of Japan ball, and I was pursuing the Jackie Robinson award watch but ultimately was beyond my budget.

Children's Catcher mask
 

Picked up this children's Catcher mask on eBay recently.

Patrick

In looking at the wide array of prices realized for memorabilia, I came away thinking this was one of the best buys (if not the best) in the entire auction. Perhaps a tie between this and Johnny Mize's NY Giants Jersey. That said, it's really tough to find any other lot that could be considered a "good buy". :rolleyes:

Great snag on the Hornsby Scorecard! I had to work hard for the Bob Chipman Cubs Road Flannel (my lone win). Such a beautiful and rare style with "CHICAGO" underlined in red, and one of the few Cubs shirts in this auction with no restoration...

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...=MyBids-101116

That’s beautiful, Mark! You REALLY needed another jersey! :cool:

BTW, do you know what the Mays bat ended at?

Looks like it was a tidy $75 Grand :eek:

https://sports.ha.com/itm/baseball-c...ription-071515

But if you are so inclined, you can make the winning bidder an offer of $120K or more (should you win a future lottery).

Thanks! Part of the allure of lineup cards for me from the beginning was the chance to get something actually used in a game, at a much lower price than a GU jersey or bat. The strategy has allowed me to pick up WS lineup cards from close to 20 WS's, and items from many significant games.

The item that stood out for me as far as price was the Musial jersey. As a top 10 player all-time, with a sterling reputation and career with a single, iconic team, I don't understand how his jerseys sell for so much less than others in the general category, but that's something I would love to one day be able to acquire.

Previous purchase, but graded by Beckett and finally arrived today. Wasn't in a rush to grade, but then learned PSA had stopped grading stamped-date tickets. Worried Beckett would follow suit...

https://i.ibb.co/kyNTfbh/oh-868.jpg

Now trying to find his other 867 home run tickets....

Very cool! Congrats :)