December Pickups
 

I picked up a nice sign from Busch Stadium 2 in St. Louis. It’s quite large, 8 1/2’ long by 2’ tall.

Very cool! Nice pick up.

A couple of pins I picked up. The Denver pin is from April 26, 1905. McDonald was the governor at the time.

Very cool! Where did you snag that? I spent a good amount of my childhood at that stadium.

I was lucky and found it locally in St. Louis. The guy had it since they tore down the stadium.

Catfish
 

Picked up this 2nd year Catfish Hunter AL contract recently at a local card show.

Wow, nice pickup Matt! Congrats! :cool:

That's awesome! I never find cool memorabilia at shows. It's 99% items that can be had on eBay at any time (and often for cheaper).

Been looking for a nice copy of the Cy Young m114 for years. Originally released in Sept 1951, mine was trimmed about an inch at the bottom, and in worse general condition than this new one.

I was able to pick up this Early knit Pirates jersey of Charlie Sands from 1971.

😮 Love that Sands jersey!

I added another Pirates World Series season jersey, this one from Enrique Romo.

He played in 84 games that year going 10-5, 5 saves and a 2.99 era.

I just found out he’s in the Mexican professional baseball hall of fame.

Those numbers would get him a huge contract, these days.

I agree, stats like that would be big $$$$ now!

Wondering what color mat/frame would be best:)

never seen that puppy...how big is it....congrats...

Thanks Carlton! Roughly 13" x 21". I believe it's probably the same example I saw 13-15 years ago and hadn't seen another one pop up anywhere since! Ken Wel stuff is pretty tough and it's 1929 or earlier since they were still in Gloversville moving to Utica in 1930. Is there a better baseball glove manufacturing town name than Gloversville?:D

That is a beautiful poster.

One of my favorite authors, Richard Russo, wrote a novel set in Gloversville.

As for mat color….i have maybe 50 framed “gig posters” (rock bands)…I order the frames online and figure in a mat(s) when sizing. I then go to a local frame shop with the poster and try out their mats in front of my eyes. I’ve been burned buying the mats online. Sometimes a subtle color difference makes all the difference. Off the top of my head, I would think an orange mat. Maybe blue, too, if you double mat it.

What a beauty!

As for the mat, I would go with either the blue/grey as seen in his cap/uniform, or the forest green seen in the Ken-Wel Logo. Visit the frame shop in-person (as Carlton suggested) and see which color you can match-up the closest.

Best of luck, and be sure to post the finished product!

1st choice - forest green seen in the Ken-Wel Logo
2nd - basic (black)would really pop because of so much color in piece. Also consider where is final home is and how that displays in the room

Very nice piece!

double mat with the inner mat matching the blue in the uniform and hat. Outer mat white.

Drove 90 miles out into farm country today to pick up this time capsule, circa 1948. Especially excited about the Jackie Robinson pin.

1878 London Tecumsehs/ Binghamton Crickets trophy baseball. Both teams were members of the International Association. Ross Barnes was player/ manager for the Tecumsehs and John Montgomery Ward was pitcher for the Crickets as an 18 year old. Thanks to a board member for making the ball available to me.

Drove 90 miles out into farm country today to pick up this time capsule, circa 1948. Especially excited about the Jackie Robinson pin.[/QUOTE]


Now that is pretty cool. What was the backstory on driving 90 miles? Did the seller had it advertised and you made the drive or someone gave you a lead? I like various teams on the hat.

Now that is pretty cool. What was the backstory on driving 90 miles? Did the seller had it advertised and you made the drive or someone gave you a lead? I like various teams on the hat.[/QUOTE]

It was a facebook listing that was not well described. Just "baseball memorabilia." The main picture showed the hat tag. It was hard to tell what the guy was selling from the main listing. No description of Jackie Robinson or Babe Ruth. The seller was in a very small rural Texas town. Not where I would expect to find something so NY. The price made it a really good deal. Not a steal (the guy had done some research), but a very good deal for sure.

Really thrilled to acquire a couple of exceedingly rare Negro League-related tickets.

1)

Interracial barnstorming went on throughout the early years of baseball history. The biggest rivalry was the Bob Feller All-Stars vs Satchel Paige All-Stars, culminating in an extensive tour over after the 1946 season.

But before Feller was Dizzy Dean. For a number of seasons, teams led by Dean played against Negro League teams. It even appears that this is how Feller was introduced to interracial play.

Items from the Feller vs Paige tour (esp 1946) are available on the market with some searching (especially the program with the orange cover). Items from other barnstorming teams (Jackie Robinson All-Stars, Roy Campanella All-Stars etc) range in scarcity, but turn up at times.

To this point, in years of collecting interracial barnstorming related items, I had only ever seen a picture of a Dean vs Paige program and had never seen a ticket.

This Press Pass was for a game at Wrigley Field in 1942. Interestingly, Bob Feller was supposed to be pitch for Dean All-Stars but was blocked from doing so by the military (where he had enlisted). Dizzy Dean pitched the first inning and retired the side, but did not continue after that. On the other side, Satchel Paige pitched either 6 or 7 innings depending on the reports. He exited the game with the score 1-1, and was followed by another future HOF in Hilton Smith. The Monarchs team would score 2 more runs to win 3-1. Another HOFer in the game was Willard Brown.

2)

Ticket from the 1947 Negro World Series between the NY Cubans and Cleveland Buckeyes at Yankee Stadium. This was officially the first game of the series because the first effort on Sept 19 at the Polo Grounds was rained out as the teams were tied after 6 innings. One fascinating fact about the series. The Cubans won 4-1 and there was a rainout, so there were 6 total games. Every game was played at a different park:

Game 1 - Polo Grounds
Game 2 - Yankee Stadium
Game 3 - Cleveland Stadium
Game 4 - Shibe Park (later known as Connie Mack Stadium)
Game 5 - Comiskey Park
Game 6 - League Park (home of the Cleveland Spiders at the beginning of the 20th century, and the Buckeyes' home park.

The NY Cubans won the series 4-1. Some of the biggest names in the series included future HOF Orestes "Minnie" Minoso, Luis Tiant Sr, Chet Brewer, Dave Barnhill and others.

There is a small tear on the top of the ticket, but overall it looks beautiful.

That seller had some great tickets last week. Glad they went to good home Jeff.

Thanks! Definitely not the kinds of items I expect to stumble across on eBay, especially all from one seller without much activity, but the items looked good, and interactions with the seller all felt comfortable.

I would have loved to have won a few more, but very happy with these.

I don’t post often as my collection is focused on vintage soccer more so than baseball. However, I thought I would share this item purchased at auction in Turin, Italy earlier this month.

It is a postcard sent from Lisbon, Portugal to Turin, Italy on May 03 1949. It is autographed by the Torino soccer club who were in Portugal to play an exhibition match against Benfica on that May 03 1949 date.

Torino were one of the leading clubs of this era and were on the verge of winning the Italian national soccer championship for a fifth successive season. They were commonly known as ‘Il Grande Torino’.

The importance of this item is that on 04 May 1949, the day after the game and the day after this postcard was sent, the plane carrying the squad back from Lisbon crashed into the hills of Superga as the aircraft was approaching Turin. All on board, including the entire Torino squad, died instantly. Everyone who signed this postcard died a day after it was sent.

The Superga disaster remains a pivotal and sad moment in Italian sporting and cultural history and is commemorated each year. This year was the 75th anniversary of the tragedy.




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Jeez, I hope everybody has a better Christmas than that.

1903 Hughie Jennings - Cornell Southern Trip.
 

Two 1903 snapshots of the Cornell baseball team on their Southern Trip to NC and VA, with Hughie Jennings, and Phil Lewis.

1903 Southern Trip, Hughie Jennings:

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