Lon Warneke pickup week- The Arkansas Hummingbird
Ironically, I recently picked up two really cool items related to no-hit pitcher Lon Warneke's career:
From net54's Gary Scamehorn, a neat snapper from Spring Training in 1939 on March 27th.
eBay purchase, a neat 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" 13 page Montgomery Ward Lon Warneke booklet entitled "The Art of Pitching". Montgomery Ward apparently sold Warneke signed facsimile balls as part of this promotion that I was unaware of.
I'm guessing that this was during the 1930's or 1940's because he appears to be wearing a Cubs uniform.
He pitched for both the Cubs and the Cards in his great career that featured 192 wins and a career 3.18 era.
Anyone have one of these balls that they would be willing to part with?
It would make for a neat pairing for my collection...
Warneke pitched his no-hitter on 8/30/41 @ Crosley Field.
Last edited by Scott Garner; 05-19-2020 at 10:51 AM.
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