Back in the 80's, like most of you, my collection was built mainly by attending cards shows. I was at show in 1984 or 85 and a guy was selling hand painted figures of players. They are about 7" tall on a white base. He had gotten the players to sign the base. While the likeness of the player varied, I thought they were cool. I think he was selling them for around $10 each. He had three Orioles and I think I got the three for $25. I wish I knew who the dealer was, but didn't take the time to ask more about his figures
The three included two Cal Ripkens (home & away) and an Eddie Murray (sorry for the glare on the photos, I was too lazy to take them out of the display case).
I think Eddie looks a little more like him than Cal.
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