January 2020 Pick Ups

[71buc]

My first pickup of the new year is a relatively scarce program for the first Major League exhibition games played at Hiram Bighorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. The condition obviously has a few issues but the scarcity of this program rendered that mute for me.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

My first pickup of the new year is a relatively scarce program for the first Major League exhibition games played at Hiram Bighorn Stadium in Puerto Rico. The condition obviously has a few issues but the scarcity of this program rendered that mute for me.

Sweet program, Mike! Happy New Year.

[BuzzD]

A rare Daily News original photo of NYY. The player first on the back row left is Tom Connelly, who got into 5 games in 1920-21. This is likely his only image as a Yankee. His last game was 7.4.21 and the photo was published 7.7.21.Also scarce images of Mitchell and Piercy.

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by BuzzD

A rare Daily News original photo of NYY. The player first on the back row left is Tom Connelly, who got into 5 games in 1920-21. This is likely his only image as a Yankee. His last game was 7.4.21 and the photo was published 7.7.21.Also scarce images of Mitchell and Piercy.

Now THAT is a pick-up worth noting! Great piece... congrats!

[Bicem]

Great Yanks photo!

[MVSNYC]

Buzz, awesome photo.

[Bugsy]

1935-36 Saints worn by Ivey Shiver.

[bobfreedman]

I was able to purchase all five at one time.

[JackW]

I love that Saints jersey!

[GaryPassamonte]

Wow, Bob!

[Bugsy]

Just added a Saints playoff ticket stub...

[horzverti]

All five...awesome Bob!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I was able to purchase all five at one time.

That's crazy. Those will look so nice displayed.

[ksfarmboy]

Great Trophies Bob!

[JoeDfan]

Picked up this AWESOME Tris Speaker model from the Sanford Bat Company.
I can't find very much information on the Sanford Bat Company, but I know they are from Sanford, Maine; so this is a must have for my Maine collection.

Totally beat up, but that is the best kind!

[eastonfalcon19]

Picked up this Philippines baseball postcard.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I was able to purchase all five at one time.

Holy s**t!

[GaryPassamonte]

I'm from Mount Morris NY. I just picked up this 1940s/1950s Mount Morris baseball uniform. It's not a high ticket item, but it holds a lot of meaning to me and brings back many fond memories.

[Scott Garner]

Happy New Year to everyone on net54!
I added a couple of small but fun pickups last night which I think are pretty cool.
1) A baseball youth medal from 1928 that honors a NJ boy's unique pitching accomplishment of hurling back-to-back consecutive no-hitters like Johnny Vander Meer.
Ironically, Vandy hailed from NJ (Midland Park) as well and was a youth pitching star during the same era. Vandy hurled several no-hitters during his youth, but not back-to-back. Unique & cool!

2) Two St. Louis Browns ticket stubs and ticket envelope to the game played on July 19th, 1953 @ StL.
This was Bobo Holloman's final game in a season that he pitched a no-hitter in his first ML start.
Two months later he was sent back to the minors, never returning to the bigs ever again.

Bobo Holloman has always been interesting to me personally. He is arguably the least likely pitcher to hurl a no-hitter, but he did it.
It's also important to note that HOF pitcher Satchel Paige also got his 32nd career save in this game.
Because of his late career entrance into the ML because of the color barrier Ol' Satch only had 33 career saves.
Pretty cool graphics on the Brownie's ticket envelope. I've never seen one of the from 1953 season, but I love all the color.

[71buc]

Congrats Scott great pickups. The Paige is beautiful.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

I was able to purchase all five at one time.

Wow! Epic pickup, Bob. Congrats!

[BuzzD]

From a board member. Anyone have any dope on this piece? Looks like a large presentation piece to mgt, players?

[bigfanNY]

1907 Highlander's photo.... Very Nice ...what is the size??

[BuzzD]

It is 16 x 22 without the cardboard mount. It is a little weird that 2 photos are not identified. Webb appears to have been a known commercial photographer in NY area at turn of century. Team must have provided a bunch of photos and he did his thing. One of the 2 photos may be Neal Ball. No clue on the other. Might be Baerwald, who played as John Bell. Perhaps he could not distinguish between the two? Chase has 2 photos that both look like Chase. There is name of Al Orth on the reverse of the mount. Possibly from his estate? He played in 1907 but isn't in the composite...

[BuzzD]

It is 16 x 22 without the cardboard mount. It is a little weird that 2 photos are not identified. Webb appears to have been a known commercial photographer in NY area at turn of century. Team must have provided a bunch of photos and he did his thing. One of the 2 photos may be Neal Ball. No clue on the other. Might be Baerwald, who played as John Bell. Perhaps he could not distinguish between the two? Chase has 2 photos that both look like Chase. There is name of Al Orth on the reverse of the mount. Possibly from his estate? He played in 1907 but isn't in the composite...

[jgmp123]

Happy to pick up this 1928 World Series ticket (Press Ticket) - It includes stamps for Game 3 and Game 4 from the Series....

Babe Ruth hit Three Home Runs in Game #4 and Lou Gehrig hit Three Home Runs (Game #3 Two Home Runs and Game #4 One Home Run)

[aquarius31]

2019 was slow but 2020 is starting off very strong. I've been searching for this particular woodcut for nearly 10 years! This is the one Leslie's woodcut that just should not exist. It is dated as 10/6/83 and depicts the Philadelphia BBC but all other bound and unbound publications of this date show a non-baseball print. I can only imagine that this came out at a different time or location. Super excited to cross this one off my list

If you do come across another one, please send me a message as I'd like to see some of the other pages. I'm probably one of the only people who cares about this stuff but wanted to share nonetheless. Happy collecting!

[Baseballcrazy62]

Just received this gamer of Ted Simmons back from a private signing hosted by Tom Orr. I picked the bat up a while ago hoping that Simmons might someday get in to the Hall. Really pumped to add this to the collection.
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[BuzzD]

From the latest RMY auction, a very scarce photo of Walt Smallwood as NYAL. Ditto Tom Rogers from 1921

[baseball tourist]

Thrift store and antique store finds from today:

c.1920, 17.5 inch Ross Youngs autographed model SPALDING mini bat and an unknown Orioles jersey. Has some age and weight to it. Zero tagging. Baltimore wore a road grey with the black “Orioles” with orange trim from 1989-94 but this feels older than that ?