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Everyone when I was a senior in high school and freshman in college in Memphis (that was into baseball, that is) 1975-76 was talking about the Cincinnati Reds "Big Red Machine", and what a team it was. We didn't have a big-league team, so we rooted mainly for the Cardinals, Braves and Reds, as they were the closest to us. Several of my all-time favorites were in that dynasty.
But before that, before World War II, the Reds had another powerhouse team. It began really when Powel Crosley bought the team, and vowed he would bring them to prominence. He brought in Bill McKechnie to manage, and things began to change. By 1938, things were truly looking up. That summer, Johnny Vander Meer pitched back to back no-hitters, and if he never amounted to anything after that, wasn't that enough? No one is going to break that record, maybe tie it, but three consecutive no-hitters? 1939 things really took off for the Reds. They won the pennant, and Bucky Walters, a converted third baseman, won the National League MVP award as a pitcher. It was his manager at Philly that made him into a really good pitcher, Jimmy Wilson, now one of his coaches with the Reds. Unfortunately, they ran into a buzz-saw Yankees team, some say one of the best ever, in the World Series, and got swept aside. They put it all together in 1940, with virtually the same team, and for the second year in a row, won the pennant. But late in that season of 1940, with regular catcher Ernie Lombardi hurt, they went into a bit of a funk with Willard Hershberger doing the catching. Tragically, he took his own life over it, the only in-season action like that in MLB history. 40 year-old Jimmy Wilson stepped in as a catcher in the pennant-clinching stretch drive, and the Reds won the Series against the Tigers in 7 games. Here are some interesting items from that Cincinnati Reds brief dynasty. The colorized 1940 team photo shows them with the correct color socks. Do a search on Google or eBay and you will see what I mean. I think it's a pretty cool era for the old Redlegs. Let's see some of yours. Last edited by jingram058; 09-12-2021 at 12:01 AM. |
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1940 /41 Hartman set
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I am not a reds fan
But nice stuff and nice history behind some of that stuff
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Thanks all Jeff Kuhr https://www.flickr.com/photos/144250058@N05/ Looking for 1920 Heading Home Ruth Cards 1920s Advertising Card Babe Ruth/Carl Mays All Stars Throwing Pose 1917-20 Felix Mendelssohn Babe Ruth 1921 Frederick Foto Ruth Rare early Ruth Cards and Postcards Rare early Joe Jackson Cards and Postcards 1910 Old Mills Joe Jackson 1914 Boston Garter Joe Jackson 1911 Pinkerton Joe Jackson |
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This is the only one I have scanned at the moment, but here it is.
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I'm always looking for t206's with purple numbers stamped on the back like the one in my avatar. The Great T206 Back Stamp Project: Click Here My Online Trading Site: Click Here Member of OBC (Old Baseball Cards), the longest running on-line collecting club www.oldbaseball.com My Humble Blog: Click Here Last edited by CobbSpikedMe; 09-11-2021 at 11:24 PM. |
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4 of 5 Ernie Lombardi Wheaties
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Barry Larkin, Joey Votto, Tris Speaker, 1930-45 Cincinnati Reds, T206 Cincinnati Successful deals with: Banksfan14, Brianp-beme, Bumpus Jones, Dacubfan (x5), Dstrawberryfan39, Ed_Hutchinson, Fballguy, fusorcruiser (x2), GoCalBears, Gorditadog, Luke, MikeKam, Moosedog, Nineunder71, Powdered H20, PSU, Ronniehatesjazz, Roarfrom34, Sebie43, Seven, and Wondo Last edited by todeen; 09-14-2021 at 03:24 PM. |
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W711-1 Paul Derringer has a leg up on his W711-1 Peaches Davis competition.
Brian (card not mine, but heck if I don't have one in lesser condition that is scan-shy) |
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These team issues are so tough to find in nice condition.
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A nice autograph on this Bucky Walters Play Ball.
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But they are a relatively inexpensive way to get a pretty cool set of cards, yes?
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Couple of Vander Meer's, a bit later than 1940...
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Was collecting Next day newspaper article and earliest rookie ephemera/card of all 20th century no hit hurlers. Last edited by pitchernut; 09-13-2021 at 09:41 AM. |
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Here are a few more:
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1939 Reds Orcajo postcard (not mine).
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