October pickups

[Scott Garner]

I just completed this 20" x 20" framed piece that features larger-format pinbacks featuring no-hit pitchers that I have been collecting for a number of years.
The top two rows are all standard 3" pinbacks of no-hit pitchers.

The bottom three rows feature pitchers that make up my own personal no-hit HOF.
Ryan and his 7 no-hit games. Pinbacks featuring him on all 3 teams in which he pitched a no-hitter (4 while playing for the Angels, 1 while on the Astros and 2 while winding down his career on the Texas Rangers).
The ARA 7 no-hitter button in the middle is particularly tough for a pinback produced in 1991.
The black and white Koufax stadium pinback from the early 1960's is a real tough one as well.

The bottom two rows have a few fantasy pinbacks that I had someone create for me, but only because no larger scale pinbacks for these players were ever produced.
Cy Young had 3 career no-hitters, Bob Feller (the 1940's stadium pinback is challenging and is a recent pickup) and Justin Verlander (Possibly this year's Cy Young winner).
Verlander pinbacks feature Justin in his DET Tigers uniform (2 no-hitters) and Astros uniform (1 no-hitter so far ).

The bottom row features all of the remaining pitchers (other than Nolan Ryan-1973 on the Angels) that have pulled off the challenging task of pitching 2 no-hitters in a single season.
Johnny Vander Meer (ML record back-to-back no-hitters in 1938), Allie Reynolds (1951), Virgil Trucks (1952), Roy Halladay (2010) and finally Mad Max Scherzer (2015).

[jethrod3]

Seems like a neat (and fun) project to have worked on!

[ksfarmboy]

Pretty cool and looks great Scott!

[ooo-ribay]

Great display, Scott!

But…..I’m kind of a “pin guy”…..do you think the Verlanders and Scherzer might be homemade? At least for the Giants, no one has made player pins since the 90’s (other than bootlegs).

edit: Halladay, too?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Great display, Scott!

But…..I’m kind of a “pin guy”…..do you think the Verlanders and Scherzer might be homemade? At least for the Giants, no one has made player pins since the 90’s (other than bootlegs).

Hi Rob,
Please read my description above.
Yes, I had to create fantasy pins in order to complete my own personal No-Hit HOF.
Fantasy larger format pins in my display are:

Cy Young, Vandy, Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks, Roy Halladay, Verlander and Scherzer.
No larger format 3" pinbacks exist for these guys...
I think the guy that made these for me did a great job, BTW

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Hi Rob,
Please read my description above.
Yes, I had to create fantasy pins in order to complete my own personal No-Hit HOF.
Fantasy larger format pins in my display are:

Cy Young, Vandy, Allie Reynolds, Virgil Trucks, Roy Halladay, Verlander and Scherzer.
No larger format 3" pinbacks exist for these guys...
I think the guy that made these for me did a great job, BTW

He did!

No Matt Cain?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Pretty cool and looks great Scott!

Thanks Clint!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by jethrod3

Seems like a neat (and fun) project to have worked on!

Thanks JethRod3!

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I just completed this 20" x 20" framed piece that features larger-format pinbacks featuring no-hit pitchers that I have been collecting for a number of years.
The top two rows are all standard 3" pinbacks of no-hit pitchers.

The bottom three rows feature pitchers that make up my own personal no-hit HOF.
Ryan and his 7 no-hit games. Pinbacks featuring him on all 3 teams in which he pitched a no-hitter (4 while playing for the Angels, 1 while on the Astros and 2 while winding down his career on the Texas Rangers).
The ARA 7 no-hitter button in the middle is particularly tough for a pinback produced in 1991.
The black and white Koufax stadium pinback from the early 1960's is a real tough one as well.

The bottom two rows have a few fantasy pinbacks that I had someone create for me, but only because no larger scale pinbacks for these players were ever produced.
Cy Young had 3 career no-hitters, Bob Feller (the 1940's stadium pinback is challenging and is a recent pickup) and Justin Verlander (Possibly this year's Cy Young winner).
Verlander pinbacks feature Justin in his DET Tigers uniform (2 no-hitters) and Astros uniform (1 no-hitter so far ).

The bottom row features all of the remaining pitchers (other than Nolan Ryan-1973 on the Angels) that have pulled off the challenging task of pitching 2 no-hitters in a single season.
Johnny Vander Meer (ML record back-to-back no-hitters in 1938), Allie Reynolds (1951), Virgil Trucks (1952), Roy Halladay (2010) and finally Mad Max Scherzer (2015).

Scott:

Are forgetting Jim Bunning? No No for Tigers in AL and perfect game for Phillies in NL. See large pin here:

[Oscar_Stanage]

A few HOFers and some very decent raw commons en route to the Monster....

[bnorth]

Just made a deal for this cool Eddie Mathews Spline bat.

[GrayGhost]

Poor me...

Unscored program to Thurman Munson's debut weekend

Could be one of first two games as a Yankee. May be for sale too. Value ideas?

[eastonfalcon19]

1913 Sporting Life letter with Ty Cobb at the top.