Let�s see some collections of your local ball players from the town you live in

whitehse · #1 09-01-2025, 06:21 PM

My wife and I moved from Wisconsin to a small Pennsylvania town four months ago putting us within 45 minutes of the home of the Little League World Series and the final resting place of Christy Mathewson at Bucknell University As we drove around our new home town yesterday we stumbled on a small park with a well kept Little League field within it. I pulled up closer to see the name of the park and saw it the name of the field was Bressler Field, named for former resident Rube Bressler. I knew that name rung a bell with me not just from the world of card collecting but I just couldn�t place it. A quick Google search reminded me that Mr. Bressler was one of the players interviewed in the awesome Glory Of Their Times book by Laurence Ritter. I had to grab my copy of that book a reread his section which drove me down a rabbit hole of starting to read Glory all over again. I may have to dip my toes into pre-war again and do some collecting of my fellow long resident who is long gone but obviously not forgotten.

I am curious to know if others are collecting players who, though long, used to live in their town.

Vintagedeputy · #2 09-02-2025, 09:31 AM

Not specifically collecting him, but here�s a 1958 house building contract signed by local Richmond, Va. star and Phillies Whiz Kid Granny Hamner and his wife.

Ludington1 · #3 09-02-2025, 09:39 AM

My son and I are collecting Indianapolis pre-war baseball stuff. We have the five T206 cards and here�s our current N172 Old Judge cards.

Jason Carota · #4 09-02-2025, 10:23 PM

Dick Conway and Marty Sullivan are from my hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts:

DHogan · #5 09-02-2025, 11:22 PM

I've lived in Worcester Mass. most of my life. I've known about the baseball team call the Worcester for the longest time. I found out there are four cards from the from the team as part of the Old Judge N172 set. One that I could afford popped up on Net54 a few weeks ago thanks to Webster.

The Worcester's only played for a few years in the early 1880's. They had the first perfect game. And we the first professional team to play in Cuba. Their ball field was at the Worcester Agricultural Fair Grounds. Which is long gone. There are 3 decker houses built on it. Three decker houses are all wood apartments built one of top of the others. And are unique to New England

Vintagedeputy · #6 09-03-2025, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by DHogan

I've lived in Worcester Mass. most of my life. I've known about the baseball team call the Worcester for the longest time. I found out there are four cards from the from the team as part of the Old Judge N172 set. One that I could afford popped up on Net54 a few weeks ago thanks to Webster.

The Worcester's only played for a few years in the early 1880's. They had the first perfect game. And we the first professional team to play in Cuba. Their ball field was at the Worcester Agricultural Fair Grounds. Which is long gone. There are 3 decker houses built on it. Three decker houses are all wood apartments built one of top of the others. And are unique to New England

Your photo looked so small, I just had to do it justice by making it bigger.

Michael B · #7 09-03-2025, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DHogan

I've lived in Worcester Mass. most of my life. I've known about the baseball team call the Worcester for the longest time. I found out there are four cards from the from the team as part of the Old Judge N172 set. One that I could afford popped up on Net54 a few weeks ago thanks to Webster.

The Worcester's only played for a few years in the early 1880's. They had the first perfect game. And we the first professional team to play in Cuba. Their ball field was at the Worcester Agricultural Fair Grounds. Which is long gone. There are 3 decker houses built on it. Three decker houses are all wood apartments built one of top of the others. And are unique to New England

At least a few ballplayers came from Worcester. My former boss, an attorney, was named after Jack Barry. When I worked in Worcester at the courthouse one of the women I knew was the mother of Tanyon Sturtze.

Eggoman · #8 09-04-2025, 09:41 AM

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Stan was born, raised, and died in North Tonawanda, NY - where I grew up!

He spent several seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers before and after Service in WW II. He was a Dodger during the 1947 World Series, but did not get an AB, I don't think.

He had brief stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates & St. Louis Browns after being unable to crack the starting line-up as a Middle Infielder for Brooklyn.

Stan ran a Bowling Alley just down the street from me. My Grandpa frequented Rojek Lanes and introduced me to Stan in the 1970s when I was 10-year-old punk-ass kid. Stan even let me wear his Brooklyn Jersey once!

As a young collector, I learned that Stan was on several Topps & Bowman baseball cards others - I WAS IN AWE!

I KNEW SOMEONE WHO WAS ON A BUBBLE GUM CARD!

Let's see... He played with Jackie in 1947, was on a 1952 Topps Card, AND was included in The Great American Baseball Card Flipping, Trading, and Bubblegum Book - THAT'S not too shabby in my books!

Casey2296 · #9 09-04-2025, 07:18 PM

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The reason I collect Harry Hooper and Frank Arellanes.

Arellanes was born in Santa Cruz in 1882 and played for the Red Sox during the 1908 season with a 4 and 3 record and a 1.82 ERA in eight starts.

Harry Hooper, HOFer that played for the Red Sox and was the postmaster in Capitola Ca for 24 years after retirement and died in Santa Cruz, he is buried within walking distance of my home.
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Jay Wolt · #10 09-05-2025, 07:06 AM

Since we live so close to Chambersburg & St Thomas PA
I took the wife on a 30 minute trip to visit Nellie Fox's hometown.
I had a nice signed postcard, & ash tray from his bowling alley & wanted to see if its still there.
Glad to say it was
Nellie died young & made it to the Hall Of Fame decades after he passed.

His sign in his hometown, his PA Historical plaque & the home he lived in

rats60 · #11 09-05-2025, 09:40 AM

When I first joined Net 54 a member posted a t206 of Fred Snodgrass with the letter and envelope that he sent the card in. I realized that I grew up on the same street that Fred Snodgrass lived on.

As for where I live now, I have been working on a run of this guy's cards.

DrSatanis · #12 09-05-2025, 09:19 PM

My hometown's one and only claim to fame besides myself? Everett Scott.

* 12 seasons (1914-26)

* 4 time World Series Champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923)

* Captain for both the Red Sox and the Yankees

* Appeared in 1307 consecutive games (Longest streak until Gehrig, to this day its still the 3rd longest streak)

Prior to selling my collection about a decade ago, I had a decent amount of his cards. Now I have 1, and I don't remember off the top of my head which one i kept lol. I really need to make a spreadsheet for his stuff this weekend.

My biggest hang up is how few autographs of him I can find.

Actively listed for sale, I've found 1. But its also signed by Ruth, Cobb, Matthewson, its a literal who's who of baseball for the time period. Way too much money for my blood.

The only other one I've ever seen is a team signed ball that exists in my local museum.

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