August 2011 pickup thread

[mr2686]

Picked up a Fred Merkle auto at a recent auction. Will go nicely next to my Fred Snodgrass.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Picked up a Fred Merkle auto at a recent auction. Will go nicely next to my Fred Snodgrass.

Mike,
Nice momento of "the boner"!!

[mr2686]

Thanks Scott. I wonder if anyone will get my inside joke when I have Merkle and Snodgrass next to each other on my wall. One known for the "boner" and the other known for the "muff".

[Mark]

Roger Peckinpaugh. This one looks to come from the 1922-25 label period.

[DixieBaseball]

August Pick up :

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Thanks Scott. I wonder if anyone will get my inside joke when I have Merkle and Snodgrass next to each other on my wall. One known for the "boner" and the other known for the "muff".

Mike,
That's pretty funny! I love it!

[Mark]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Picked up a Fred Merkle auto at a recent auction. Will go nicely next to my Fred Snodgrass.

Also, two men whose lives were permanently damaged -- even ruined? --by a single play.

[deebro041]

Nice pickup Jeremy!

[mr2686]

Mark, not sure how damaged they were but they both were known for those plays for the rest of their lives, as well as to this day. Interesting note, I was unaware the Merkle was also involved in a play that could have taken Snodgrass off the hook. Turns out that Chief Meyers was as much to blame for the loss as Snodgrass but never got the blame:
http://old.thedailystar.com/sports/2...phamilton.html

[Mark]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Mark, not sure how damaged they were but they both were known for those plays for the rest of their lives, as well as to this day. Interesting note, I was unaware the Merkle was also involved in a play that could have taken Snodgrass off the hook. Turns out that Chief Meyers was as much to blame for the loss as Snodgrass but never got the blame:
http://old.thedailystar.com/sports/2...phamilton.html

If you read or listen to the Ritter interview with Snodgrass, you will recognize how hurt Snodgrass was 50 years later by the reputation. He mentions one incident that is telling: Many years after he retired, he was in church with his family when a visiting preacher came to give the sermon. This preacher began by saying that he was from some small town (Ventura?), which he identified as being the home town of Fred Snodgrass. Not knowing that Snodgrass was present, the preacher reminded the congregation that Fred was the goat of the 1912 world series. Snodgrass said that he and his family just stoop up and left. On the tape, you can tell that it still ate him up. I've heard that Merkle had an even tougher time.

[DixieBaseball]

Originally Posted by deebro041

Nice pickup Jeremy!

Thanks Dan ! I was surprised at how many pages were in this record book & schedule. (40+) Compact, but loaded with info, records, and dozens of pictures.