October 2011 Pick-Up Thread

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Terrific.... Now, nobody will want to post anything else on this October thread (which is a shame, because the month just started!) I was gonna post something, but it would be embarrassingly bland, after seeing those first two.

Tough to imagine anything else as cool as Jimmy's Ruth photos and Greg's Matty Die-cut. Thanks a lot guys... now I have to wait until November to post!

First off. Mark is a dear friend and his remarks were made in jest.

I'd like to thank each and every one of you who took the time to comment, you're all very kind. I've found that photographs provoke a certain emotion in me that is rarely found in other collectibles.

Each photo has captured a moment in the daily lives of the generations that proceeded us, and that transcends into any walk of life, be it Ball Players, Movie Stars, Politicians, and even fascinating folks from all walks of life.

I'm happy that my newest addition has provoked such emotions in all of you too. With best regards, Jimmy

And Greg. That E125 Matty is to die for! A keeper for sure. Congrats!

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by thekingofclout

And Greg. That E125 Matty is to die for! A keeper for sure. Congrats!

Thanks Jimmy, definitely a keeper for sure, he will sit right next to my E125 Wagner throwing, and I cherish them both!!

Also, VERY awesome pics of Ruth, that throwing pose is JAW DROPPING!!

[baseballart]

Some games in the pacific northwest last longer than others

[Bobsbats]

Honus and Lajoie

Honus Wagner.jpg

lajoie, leslies newspaper.jpg

[iwantitiwinit]

Anyone know when home plate changed form?

[william_9]

I believe it was either 1899 or 1900.

[Runscott]

I'll second what everyone else is saying - that Ruth Red Sox photo is great. I used to collect Ruth items back when I had $$, and two of my favorite items were a Burke photo and a silver gel 'snapshot' from a barnstorming tour. All gone...

On a more positive note, I picked up a huge (small) black baseball related item last week - a 1909 ticket book, including 7 tickets, for Niesen's Gunther Park in Chicago. Among the games played there that year: series between the Leland Giants and the Cubans, 1-0 game where Rube Foster beat Ed Reulbach and the Chicago Cubs, games between Leland's Giants and the Guenther team, and also games between the Guenthers and the Cubans. There might have been other famous black teams that also played there that year - I haven't completed my research. The Kansas City Giants played the Cubans in Chicago that year, in several parks, but I can't verify that they played at Guenther Park.

Still looking for RPPCs of either the 1911 Chicago Giants or 1911 Kansas City, KS, Giants.