Legendary Auction 8/29-8/30

[Scott Garner]

I was very happy to win this beautiful Ford Frick 1938 Reds team ball that features the signatures of all of the starting 9 that played in both of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back consecutive no-hitters. The Reds skipper Bill McKechnie (HOF) is also present on one of the side panels. Willard Hershberger, Lombardi's back up catcher that committed suicide in the upocoming years is also present on this ball (tough!). This ball is a perfect fit for my Vander Meer collection, and I feel that it was actually a bargain.

Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters starting 9
Lonny Frey
Wally Berger
Ival Goodman
Frank McCormick
Ernie Lombardi (HOF)
Harry Craft
Lew Riggs
Billy Myers
Johnny Vander Meer

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I was very happy to win this beautiful Ford Frick 1938 Reds team ball that features the signatures of all of the starting 9 that played in both of Johnny Vander Meer's back-to-back consecutive no-hitters. The Reds skipper Bill McKecknie is also present on one of the side panels. Willard Herschberger, Lombardi's back up catcher that committed suicide in the upocoming years is also present on this ball (tough!). This ball is a perfect fit for my Vander Meer collection, and I feel that it was actually a bargain.

Vander Meer's back-to-back no-hitters starting 9
Lonny Frey
Wally Berger
Ival Goodman
Frank McCormick
Ernie Lombardi (HOF)
Harry Craft
Lew Riggs
Billy Myers
Johnny Vander Meer

Wow Scott, that's a sharp looking ball. Congrats!

[bender07]

Did anyone win Lot 792 Historic "Trailblazer" Baseball Autograph Collection (44) looking to break it up? I'm interested in the Dinneen.

[Scott Garner]

To anyone that won the same lot that Mark referred to, Lot 792 (Trailblazers), I'm very interested in acquiring the HB "Dutch" Leonard signed 3 x 5 out of this lot

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

To anyone that won the same lot that Mark referred to, Lot 792 (Trailblazers), I'm very interested in acquiring the HB "Dutch" Leonard signed 3 x 5 out of this lot

That 1914 season for Dutch was out of control...

19-5 | 0.96 ERA | 0.886 WHIP | 279 ERA+

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bender07

That 1914 season for Dutch was out of control...

19-5 | 0.96 ERA | 0.886 WHIP | 279 ERA+

Absolutely, Mark!
Here are pictures of my game used ball from Dutch Leonard's no-hitter in 1916.
I believe it's the only one known to exist...

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

To anyone that won the same lot that Mark referred to, Lot 792 (Trailblazers), I'm very interested in acquiring the HB "Dutch" Leonard signed 3 x 5 out of this lot

Scott, in retrospect, we should have bought that lot, taken our respective autographs and sold the rest. Damn hindsight!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bender07

Scott, in retrospect, we should have bought that lot, taken our respective autographs and sold the rest. Damn hindsight!

Mark,
I agree! Do you know where this lot went, price-wise? I can't see the final price when I went on their website.

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Mark,
I agree! Do you know where this lot went, price-wise? I can't see the final price when I went on their website.

1300 plus juice so around $1500. Is Dutch a tough autograph?

[mr2686]

Scott, Jodi has a cut of Leonard in his "new arrivals" section on his website if interested.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bender07

1300 plus juice so around $1500. Is Dutch a tough autograph?

Pretty tough. We should have bought the lot...