August Pickups

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by BradH

I'm not generally an autograph collector, but I thought I'd post this for Braves fans who might like to see it.

This poster was given out to fans at Turner Field on Hall of Fame induction Sunday (July 27). Fans who enetered the park early received the poster and were able to watch the Hall of Fame ceremony on the jumbo video board.

About 30 of the posters were later signed in the clubhouse by the three inductees when they came to Turner Field for a special event two weeks after the Cooperstown weekend. I was fortunate to get one and will now get it framed for my office. It measures 19-1/2 x 26-3/4 inches.

Sweet!

[Drift]

Well my collecting activity has really slowed down this summer.
But opportunity knocked on the door as I was blessed with my second September 9, 1965 Koufax perfect game ticket this year.

This example came from a card shop in the LA area who acquired it from the original owner. I'm partial to this example because it has writing - notating the event much like a fan who fills out a scorecard.

I can tell the person who attended this game was excited and cherished the fact they got to witness Koufax's perfect game. Ticket was loved and that's what collecting is all about.

[Drift]

This one was like pulling teeth as I had it on my radar for over a year while it sat in Andy Imperato's stash. Patience paid off for me.
A 1 of 1 according to any population reports.
Attendance was in the 9,000 range according to the Baseball Encyclopedia making this a fairly rare stub.

May 22, 1963 represents one of Mickey Mantle's most talked about home runs of his career. On his own account it was the "hardest hit ball" he's ever felt. Many websites and news articles put this in the top 10 farthest hit HR's in MLB history. Folklore says the ball could have gone 734ft if it had not hit the facade at Yankee Stadium. The only man to hit the facade (Mantle did it twice).

[ruth-gehrig]

Great image with period equipment. Player on far left middle row has "Chicago" across chest while player center front has "K.C." on chest. Any explanation as to why 2 different teams would be photographed together? Perhaps an "All-Star like" team??

[Jaybird]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Great image with period equipment. Player on far left middle row has "Chicago" across chest while player center front has "K.C." on chest. Any explanation as to why 2 different teams would be photographed together? Perhaps an "All-Star like" team??

Likely a town team with hand-me-down jerseys. Many times they would play in whatever baseball gear they could get their hands on.

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Likely a town team with hand-me-down jerseys. Many times they would play in whatever baseball gear they could get their hands on.

That makes sense as the other players dont necessarily match either.

[71buc]

Here is another bit of silliness for my 1971 Pirate collection. I don't know if its the Cancun sun, too many Cuba Libres, or their combined 4,437 career hits and 422 HRs but I saw this MLB début stub of Richie Hebner and Al Oliver on eBay and had to have it.