December Pickups

[Teamgluck]

I would guess Hodges and Dick Allen get in with Bob Howsam being very close. Howsam was GM of Cardinals and Reds winning 3 world series titles and many pennants. He was also behind the push of bringing MLB to Denver which has had incredible attendance since their inception despite not so incredible play. Kaat also in consideration with Minnie Minoso.

[thenavarro]

Giovanni,

Good luck! I hope he makes it for ya. I thought about waiting myself because if he gets in, there will be a rush from all the HOF signed rookie collectors to snag one of those, but I decided to let it go to a good home Enjoy, will ship out tomorrow.

Mike

[3-2-count]

I had been searching for a quality Ruth signature for some time. When I finally ran across this one, I knew it was the one. A thank you shout out goes to knowledgeable board members Shelly Jaffe and Jim Stinson who gave me both opinions and advice on my new purchase. I'm thankful!

[jbhofmann]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

I had been searching for a quality Ruth signature for some time. When I finally ran across this one, I knew it was the one. A thank you shout out goes to knowledgeable board members Shelly Jaffe and Jim Stinson who gave me both opinions and advice on my new purchase. I'm thankful!

That's amazing.

[btcarfagno]

I love that the Ruth is on an original period photo, as well as how crisp and bold it is. Just tremendous.

Tom C

[jason.1969]

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[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

And now for a Ruth not nearly as impressive...but still my first one that's within even a decade of his lifetime. This is from the 1952 Topps "Look n See" set, in which Ruth is the only ballplayer. Other notables I already had included Galileo, Isaac Newton, and Albert Einstein.

It was an eBay BIN that turned up in my search results at what seemed like a very good price for its condition.

Not to hate, but this forum is mainly for Autograph pickups, there is another December pickups in the Vintage Memorabilia Forum.

Think your pickups would be more appreciated there.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

I had been searching for a quality Ruth signature for some time. When I finally ran across this one, I knew it was the one. A thank you shout out goes to knowledgeable board members Shelly Jaffe and Jim Stinson who gave me both opinions and advice on my new purchase. I'm thankful!

Tony,
That Ruth signed photo is awesome. Congrats!

[Scott Garner]

I was able to recently scratch off one of the genuine toughees on my want list of early vintage no-hit pitcher signatures:

Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" or "HUB" Leonard (D-1952) pitched for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers during his 13 year ML career. Dutch Leonard has the distinction of holding the lowest single season ERA in the modern era of baseball (post 1900). "HUB" had a microscopic ERA of 0.96 during his 1914 season with the Boston Red Sox.

Additionally, Leonard hurled the second ever no-hitter at historic Fenway Park on August 30, 1916. In his career, Leonard actually pitched two no-hitters, the second one on June 3, 1918 also with Boston.

Here is a picture of my HB "Dutch" Leonard 1948 GPC, a photo of Dutch from 1916 and an actual game ball that I own from Leonard's 1st no-hitter in 1916:

[3-2-count]

Thanks Joel, Tom & Scott. Decemeber is off to a grand start.
Keep em' comin guys.....

[Klrdds]

Scott,
The Dutch Leonard autograph is great addition to your collection but the baseball is really impressive!!

[Sophiedog]

Tony: Congratulations on the Ruth! It's a Beauty!

[3-2-count]

Thanks again everyone. Much appreciated.

[Bosox Blair]

Originally Posted by 3-2-count

I had been searching for a quality Ruth signature for some time. When I finally ran across this one, I knew it was the one. A thank you shout out goes to knowledgeable board members Shelly Jaffe and Jim Stinson who gave me both opinions and advice on my new purchase. I'm thankful!

Wow - Tony that is really awesome!

Cheers,
Blair

[3-2-count]

Thanks Blair........

[stat192]

1977 Chong Modesto A's, Ricky Henderson

[jbhofmann]

Originally Posted by stat192

1977 Chong Modesto A's, Ricky Henderson

This is a monster....about the same rarity as Charlotte Ripken??

[Lordstan]

Originally Posted by jbhofmann

This is a monster....about the same rarity as Charlotte Ripken??

Depends on which Charlotte Ripken. The blue version is a pretty close comparison. The orange version is still much rarer, IMHO.

BTW, Great pick up Giovanni.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by stat192

1977 Chong Modesto A's, Ricky Henderson

Giovanni - is that my old BVG Rickey that you cracked out and got signed? Pretty cool!

And to answer some subsequent questions about the '77 Chong set, purportedly only 400 sets were created and most (250-300) were destroyed in a Chicago fire. I can't seem to find any reference to this online, although I certainly recall reading about this somewhere. This card is on the want list for almost every Rickey Henderson player checklist. But the price tag makes it tough to fill. That said, it deserves a lot more respect and should be valued higher than the 1980 Ripken (Blue), although recent price xp suggests otherwise.

[packs]

Picked up this nice Ernie off the Bay last night. Always loved this card: