April Pickups

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by biohazard

That crowd is insane. Is the photograph showing the line for autographs?

That's the photo ops area but the autograph area was the exact same way.

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[thenavarro]

[JimStinson]

Was lucky to snag this little gem , the back story is hilarious......

Gaedel was under strict orders not to attempt to move the bat off his shoulder. When Veeck got the impression that Gaedel might be tempted to swing at a pitch, the owner warned Gaedel that he had taken out a $1 million insurance policy on his life, and that he would be standing on the roof of the stadium with a rifle prepared to kill Gaedel if he even looked like he was going to swing. Veeck had carefully trained Gaedel to assume a tight crouch at the plate; he had measured Gaedel's strike zone in that stance and claimed it was just one and a half inches high. However, when Gaedel came to the plate, he abandoned the crouch he had been taught for a pose that Veeck described as "a fair approximation of Joe DiMaggio's classic style,"leading Veeck to fear he was going to swing. With Bob Cain on the mound - laughing at the absurdity that he actually had to pitch to Gaedel - and catcher Bob Swift catching on his knees, Gaedel took his stance. The Tigers catcher offered his pitcher a piece of strategy: "Keep it low." Cain delivered four consecutive balls, all high (the first two pitches were legitimate attempts at strikes; the last two were half-speed tosses). Gaedel took his base (stopping twice during his trot to bow to the crowd) and was replaced by pinch-runner Jim Delsing. The 18,369 fans gave Gaedel a standing ovation.
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[tazdmb]

I see you just edited his Wikipedia page

Due to its scarcity, Gaedel's autograph now sells for more than Babe Ruth's

[gregr2]

Really happy to pick up this Nolan Ryan 5000K signed ticket. Thanks Scott!

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[slidekellyslide]

Got this at a local auction last week. Not sure of date..it is signed by 9 players. Hard to see, but Preacher Roe signed on the front under the word "program".

[HexsHeroes]

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For the past several years my new year’s resolution has been to try limiting my acquisitions only to autographs of vintage Detroit Tigers ballplayers on my want list. Or, for extraordinary autograph items (authentic) offered at too-good-to-pass-on prices. Needless to say, both of those scenarios have generated very few purchases. And so, each year, my resolve is tested, and I give in; but just alittle. As it did Wednesday night (4/05/2017) with the latest Clean Sweep on-line auction. I did not need either of these two items. And the quality of both is, in my eyes, marginal given the tight cuts. But the price on the Bob Fothergill lined cut was acceptable, and the typed note by Bobby Veach on the back of the 3x5 with his signed document cut was just “the gravy” to entice me to bid. Neither are world moving, or earth shaking in nature, but do represent the first two autographs I have purchased this year. Now to get back on the straight and narrow path of staying true to that new year’s resolution.

[btcarfagno]

Wonderful item for my women in baseball collection. The National Girls Baseball League was very similar to the early incarnation of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (A League Of Their Own). The NGBL lasted 11 seasons and was based in the upper midwest at the same time as the AAGPBL. Both leagues were really softball leagues, with the AAGPBL eventually transitioning towards more of an overhand baseball format by the end of its existence and the NGBL maintaining underhand throughout. The two leagues shared many many players through their decades plus of existences.

This is an autograph book which features signatures of the entire NGBL for the 1949 season. All six teams are featured. Just a wonderful wonderful piece of history. I will only post two for the sake of brevity. 71 (or more) NGBL signatres in all.





Tom C

[Sladge34]

Al Oliver ($40), Ralph Terry ($31), Tyler Austin ($40), and Clete Boyer ($50)