June Pickups

[Scott Garner]

June is starting out to be a great month for pickups, as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.

On Sept. 11th, 1946 starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, of Double No-Hit fame, ended up pitching in one of the great epic pitching battles of all-time against Dodgers starter Hal Gregg & Co.
Vandy pitched the first 15 innings of what ended up being a 0-0 tie against the Bums at Ebbets Field, ending after 19 innings due to darkness. Vandy's Reds reliever teammate & close friend Harry Gumbert pitched the final 4 innings. For the record, the Bums used a total of 4 pitchers in this pitching marathon.

After 71 years, this still stands as being a ML record for the longest game resulting in a 0-0 tie.

This would prove to be one of Vandy's greatest games as he set career highs in innings pitched (15 innings), strikeouts (14) and a miniscule 2 walks.
For Vander Meer, this was quite an accomplishment in of itself as he struggled throughout his career to not walk batters. In his own words he called this "the old bugaboo".

I was able to pair an exceedingly rare full ticket to this game and paired it with a press photo taken of Reds hurlers Vandy and Gumbert immediately after the game.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

June is proving to be a great month for pickups as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.
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Fantastic looking ticket Scott. Congrats!!

[mr2686]

Outstanding pickup Scott! When you found it was it sold knowing what it was, or was it just another ticket that you happened to know what it was?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Outstanding pickup Scott! When you found it was it sold knowing what it was, or was it just another ticket that you happened to know what it was?

Hi Mike,
I hope you are well.

This particular Vandy ticket date has been on my want list for several years.
The seller did know the significance of the date and stated as much in the auction title and description.

I had always hoped to find a stub, never suspecting that I would be fortunate enough to find a NM full ticket to this game. I definitely paid somewhat of a premium for it, but for my Vander Meer collection it's a terrific fit, needless to say.

[mr2686]

Well done Scott, and Thank You I am doing very well. Took some time out from the hobby to spend time on other hobbies like my my home theater, but I'm back now and trying to finish up matting and framing what I have on hand before finishing up some bigger projects. Hoping to post some new Memorabilia Room photos soon.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Well done Scott, and Thank You I am doing very well. Took some time out from the hobby to spend time on other hobbies like my my home theater, but I'm back now and trying to finish up matting and framing what I have on hand before finishing up some bigger projects. Hoping to post some new Memorabilia Room photos soon.

Awesome! Glad to have you back in the mix.
It's always a pleasure to read your posts.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Fantastic looking ticket Scott. Congrats!!

Thanks Joe!

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

June is starting out to be a great month for pickups, as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.

On Sept. 11th, 1946 starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, of Double No-Hit fame, ended up pitching in one of the great epic pitching battles of all-time against Dodgers starter Hal Gregg & Co.
Vandy pitched the first 15 innings of what ended up being a 0-0 tie against the Bums at Ebbets Field, ending after 19 innings due to darkness. Vandy's Reds reliever teammate & close friend Harry Gumbert pitched the final 4 innings. For the record, the Bums used a total of 4 pitchers in this pitching marathon.

After 71 years, this still stands as being a ML record for the longest game resulting in a 0-0 tie.

This would prove to be one of Vandy's greatest games as he set career highs in innings pitched (15 innings), strikeouts (14) and a miniscule 2 walks.

I was able to pair an exceedingly rare full ticket to this game to a press photo taken of Reds hurlers Vandy and Gumbert immediately after the game.

Said it before and I'll say it sgain; one of my favorite collections. Great pickup!

[ooo-ribay]

Great ticket, Scott! Did they not resume the game because it was late in the season and both teams were "out of it"?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Great ticket, Scott! Did they not resume the game because it was late in the season and both teams were "out of it"?

Rob,
Thank you.
Interesting question. As stated in my previous post, it was a day game and was called due to darkness.
It's amazing that the 19 inning game only lasted about 4 1/2 hours, which by today's standard was crazy fast.
9 inning games today can easily take 4+ hours. Times have certainly changed...

Since lights were available at Brooklyn since 1938 and the game was played in 1946, I actually puzzled over why they just didn't turn on the lights to let the game play out. I came to the conclusion that at this point in time, night games perhaps were still being billed as special events. In 1946 it appears that only 29/78 games in the home schedule being played under the lights. The other thing to possibly consider is that likely turning on the lights required special set up and preparation since they were not an everyday occurrence.
Perhaps the logistics prevented it? I'm not really sure...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Said it before and I'll say it sgain; one of my favorite collections. Great pickup!

Thanks Ben & Paul!

[yankeesjetsfan]

Nice pick ups everyone!

Mike

[brookdodger55]

Brooklyn Dodgers Pickups

[irv]

Originally Posted by brookdodger55

Brooklyn Dodgers Pickups

Very nice!

[yankeesjetsfan]

Awesome Brooklyn Dodgers pickups.

Mike

[brookdodger55]

Thanks to above collectors

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by brookdodger55

Brooklyn Dodgers Pickups

That ebbetts field sign is killer. Beautiful dodger pick ups!!!

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

June is starting out to be a great month for pickups, as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.

On Sept. 11th, 1946 starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, of Double No-Hit fame, ended up pitching in one of the great epic pitching battles of all-time against Dodgers starter Hal Gregg & Co.
Vandy pitched the first 15 innings of what ended up being a 0-0 tie against the Bums at Ebbets Field, ending after 19 innings due to darkness. Vandy's Reds reliever teammate & close friend Harry Gumbert pitched the final 4 innings. For the record, the Bums used a total of 4 pitchers in this pitching marathon.

After 71 years, this still stands as being a ML record for the longest game resulting in a 0-0 tie.

This would prove to be one of Vandy's greatest games as he set career highs in innings pitched (15 innings), strikeouts (14) and a miniscule 2 walks.

I was able to pair an exceedingly rare full ticket to this game to a press photo taken of Reds hurlers Vandy and Gumbert immediately after the game.

Very cool Scott! I love you matching it with the photo.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

June is starting out to be a great month for pickups, as I was able to scratch a great ticket off my want list.

On Sept. 11th, 1946 starting pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, of Double No-Hit fame, ended up pitching in one of the great epic pitching battles of all-time against Dodgers starter Hal Gregg & Co.
Vandy pitched the first 15 innings of what ended up being a 0-0 tie against the Bums at Ebbets Field, ending after 19 innings due to darkness. Vandy's Reds reliever teammate & close friend Harry Gumbert pitched the final 4 innings. For the record, the Bums used a total of 4 pitchers in this pitching marathon.

After 71 years, this still stands as being a ML record for the longest game resulting in a 0-0 tie.

This would prove to be one of Vandy's greatest games as he set career highs in innings pitched (15 innings), strikeouts (14) and a miniscule 2 walks.
For Vander Meer, this was quite an accomplishment in of itself as he struggled throughout his career to not walk batters. In his own words he called this "the old bugaboo".

I was able to pair an exceedingly rare full ticket to this game and paired it with a press photo taken of Reds hurlers Vandy and Gumbert immediately after the game.

Whoa that is an amazing ticket. Great find Scott

[Forever Young]

Picked up this unique shot. I missed out on it twice and decided to snatch it up this time around as young Nolan is tough.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Picked up this unique shot. I missed out on it twice and decided to snatch it up this time around as young Nolan is tough.

Fireeeeeeeee

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

Picked up this unique shot. I missed out on it twice and decided to snatch it up this time around as young Nolan is tough.

Nice rookie Nolan Ryan, Ben! Congrats!

[ksfarmboy]

Picked up my 3rd Forrest "Woody" Jensen game used bat (Bottom bat). I'd say I have the market pretty well cornered on these. Pretty special player for my collection for several reasons. One, I actually knew him and his family. He also kind of had everything I look for from a Kansas player other than being born here. He played minor league ball in Wichita in the late 20's-1930. He then made it to the majors for pretty much all of the decade of the 30's. From there he came back to Wichita and played semi pro for the Boeing Bombers winning a National Championship. Finally he was in the front office of the Wichita Indians in the 50's.

[slidekellyslide]

Nice pickup, Hoarder. I mean Clint.

[ksfarmboy]

Ha, thanks Dan. I know you have the same disease I do.😁

[btcarfagno]

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This ball represents the last run given up and the last home run given up during the actual part of Bender's major league career. He did pitch one bullshit inning 8 years later as a coach but that shouldn't really count.

It is definitely the ball that caused the last loss.of his career. It is also the last run he gave up as a pitcher for a Philadelphia team.

The two run homerun by controversial Benny Kauff turned a 1-0 deficit in the 8th into a 2-1 victory. The victory clinched the 1917 pennant for the Giants, and this is the ball that propelled them to victory.

Tom C

[bobfreedman]

One of my all time favorite pieces has found a new home