Pre-1870 Baseball Memorabilia

[GaryPassamonte]

Now that's one I've never seen! Great cdv.

[ramram]

1867 scorebook.

Rob M

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[oldjudge]

Rob-Accushnett must have been really good. They played without a Left Fielder and still won the game.

[ramram]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Rob-Accushnett must have been really good. They played without a Left Fielder and still won the game.

... they put up 23 runs in the sixth inning alone. Other team must have cried "Uncle" at that point or else it got dark cuz they stopped it after six complete.

[ramram]

Another interesting side note to this scorebook is the "Alaska" 2nd baseman "Delano" from Fairhaven. That would be future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt's grandfather Warren Delano II or one of Warren's sons. Most all of these teams were composed of the wealthy "who's who" of their hometowns and Delano was one of the wealthiest from Fairhaven.

Rob M

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[jpop43]

Keeping with trophy or presentation pieces, here are two of ours...

1. A trophy ball from 1867
2. Presentation bat / silver match safe / Presentation Cup to the "Base Ball Champions of Henry, MO."

www.dugouttreasures.com

[Scott Garner]

What an incredible thread!