March pick up thread

[todeen]

Another group of 61T that look pack fresh!


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[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by todeen

Another group of 61T that look pack fresh!


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Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish!


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[Chicosbailbonds]

Incoming

[JollyElm]

Two of my favorite all-time greats (especially hometown hero 'Clyde' Frazier)...

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But I was always fascinated and puzzled by that Wilt Chamberlain card. "Conquistadors"??? Huh??? What??? So here is an illuminating cut and paste from his Wikipedia page:

San Diego Conquistadors (1973–1974)
In 1973, the San Diego Conquistadors of the NBA rival league ABA signed Chamberlain as a player-coach for a $600,000 salary.[113] However, the Lakers sued their former star and successfully prevented him from actually playing, because he still owed them the option year of his contract.[4] Barred from playing, Chamberlain mostly left the coaching duties to his assistant Stan Albeck, who recalled: "Chamberlain ... has a great feel for pro basketball ... [but] the day-to-day things that are an important part of basketball ... just bored him. He did not have the patience."[113] The players were split on Chamberlain, who was seen as competent, but often indifferent and more occupied with promotion of his autobiography Wilt: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door than with coaching. He once skipped a game to sign autographs for the book.[113] In his single season as a coach, the Conquistadors went a mediocre 37–47 in the regular season and lost against the Utah Stars in the Division Semifinals.[113] However, Chamberlain was not pleased by the Qs' meager attendance: crowds averaged 1,843, just over half of the Qs' small San Diego 3,200-seat sports arena.[113] After the season, Chamberlain retired from professional basketball.

Love it!!!

[todeen]

Originally Posted by jchcollins

Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish!


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What a name. Learn something new every day on this board.

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[irv]

Big pick up for me. 1952 Topps Johnny Sain error card with the Joe Page bio.

Johnny Sain was the last pitcher Babe Ruth faced in 1935 and the first pitcher Jackie Robinson faced in his major league debut in 1947.


"John Franklin “Johnny” Sain (September 25, 1917 - November 7, 2006) has the unique distinction of being the final pitcher that Babe Ruth faced in his career in 1935 and the first hurler that Jackie Robinson would face in the big leagues after breaking the color barrier in 1947"
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/ba...e-bio-49/22975

[obcbeatle]

Originally Posted by irv

Big pick up for me. 1952 Topps Johnny Sain error card with the Joe Page bio.

Johnny Sain was the last pitcher Babe Ruth faced in 1935 and the first pitcher Jackie Robinson faced in his major league debut in 1947.


"John Franklin “Johnny” Sain (September 25, 1917 - November 7, 2006) has the unique distinction of being the final pitcher that Babe Ruth faced in his career in 1935 and the first hurler that Jackie Robinson would face in the big leagues after breaking the color barrier in 1947"
https://www.psacard.com/cardfacts/ba...e-bio-49/22975

Didn't know that ... very cool! Not to mention Sain had a huge impact on baseball AFTER he retired too :-) Great card!

[irv]

Originally Posted by obcbeatle

Didn't know that ... very cool! Not to mention Sain had a huge impact on baseball AFTER he retired too :-) Great card!

Thank you!

I'm just doing some reading up on him now and had no idea how successful he was, both as a player and a coach, and as this article reads, although he is in the National League Hall of Fame, many think he also belongs in the MLB Hall of Fame due to his accomplishments both as a player and as a pitching coach.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archi...-0fe3f5e7dbc1/

Finding out he was the last pitcher Babe Ruth faced and the first one Jackie Robinson faced, just adds to my excitement of owning this card. I collect 52's normally but I didn't want to get into the variation game, but, with that being said, I'm certainly glad I own this one.

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/d83d0584

First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain,
Then an off day, followed by rain.
Back will come Spahn, followed by Sain
And followed, we hope, by two days of rain.

—Gerry Hern, Boston Post, September 14, 1948