March pick up thread

[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