Please share your Cincinnati Reds items

[Kaneen]

Originally Posted by SPMIDD

Kaneen,
Thanks for the idea. I just bought this off of EBAY.

Awesome! Glad you located one. I picked up mine at the National when a dealer was wholesaling some large format photos...got it crazy cheap. The thing I love about that first game photo is the look on Pete's face...the other guys are merely taking the field, business as usual, and Pete is just about to crap himself with excitement! Lol

Congrats man...That is going to make one fantastic "bookends" display of Pete's career! Glad my post made you aware of it. I look forward to seeing them together when you get them displayed...hope you post an updated pic!

[SPMIDD]

It is funny that you mentioned Pete's face because that is the first thing I noticed too. I will definitely post a picture when I get it hung. Thanks again.

[Scott Garner]

Wow, I can't believe that it's been almost 2 years since anyone has posted anything new on this great Cincinnati Reds thread.
Time to pump some life into this bad boy!

I'm very excited to have recently added this October 2, 1938 Ernie Lombardi Testimonial Dinner Program to my 1938 Vander Meer showcase.
The program is signed by Vander Meer that was in attendance as well as Ernie Lombardi on the inside cover. Check out the small Ernie Lombardi catcher dangler on the front of the program.

In addition to catching Vandy's historic back-to-back no-hitters in 1938, "the Schnozz" also won the NL batting title with a .342 batting average.
Lombardi, considered by many to be perhaps the slowest runner to play in the major leagues, had a HOF worthy 17 year career that featured a .306 batting average. Impressive considering that you know that all of these were clean hits, not little infield dribblers!

Anyway, this program joins my Johnny Vander Meer Day program from 2 weeks earlier.

Enjoy and Happy Holidays to everyone on net54!

[perezfan]

Awesome ensemble, Scott...

And thanks for reviving this thread!

[Bumpus Jones]

Fantastic stuff Scott! Enough to make any Reds collector jealous

[Chris-Counts]

Here's a Topeka Reds pin, a Reds game used cap from 1954-55, a 1960s souvenir batting helmet, a team photo of the Columbia Reds with Frank Robinson, and popcorn megaphone.

[Bumpus Jones]

Great mix of stuff Chris! You and Scott are getting me fired up with this Reds stuff you've been posting! I just recently finished adding all the cards that go with my Kahn's poster from 1959.

[Chris-Counts]

Wow, Chris, that poster is a real beauty. It must be from 1959, which I recall is one of the tougher Kahn's sets to collect. The players are all wearing the one-year '59 home cap with pinstripes and an embroidered wishbone "C."