June Pickups

[MCyganik]

Was fortunate to grab one of these tickets recently to go with my beautifully scored program.

59 years ago today Boston’s Earl Wilson threw the first no-hitter by an African-American pitcher in the American League. He defeated the Angels 2-0 and is one of only four pitchers to also hit a home run during his no-hitter.

Elijah “Pumpsie” Green gets the infamous footnote in history as the first black player on the last team to integrate in 1959, but Wilson debuted only a week later and was actually the first and only African-American the Red Sox had in their system for 3 years after he signed in 1953. The Sox famously passed over Jackie Robinson in 1945 and Willie Mays in 1950.

I’d like to think this no-hitter was a rare bright spot and incredible feat for Wilson in a very difficult chapter of Boston’s history.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by MCyganik

Was fortunate to grab one of these tickets recently to go with my beautifully scored program.

THAT is a beautiful program.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

THAT is a beautiful program.

I just realized that I have 11 Red Sox programs from 1962 scored by the same person who scored your Wilson no-hitter.

And another couple dozen from 1957 thru 1965.

[MCyganik]

Thanks guys! I was so happy to pair them together!

Doug, did you buy yours from the Shriners Show in MA? I picked this program up at the Shriners a few years ago when I was hyper focused on programs and I recall the seller had quite a few that were similarly scored. I just happened to recognize the date on the cover and scooped it up. If you didn’t get it from that seller then he and you most likely got them from the same source.

Either way I’m hanging onto this pair for a long while

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by MCyganik

Thanks guys! I was so happy to pair them together!

Doug, did you buy yours from the Shriners Show in MA? I picked this program up at the Shriners a few years ago when I was hyper focused on programs and I recall the seller had quite a few that were similarly scored. I just happened to recognize the date on the cover and scooped it up. If you didn’t get it from that seller then he and you most likely got them from the same source.

Either way I’m hanging onto this pair for a long while

No, I would have either gotten them via ebay, an auction house, or possibly another net54 board member. I'm not sure which.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by MCyganik

Was fortunate to grab one of these tickets recently to go with my beautifully scored program.

So great.

[Scott Garner]

Lov the scorebook as well. Nice pairing.