June Pick up Thread

[oldjudge]

A very reasonably priced period Babe Ruth item, a souvenir scorekeeper put out by Quaker Oats in 1935:

[kkkkandp]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

A very reasonably priced period Babe Ruth item, a souvenir scorekeeper put out by Quaker Oats in 1935:

Cool item, Jay! Babe was with the Boston Braves from only February 26, 1935 through his last game on May 30. Quaker Oats had a very narrow window of opportunity!

[ValKehl]

Thanks to Luke L., I have added this tough, blank-backed 1934 Annis Furs card of Fred "Firpo" Marberry to my collection of cards of all the players on the 1924 Senators World Series Championship Team. Marberry led MLB in saves in 1924 and saved 2 of the Senators' 4 wins in the 1924 W.S. The first paragraph of SABR's bio of Marberry reads as follows:

"Fred Marberry, one of the best pitchers in baseball for a decade, was the first great hurler to be used primarily as a relief pitcher. He played a large role in Washington’s only World Series triumph, and set many records for relievers that would not be bested for many years. Almost forgotten today, he has been denied larger fame by splitting his career between starting and relieving —had he done one or the other, he might be in baseball’s Hall of Fame today."

Here's the link to this interesting bio, in case anyone cares to read it: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/firpo-marberry/

[wazoo]

Love a good Morty