May Pickups Thread

[brianp-beme]

I also started a separate thread about this card.

Brian

[sacentaur]

As a kid we played a tabletop game called Sports Illustrated All-Time All-Star Baseball. It was my introduction to vintage baseball that used color charts with named players (some blanks) and custom dice. We played hundreds and hundreds of games, so much fun.

One of the players I recall always doing well for me was Harry Hooper from the Boston Red Sox; he was a very good hitter, a fast runner, and a terrific outfielder.

Well, when I saw a boardie had this card for sale I of course had to have it!

(I don’t know why it’s “Ed” Hooper)

[Vintagedeputy]

Every year in my travels, I search through thousands of postcards at flea markets, antique stores, garage sales, etc. I rarely ever find anything.

Today, I spotted a box of vintage postcards and this was in the first stack of postcards that I picked up. I feel that the 1939 postmark is rather late for this issue, but maybe the sender had it laying around for a while.

[Kawika]

Thought you might like this photo, Jim. Picked it up from Leland's a while back. First game I ever saw was at the Polo Grounds seventy years ago. Been a Giants fan ever since.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Thought you might like this photo, Jim. Picked it up from Leland's a while back. First game I ever saw was at the Polo Grounds seventy years ago. Been a Giants fan ever since.

Wow! That's incredible!

[MVSNYC]

David, that is fantastic. You have a wonderful eye. Hope you're well.

[Kevlo17]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Thought you might like this photo, Jim. Picked it up from Leland's a while back. First game I ever saw was at the Polo Grounds seventy years ago. Been a Giants fan ever since.

WOW! Maybe the two best back to back posts I’ve seen!

[oldirtyfishkilla]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Thought you might like this photo, Jim. Picked it up from Leland's a while back. First game I ever saw was at the Polo Grounds seventy years ago. Been a Giants fan ever since.

That is gorgeous!!!!!

[oldirtyfishkilla]

I've always loved the graphics of this 1935 Diamond Stars Al Lopez and was able to find an affordable raw one...
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[mybuddyinc]

...................... one of the sadder stories .....................

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McGraw and McLean got on handsomely until June 1915, when McLean was again suspended for drinking. The Giants were at the Buckingham Hotel in St. Louis, where McLean confronted McGraw. Words were exchanged, McLean lunged at McGraw, and a melee ensued. A half-dozen ballplayers jumped in, furniture was smashed, and McLean fled into the night. His major-league career was over. Larry played some semipro ball but soon drifted out of the game.

Not much is known of McLean’s life after baseball, but it’s a safe bet that much of it was spent in saloons. On March 24, 1921, he got into an argument in a Boston speakeasy. When he attempted to climb over the bar, the bartender drew a pistol and shot him. McLean staggered outside and died on the street. He was 39 years old. After his death, the Reach Guide reflected that he was “a man of great size, a convivial disposition and a bad temper when under the influence of liquor, which led him into many more or less serious rows during his baseball career.” -- Mike Lackey (SABR)