December pickup thread

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Picked up the "Sweet Caporal" postcard from good ol' Dan Yaw on eBay. It depicts a game between Baltimore and Montreal circa 1905. Love this card. It's a clear window unto a baseball moment a century ago. What's not clear is who made the play to first. It's hard to see but the Baltimore player on the left is wearing a glove on his right hand; if he's the pitcher he seems out of place with respect to the position of the first baseman. Might have been a bunt or a grounder right to the bag. Maybe one of you field generals can explain it to me.

David - what's really nice about the Bal-Mtl photo is the scoreboard. It looks like it would be sharp and clear in hi-res. There is probably enough info there in theory to determine the date of the game. You would need to find box scores via online newspapers that match the line scores on that scoreboard. Of course it's much easier to do that for a major league game. If you can figure out the date, the corresponding newspaper article might mention that play.

BTW - we were born in the same year in the same place. The big difference is I am still here.

[Michael Peich]

I was able to help Ted Z. complete his Sovereign back T-206 collection by trading my Young portrait in exchange for this little gem, and three other cards, including another Cy portrait for my T-206 collection. (The borders of the Jones are orange, although they look reddish in my scan.)

You're the man, Ted!

Cheers, Mike

[Luke]

I love the colors on this one, and I'm a little surprised it received a qualifier. It would have been out of my price range if it hadn't, so I'm glad it did.

[Robextend]

Nice card Luke and I agree, definitely no need for the qualifier.

[Luke]

I'm planning to send some cards in to SGC some time soon. Do you think this card might grade out at a 50 without a qualifier if I tried to cross it over?

[bcbgcbrcb]

Luke:

My best guess is that SGC would grade it a 40

[Robextend]

I would guess 40 because of the staining, but I would definitely cross it over!

[Luke]

Since we're on the subject:
When you want to cross a card over to another grading company, do you send it in the other company's holder, or crack it out? If I were to send this card into SGC in the PSA slab, do you think SGC would be more likely to give it a qualifier just because PSA did?

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

David - what's really nice about the Bal-Mtl photo is the scoreboard. It looks like it would be sharp and clear in hi-res. There is probably enough info there in theory to determine the date of the game. You would need to find box scores via online newspapers that match the line scores on that scoreboard. Of course it's much easier to do that for a major league game. If you can figure out the date, the corresponding newspaper article might mention that play.

Mark: I cranked up the scanner to 1200 dpi in order to get a better look at the scoreboard. You can see the partial scores of the day's games although it's difficult to distinguish zeroes from other rounded numbers like 3, 8 etc. Seller only indicated circa 1905 so I can't even be sure of the year. Assuming that the Baltimore player is the pitcher, the Orioles only had three lefties from 1903-1907, one being Fred Burchell who may or not may be this guy.

Originally Posted by bmarlowe1

BTW - we were born in the same year in the same place. The big difference is I am still here.

I was born in Chicago in 1950. You too? We left in '51 and thereafter have lived in five states and three provinces of Canada. I might as well have been born in the back of a Greyhound.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Mark: I cranked up the scanner to 1200 dpi in order to get a better look at the scoreboard. You can see the partial scores of the day's games although it's difficult to distinguish zeroes from other rounded numbers like 3, 8 etc. Seller only indicated circa 1905 so I can't even be sure of the year. Assuming that the Baltimore player is the pitcher, the Orioles only had three lefties from 1903-1907, one being Fred Burchell who may or not may be this guy.





I was born in Chicago in 1950. You too? We left in '51 and thereafter have lived in five states and three provinces of Canada. I might as well have been born in the back of a Greyhound.

That's very cool. Based on another photo I have, I'd say there is a fair chance that is Burchell.

Toronto got 4 in the bottom of the 4th against Newark. In the Providence Buffalo game, Buffalo got 3 in the bottom of the 1st, Providence got 3 in the top of the 3rd. Jersey city got 3 in the top of the first, 1 in the 3rd and it looks like 2 in the 4th against Rochester. That is probably enought to figure this out. I'm thinking Eastern League box scores would be in The Sporting News, available on line from Paper of Record I believe.

Yes I was born in Chicago, same year as you.

[tlwise12]

Just won off of eBay...

[bcbgcbrcb]

Chris:

Congrats on the pick-ups, the McCarthy is a rookie card and an extremely tough find!

[calvindog]

Been after this one for a while. Thanks, Paul!

[Jayjones82]

Jason

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Been after this one for a while. Thanks, Paul!

That is an awesome pickup Jeff!!

Also, great stuff everyone- Erick, that Cobb miscut is excellent !!!

Clayton

[Matt]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Been after this one for a while. Thanks, Paul!

Jeff - one of my all-time favorite cards. Congrats!