Jan. 2011 Pick-up thread...

[Scott Garner]

I just picked up a pretty neat ticket from the 2nd game of the 1944 Pacific Service World Series that was played on September 23, 1944.

In this game, "Double No-Hit" Cincinnati Reds hurler Johnny VanderMeer and the Navy team bested losing pitcher Al Lein (of SF Seals PCL) and the Army 8-2.

The 1944 Pacific League Championship Series (World Series) was the brainchild of Army Chief of Staff George Marshall, who in the spring of 1944, determined that there were over 280 former major league players in active military service. The Series that pitted the Army and Navy's best was an 11 game series played at different military bases in Hawaii between Sept. 22, 1944 and Oct. 15th, 1944.

Behind the mostly outstanding pitching of the Navy staff the Navy team won 9 of the 11 games.

Some of the major leaguers that played in this Pacific Service World Series included:
Johnny VanderMeer, Virgil Trucks (he also threw 2 no-hitters while playing with the Tigers in 1952), Phil Rizzuto, Bill Dickey, Schoolboy Rowe, Johnny Beazley, Joe Gordon, Joe Grace, Ken Sears, Tom Ferrick. Hugh Casey,
Johnny Mize, Barney McCloskey, Walter Judnich and Johnny Lucadello to name a few.

This is a pretty neat ticket. I've got to wonder how many of these survived after all of these years?

[milkit1]

one heck of a score for me. TWO Buster Keaton autographs. It isnt the greatest photo ever but a signed Keaton photo is hard to find. The menu is from 1920 making it the earliest Keaton autograph I have ever seen and it has Tom Mix twice as well!

buster keaton signed photo.jpg

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[tlwise12]

My newest pick-up! I probably paid too much, but I like it!

[MGHPro]

A couple new ring bats. They were really December pick ups. Its the earliest Reach bat I've ever encountered. It predates the Keystone Logo.
Matt

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by tlwise12

My newest pick-up! I probably paid too much, but I like it!

If you like it Travis, then you didn't pay too much.

[HOF Yankees]

HOF auto collection is getting better

[margoaepi]

Picked up these as part of a lot of Christy Walsh postcards. I think they are pretty cool.

[GrayGhost]

Those are awesome autographed items.

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by margoaepi

Picked up these as part of a lot of Christy Walsh postcards. I think they are pretty cool.

Hey Josh. Those Walsh signed postcards are SWEET! Congrats.

Best, Jimmy