June 2011 pick up thread

[jpop43]

1. An early crescent padded, buckle back catchers mitt that features a sewn pocket, rivited rim and web, and an adjustable strap...couldn't be happier with this one.

2. An early Cooperstown/Baseball HoF pennant...from the pennant itself and the image reflected in the graphics, it was probably made not long after the opeining of the Hall itself.

3. Real nice 1870'/ 80's era "figure 8" baseball....lots of character.

www.dugouttreasures.com

[deebro041]

That mitt looks beautiful, nice pickup.

[earlywynnfan]

Not an expensive pickup, but grabbed a nice 40's era flannel, thought it would look good with my WWII Jersey collection.

Ken Sulik
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

[yanks12025]

Possibly the earliest known Wade Boggs game used bat dating from his minor league days in 1977. Shows great use, pine tar, uncracked, ball marks. Getting him to sign it next month.

[Rob D.]

Hi Brock,

That's a nice Boggs bat. I'm curious about something, though. You mention that it dates to 1977, which would have been Boggs' first full minor-league season (after hitting .263 in rookie ball). I'm surprised that he would have had a signature model bat at that stage of his career. I played with a lot of highly touted guys in the minors (Gary Sheffield, Greg Vaughn, B.J. Surhoff, Shawn Abner), and I don't remember any of them having signature models bats until after they signed a major-league contract. We all had our names on our bats, but always in block letters. This was in the mid to late 1980s, so maybe things were different when Boggs entered pro ball.

Anyway, just a thought.

Rob

[yanks12025]

Rob,

I'm not sure, all I know is he signed a contract with Hillerich & Bradsby in 1976. So he had a signature model right away pretty much and probably no block letter ones. Maybe he will remember it when i have him sign it?

[btcarfagno]

My first Joe Jackson decal bat. Decal seems about 60% or so there.



Tom C

[rlevy]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Hi Brock,

That's a nice Boggs bat. I'm curious about something, though. You mention that it dates to 1977, which would have been Boggs' first full minor-league season (after hitting .263 in rookie ball). I'm surprised that he would have had a signature model bat at that stage of his career. Rob

I found a Tommy Davis bat from 1959 when he played with the Spokane Indians a year before he was called up to the Dodgers, and it was a signature model. I asked John Taube (PSA bat authenticator) about that, and he said that you see signature contracts for players in the minors evey so often.

Rick

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by rlevy

I found a Tommy Davis bat from 1959 when he played with the Spokane Indians a year before he was called up to the Dodgers, and it was a signature model. I asked John Taube (PSA bat authenticator) about that, and he said that you see signature contracts for players in the minors evey so often.

Rick

I have a 1959 Deacon Jones signature model bat from his days with the Lincoln Chiefs...three years before his major league debut. All of my other minor league bats are block letters.