July 2011 pickup thread

[packs]

I just picked this baseball up. This ball was the final pitch of a game between the Indians and the A's on June 15th, 1926. Rube Walberg had just won his 15th major league game by tossing a 5 hit shutout. I'm hopeful I can do some research and find out who made the last out. Would be great if this beauty got Tris Speaker to pop out. Rube wrote out the box score and starting pitchers and catchers for each team, so technically it is also autographed.

[mr2686]

If I'm reading the box score correctly, it looks like the last out for the Indians on June 15, 1926 was hall of famer Joe Sewell. Not Speaker, but still really nice!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...92606150.shtml

[yanks12025]

Does it say that it was the final out ball. I always Figured these were just balls used during the game and not the final outs?

[packs]

The baseball is inscribed "Last ball on June 15th, 1926" and then has the box scores and starting pitchers written on opposite side panels. Sounded like the last pitch to me. I should also mention it comes with an LOA from Walberg's daughter which states this ball was the "last ball used in the game."

[tlwise12]

You don't see too many of these left...

[slidekellyslide]

I got an unexpected surprise in the mail today from the folks I bought a big lot of Lincoln minor league stuff from in June...they sent me some newspaper clippings, two team photos (one of which I didn't have..and didn't know existed since I have a 1960 team photo the only difference is the one I already had does not have any advertising on it)...the best item though is a 1924 Lincoln Links program..check out the player batting 5th in the lineup for Lincoln....TONY LAZZERI!!!!

[ksfarmboy]

Wow Dan that's incredible. Especially that 20's program. It seems minor league programs from our areas are exceedingly rare. Congrats.

[GKreindler]

Here's one I just picked up for a future painting:



It's from Opening Day, April 15, 1972, as Steve Carlton unloads to Ron Santo. This was to be Carlton's first year with Philadelphia and his first truly great year. I can't wait to get it on canvas!

Graig

[vintagesportflips]

Great stuff guys. Here are a few of my recent pickups.
The first one is a smaller sized Gussett style town ball baseball. Next is a beautiful looking raincap style football helmet. Lastly I picked up a photo of a House of David basketball player, which with the help of the House of David museum founder was able to identify the player as Jesse Lee "Doc" Tally. Tally was one of the original HOD baseball players, who invented their famous pepper game, and was referred to as the Bearded Babe Ruth for his slugging prowess.