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[btcarfagno]

Casey Stengel 1962 game used cap

Tom C

[RichardSimon]

I was at both games,,,
Game 5 NLCS 1999, the Robin Ventura grand slam single game, best game I ever saw in person.
And,,
the last game at Shea Stadium,, terrible way to end the season and close a ballpark.

[jsage]

Subway Series 2000 - Went to games 1 at Yankee Stadium and Game 5 at Shea.
The subway tokens, which are not used any more, could be worth more than the mint ticket stubs.

(colors appear faded but the flash from the plastic holder has distorted the clarity)

[bat_master]

A few beauties:

Tommie Agee 1968 (signed)


Donn Clendenon 1969-70 (signed)


Bud Harrelson 1976


Jon Matlack 1977 (signed)

[dog*dirt]

Ooops wrong thread....haha

[kdixon]

Zach Wheat letter from the Mets in 1964. Wheat and Stengel were life long friends.

[Big Six]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Zach Wheat letter from the Mets in 1964. Wheat and Stengel were life long friends.

Of all the photos I own, this one is probably my favorite...there is a tenderness that you rarely see in life much less between professional atheletes...

[RichardSimon]

I always prefer autographed photos to autographed baseballs.

[Gary Dunaier]

Sorry the image is so small, but here's a 1961 Casey Stengel check made out to "Essex House" with "NY Expenses NY Mets" written in the corner. What makes this check particularly significant is that it was written October 12, 1961, two days after the expansion draft in which the players who would comprise the inaugural 1962 Mets were selected. Unfortunately, the bank cancellation holes go through the words "NY Mets," but that doesn't take away from this check's historical value.

[39special]

Originally Posted by dog*dirt

Ooops wrong thread....haha

Nice!

[MVSNYC]

thanks doug, i got the foul pole from a Leland's auction 2 years ago, along with some light pods from the scoreboard...that foul pole section is extremely heavy...that's a bummer if there wasn't a game played on aug 17th...maybe the stub was used for the make-up date?

"Game 5 NLCS 1999, the Robin Ventura grand slam single game, best game I ever saw in person."

i was at that game too! amazing game! i have to dig up that stub.

[baseballart]

Putnam sports shelf book from 1964 with Mullin cover

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

thanks doug, i got the foul pole from a Leland's auction 2 years ago, along with some light pods from the scoreboard...that foul pole section is extremely heavy...that's a bummer if there wasn't a game played on aug 17th...maybe the stub was used for the make-up date?

"Game 5 NLCS 1999, the Robin Ventura grand slam single game, best game I ever saw in person."

i was at that game too! amazing game! i have to dig up that stub.

My son and I still love to talk about the game. Neither of us realized what had happened to end the game in the 15th inning. Mets only needed a fly ball from Ventura to win the game. We saw the ball take off and immediately knew it was enough to win the game. We turned to each other and started to high five,hug,shout,jump and enjoy the moment, but we never saw the ball go over the fence .
My son still loves to bring up the fact that what makes a game like that one so great is the fact that a team will fall behind first before staging their rally. The Braves scored one in the top of the 15th and the Mets scored two in the bottom of the inning.

[ibuysportsephemera]

My turn...

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by MVSNYC

that's a bummer if there wasn't a game played on Aug 17th...maybe the stub was used for the make-up date?.

The original schedule has the Cards visiting the Mets for a night game on Friday, Aug 17 (the night that your stub is from), and day game on the 18th.

They ended up playing a doubleheader on the 18th, so I'm thinking the Friday night game got rained out before it started, and played the next day.

I haven't checked my 1962 TSNs for any sort of write up about details of what happened.

Doug

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by dog*dirt

Ooops wrong thread....haha

Funny boy,,,ugh.
Yay "Super Team" Eagles,,,oops, wrong thread

[Scott Garner]

Hi Richard,

OK, I'll play! Some of you may know that I am an advanced Nolan Ryan collector. Here is a look at some of the items in my Ryan Mets era showcase. I love the Mets stuff!

Some of the standout items that you can see are:

- A game used Ryan spike from 1971. This originated from long-time Mets fan Paul Hill's personal collection. Hill collected one game used item from every player that he came in contact with. This was his Nolan Ryan Mets piece.

- A game used ball from 7/1/69 at ST. Louis. Background info: HOF'ers Steve Carlton and Nolan Ryan (All-time right handed and left handed strikeout pitchers when they retired) face each other for the 1st time. Steve Carlton came out on top in their 1st match up. This ball was given to Steve after the game by a long time trainer and clubhouse man of the ST.Louis Cardinals. This originates from Steve Carlton's personal collection.

_ Tickets to Nolan's 1st career strikeout (1st 3 of 5,714 K's), 1st win of 324, last Mets win, only World Series appearance and win

- An official NL ball signed by Ryan in his Rookie Season in 1968

-Original 1968 snapshot of a babyfaced Nolan Ryan signing autographs out in front of Shea in 1968.

- Many other items. PLMK if you have any questions about anything that you see or if there is an item that you would like me to share with the group.

Enjoy!

[Tomman1961]

In 1987 my girlfriend wrote to Rusty that I was a big fan. Not so sure if he sent back many replies. But this is what I received for my 26th birthday, from my girlfriend, from Rusty. (of course I married her.

[3and2]

Tug McGraw signed Daily News Macy's Day Parade Kickoff...

[kdixon]

Here are Zach Wheat Mets Old Timers Day gifts from 1962-1965. The platter is very hard to get a good picture of. Actually the 1964 is the Dedication of Shea Stadium.

[Watersj58]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Here are Zach Wheat Mets Old Timers Day gifts from 1962-1965. The platter is very hard to get a good picture of. Actually the 1964 is the Dedication of Shea Stadium.

Nice Wheat collection

[kdixon]

Thanks ..

[Lordstan]

OK so this is a very rare Mets item.
It's a 1977 game program. It was acquired and scored at the game by a much younger version of me. I was present at the game with my father.
Something very memorable happened. What is it?
I'll give the answer in a few posts to allow for some responses from the audience.

Wow, after looking the program over, it really hits home how bad they were then. Any team that has to have Bruce Boisclair batting clean up is in deep do-do.

[Lou Criscione]

As a collector of figural memorabilia, I always love this set of statues of Mr. & Lady Met from the mid/late 60's.

Lou
www.insidetheparkcollectibles.com

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by btcarfagno

Casey Stengel 1962 game used cap

Tom C

and here 's the old perfessor wearing said hat???

[YankeeFan]

Not nearly as Amazin' as most of the other items shown in this thread, but what do you expect from a YankeeFan?

Press photo from first day of Spring Training, 1962.

This is my favorite Mets item in my collection. I have some regrets about selling my 1962 Game 1 stubs and 1969 signed team photo.

[Gary Dunaier]

Here's my latest acquisition... a check from Casey Stengel to the Mets' ballboy (batboy?), dated September 23, 1962...



9/23/62 was the final home game of the season, and at the time it was thought to be the last game ever at the Polo Grounds, with the Mets expected to move into Flushing Meadows Stadium the following season.

Presumably the check was an end-of-season gratuity, and it's interesting to note that the "Ol' Perfesser" misspelled the young man's name, as seen by the endorsement signature on the back.

[RichardSimon]

That is a nice one Gary. Wish I could say the same for the team this season .

[tjlives]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

That is a nice one Gary. Wish I could say the same for the team this season .

I suppose at the beginning of the season I would have signed for a Santana no-hitter and complete irrelevancy otherwise, but after the break they've been almost unwatchable.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by tjlives

I suppose at the beginning of the season I would have signed for a Santana no-hitter and complete irrelevancy otherwise, but after the break they've been almost unwatchable.

Almost?? After last night forget the almost .