February 2020 Pick ups

[mcgwirecom]

So on May 2nd, 1954 Stan Musial became the first player to hit 5 HRs in a doubleheader. Attending the game in St. Louis was an 8 year old named Nate Colbert. On August 1st, 1972 he became the second player to achieve the feat. The only two times it has happened. Was able to finally find the Colbert ticket and it's a full. Tough from Atlanta.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

So on May 2nd, 1954 Stan Musial became the first player to hit 5 HRs in a doubleheader. Attending the game in St. Louis was an 8 year old named Nate Colbert. On August 1st, 1972 he became the second player to achieve the feat. The only two times it has happened. Was able to finally find the Colbert ticket and it's a full. Tough from Atlanta.

Congrats on those. Very cool.

Doug

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

So on May 2nd, 1954 Stan Musial became the first player to hit 5 HRs in a doubleheader. Attending the game in St. Louis was an 8 year old named Nate Colbert. On August 1st, 1972 he became the second player to achieve the feat. The only two times it has happened. Was able to finally find the Colbert ticket and it's a full. Tough from Atlanta.

Nice, Randall!
I'm glad that you were finally able to get the deal on the Nate Colbert ticket done. Congrats!

[daves_resale_shop]

Happy to add this childhood photo of me bench to the collection... signed on the reverse a bit later in life...

[daves_resale_shop]

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[Chris Counts]

"Nice. Any player attribution?"

It was sold as a Lou Kretlow cap, but I'm not certain since there's another early Orioles cap that exists with Lou's signature on the underside of the bill. But it's definitely a 1954-56 cap with the rectangular McAuliffe tag.

[JoeDfan]

Picked up a Jackie Robinson bat for my Spline collection. Now I am just missing the Mathews...

And, I got the companion jersey for my Japanese-American semi-pro Niseis jersey. These are AMAZING, and will go on the wall soon.
These just might be two of the coolest pieces I have ever had the good fortune of getting. I was able to do some research (with the help of some friends like Ben) and really pinpoint where they came from.

[CarltonHendricks]

This 1950’s sign is pretty late for my collection…and it’s sort of more pleasure craft than racing that I like…but so unique I just couldn’t pass on it… it’s 36” so should do well with my boating stuff….and it’s double sided!!!...so the wire attached to the eye hooks will be going away…and two brass sash chains will hang it from the ceiling…once it gets here…I’ve never seen a sign like it…From what I’ve read the Cornwallis company only lasted two or three years….they sure moved in on Chris-Craft…copy catting the “Craft” in their name…speaking of Chris-Craft…imagine if it said Chris-Craft what it would be worth…veering off a bit…I recently heard a Chris-Craft sign story that put me back in my seat…



So I’m on facebook and a guy posted a video of an off-the-chart car collection…car and motorcycle actually…it was kind of a limited quick view that panned the collection inside a decked out warehouse…right at the start I saw this incredible large Chris-Craft neon sign…I enquired of the guy that posted it if it was for sale or what…he goes…already sold…really I said…what’s the story….he says…sold for $45,000.00 to a customer of his..I said what’s the story where’d it come from…he said he got it at the 2019 Turlock Auto Swap meet…which is only an hour and a half from me…Said it was very poor condition when he got it…so poor he didn’t even make out the letters Chris-Craft it was so worn….until a friend pointed it out…