A year of Lou Brock

[David W]

Stadium fold out poster. I think it is 2 feet x 3 feet. Also pictured are Bob Gibson, Ken Reitz, and Ted Simmons.

[David W]

Advertising poster for the late 1960's Sports Illustrated posters.

[David W]

Mcdonald's glass.

[Collectorsince62]

Stadium giveaway from the 3000th hit game. Lou was proud to add he "was there too."

[David W]

That "I was there" cert shows up pretty regularly on Ebay. I have never bought one, as there seem to be an awful lot of them, making me wonder if they have just been recently reproduced.

[David W]

1984 BBWA program.

[David W]

This is a pretty cool item. DuPont made a series of large cards (8x11) to give away at trade shows in the 1980's. Here is the Lou Brock card. Also in this "set" are Red Schoendienst, Willie Mays, Pete Rose, Harmon Killebrew, Gaylord Perry, Bob Feller, Stan Musial, and Bart Starr. There may be others.

[stlcardsfan]

Happy 75th birthday to my favorite Cardinal of all time! LOOOUUUU!!!!!

[David W]

Here is the metal printing plate for the DuPont card.

[David W]

1985 Hall of Fame cachet. Why they picked a Cub hat I don't know, unless it was to rub some salt in an old wound.

[David W]

1985 HOF induction program.

[David W]

1985 Baseball Digest annual guide featuring 3 new Hall of Famers from the Cardinals, Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, and Hoyt Wilhelm.

[ALR-bishop]

Kind of an odd threesome to focus on in 1985

[David W]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Kind of an odd threesome to focus on in 1985

Arky Vaughn also went in, so it was kind of a mediocre year, as HOF'ers go.

And to call Wilhelm a Cardinal is a bit of a stretch.

He went 1-4 in 40 games in 1957.

[David W]

1985 "Record of records" to commemorate the HOF induction.

[David W]

1984 Matchbook schedule from Lou Brock Sports Shop

[David W]

This just came in, a 1967 pennant in honor of the 67 WS Championship.

[David W]

1985 HOF Postcard.

[David W]

Cardinal Surf book. His first card as a Cardinal is in 1965.

[ALR-bishop]

I looked to be sure you had not been cutting out any of the pictures to make Promo Cards

[BradH]

My wife and I were recently cleaning out some of our old stuff from when we lived in St. Louis. I came across a box of various pins and cards from the Cardinals and when I saw Lou’s pin I remembered this thread – I don’t think this has been posted yet.

This was issued to fans to commemorate the unveiling of his statue in front of Busch Stadium. The Cardinals did a great job with these and whenever a new statue was unveiled they gave out a commemorative pin, which is attached to a card that describes the event. I believe there is a typo on Lou's card, but maybe I'm reading it wrong – the statue was unveiled in the 25th anniversary year (not 20th) of Lou's 1974 stolen-base record.

[David W]

Brad H - You are correct, I have the pin, have not posted it yet.

I was away for a week on vacation with limited WIFI (at http://montaukpark.com ) canoeing on the Current River in South Central Missouri (http://www.jadwincanoe.com )

Anyway - Here is the 85 HOF envelope along with Wilhelm.

[David W]

This is kind of interesting. Apparently Lou became an expert in pricing ball cards at some point, and has the price guide to prove it. I am not sure on the date, and would be interested to at some point find a copy of the price guide.

[ALR-bishop]

Interesting. Does it say he collected and what ? Probably Maury Wills, Ty Cobb and Ricky Henderson cards

[David W]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Interesting. Does it say he collected and what ? Probably Maury Wills, Ty Cobb and Ricky Henderson cards

I'd like to find a copy of the guide, but have never seen one in 10 years of Ebay searches using Lou Brock.

I bet his shrewd advice was to invest in Canseco, McGwire, and cases of 87 Topps at the time anyway.

[David W]

KSD TV card. I am unsure of the date on this card.

[David W]

Probably late 80's Big K Mart card.

[David W]

1982 Baseball Card News. They are numbered to 20, I do not know if they are all of Lou Brock, or include other players.

[David W]

Here is a postmarked 1989 first day of issue envelope. Also pictured a ticket stub from 2009 with Lou featured on the stub. There are probably dozens of ticket stubs he is on, I've got a couple, it's too much work to try and find all the tickets.

[ALR-bishop]

This has been a great thread. David is in the home stretch. One month to go

[David W]

These last few posts will feature all sorts of "odds and ends". There are hundreds of cards put out by the card manufacturers in the last 30 years, I don't really collect them, unless they look "Cool" or something.

I'm a sucker for flashy colors and cool designs.

Here is an unknown as to date sew or iron on patch, plus the above mentioned Hunters meat stadium give away pin, a random Topps issue, and Sports Design card

[David W]

One of my favorite "Modern" cards, however "Modern" is defined (and the thread on that is interesting) is the 92 Action Packed card, as well as all the other cards in the set.

[ALR-bishop]

Here is the player that comes with that set for playing the recording on the card. We have a member here with a web site where you can access most of the recording from the set

I think this is a cool modern set. Lots of big stars with recreations of their classic cards on sturdy stock...except that Lou got stuck in a Cub uniform. His face says it all

[BradH]

Originally Posted by David W

Here is an unknown as to date sew or iron on patch ...

Hi David -
I have a few of those patches - Lou, Reggie, Fisk, Seaver, etc... - I can't remember the company who made them, but I believe they were issued in 1978(ish) and were licensed by the MLBPA, but not by MLB (hence no logos). I think I read once that there are 100 players in the set. They can still be found relatively cheaply, usually $5-10 for stars, and less for the more common players. Hope that helps.

[David W]

In 1977 KMOX put out this poster to recognize Lou for breaking Cobb's stolen base record.

[David W]

Here are a few cards designed to replicate old Topps designs. The top right is kind of cool, I think it is a hand painted card. Bottom left is a Dover, bottom right Sports Design.

[David W]

Little League glove. It's actually bright red, but the picture makes it look more orange.

[ALR-bishop]

David --did you see the Diamond Jubile Brock posted in the July pick up thread..yesterday or earlier today

[David W]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

David --did you see the Diamond Jubile Brock posted in the July pick up thread..yesterday or earlier today

Yes I did. Those are cool cards, I posted mine a few months back.

Here are some miscellaneous game pieces, postage stamps, and a Cracker Jack stamp.

[David W]

I just picked this up this week. It is the counter display piece for pocket schedules, missing the cardboard supporting arm on the back. In the bottom right you can see where the pocket schedules would have been. It is also the same artwork the Cardinals used on other items in 1975. it is 11x14

[David W]

I picked up another one of these pins, mistakenly thinking it was larger than the one I had. It is not. However, it is flat and off color, while the other is more domed and brighter. So, I guess I just found a rare "variation". Once again, this is a reverse negative, the St. L on the cap is backward (Thanks to Randy for pointing that out a few months back. I would guess this pin is 1976 or 77.

[David W]

Since I posted the 1975 schedule holder, here are 2 items I posted a few months back that use the same artwork. A full size calendar, a pocket schedule, and a scorecard.

[Beatles Guy]

The Decent Boys! If you are not from St. Louis, you don't know what I am talking about

[David W]

Some more recent cards. I'm not going to show most of the modern stuff, I've got dozens of them, usually picked up in bulk lots off EBay or in dime/quarter boxes at shows. But these are kind of cool. The top middle is a Christian tract, there are several versions of them from different years.

[David W]

1993 Front Row set.

[David W]

I just picked up a 1975 League Leader card with a blank back off Ebay.

Here it is with the other 75 League Leader cards.

It also has a white stripe along the left border.

[ALR-bishop]

10 days to go ?

[David W]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

10 days to go ?

Yes, I will make it to the 1 year mark.

[Mark70Z]

Really like the '75 blank back!

[cardsfan73]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

The Decent Boys! If you are not from St. Louis, you don't know what I am talking about

I know exactly what you are talking about!!

Love this thread, great to see so many great Brock items!!