Major collection of Northwest baseball material stolen today in Seattle WA (Dec 18th)

[AndrewJerome]

Hello All,

For those that don't know, there are several display cases at Safeco Field in Seattle filled with antique and vintage baseball memorabilia, mostly related to Northwest baseball. Early this morning the cases were broken into. Many items in the photos below were taken. These items taken are irreplaceable museum-quality, one of a kind items that will presumably be very hard to sell. A partial list of stolen material is included below. There will likely be a few more pieces added to the list.

Again this happened today, so keep an eye out on eBay, Craigslist, antique / second hand stores, and other venues. A police report has been filed. If you find any potential material or leads, please contact me, and I will put you in contact with the owner.

Thank you,

Andrew Jerome
(206) 914-1614
callmefugazi@yahoo.com



Attached are photos of the cases and here is a list of the items:


Vancouver / Victoria case


Bottom of case:

Vancouver Capilanos jersey, pants, hat (bottom left)

George Nicholas game used glove

Vancouver Capilanos silver cigarette case w/players name

George Nicholas no hitter inscribed team signed baseball

Ten Million Spalding game bat (bottom of case)

1928 Victoria Senior Amateur League "Poodle Dog Cafe" trophy (bottom shelf)

Victoria jersey (bottom right)



Middle Shelf: (l to r)

1958 Vancouver road jersey (#9, Barker in collar)

1967 Mounties jersey (#17)

Two (2) Vancouver Mounties hat

Home Gas jersey (red, green, beige flag on chest) Vanc Senior Am Lg



Top Shelf:

1908 Vanc vs Spokane championship game ball, lineups and batteries on ball, darkened




Seattle Rainiers case


1940 Seattle Rainiers jersey and undersleeves (jersey: #3, "GArchie" on undersleeves in collar)

George Archie game used first baseman glove (Rawlings? GArchie in faint felt)

1955 Ray Orteig Seattle Rainiers home jersey (#10)





1969 Lou Piniella road jersey, "Pinefla" sewn in collar.

1992, 2000, 2001 Edgar Martinez All Stars jerseys.

Three Edgar Martinez game used bats

Original Seattle Pilots hat

[slidekellyslide]

Wow...this sucks. I'm pretty sure I know whose stuff that is...Hopefully it can be tracked down. No way is this stuff ever going to be able to be sold openly anywhere.

[philliesphan]

Absolutely horrific.

Hoping for a safe and complete return straight away. So many of these items are unique and whose value is primarily tied to their provenance. These are all unsaleable throughout the hobby. Fingers crossed that all is identified quickly.

[Bicem]

Horrible, I really feel for the owner.

Will keep an eye out here in Seattle.

[perezfan]

Same here...

I'm local and will keep a close eye out as well. Often, idiots like this will eventually stumble, and I truly hope that's the case here. This is beyond immoral, and I feel terrible for the owner.

[Jaybird]

I'm hopeful that as a community we can recover these items and return them to their owner. Obviously, the owner was gracious enough to loan this stuff for everyone that went to Safeco to enjoy. A very generous act that should be rewarded with appreciation, not theft. Sorry this happened.

[AndrewJerome]

Hi Mike,

I am a WSSCA member, and the membership has been alerted regarding the theft. NW collectors are indeed a close knit group, and word is spreading fast in an attempt to recover the items.

Andrew


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[ethicsprof]

horrible news.
I'll be on the lookout.
all the best,
barry

[baseballart]

The owner is a great guy and a great friend. He has done more for me in collecting and in his friendship that I could ever have asked for or deserved.

I just feel sick.

[dlfallen]

This makes me mad and sad at the same time. Many of us know who the owner is and I feel for him. Like all of you I pray for a quick and intact recovery.

Despite this, I hope the owner and all of you have an otherwise joyous holiday season.

Weren't 4 cleaning crew employees recently accused of stealing 10K worth of merchandise from Safeco Field in October? Anyone know where they are?

[prewarsports]

Nobody is as passionate in their field of collecting as this man is and it is a shame when this happens to ANYONE, but someone with an emotional attachment to their items (collecting for the love of it and not just the money) makes it even worse. We need to do everything we can as a community to help locate these items!

Rhys