November pickups
 

OK, so I'm a day early- sorry! Who has time tonight when I'm going to be busier than a one armed paper hanger passing out Halloween candy?

I don't yet have these in hand, but I just picked up 3 original snapshots of Jim Tobin's 2-0 no-hitter over the Brooklyn Dodgers at Braves Field on April 27, 1944.

Three things make this game rather intriguing:

1) There were only 1,934 patrons in attendance on this raw April day in WWII era Boston. This ranks as the second lowest attended no-hit game in the modern era. Fortunately, one of the fans, Bill Scott, took the time to capture photos of the starting pitcher, Jim Tobin and his battery mate Phil Masi warming up along the sideline prior to the contest. The best photo shows a panoramic shot of the Braves team celebrating at home plate at the conclusion of the game. Look at the scant few patrons in the stands! This photo really does a great job of showing you how dreary the day actually was...

2) Jim Tobin became only the 2nd pitcher to ever homer in his own no-hit game.

3) These snapshots make great complimentary pieces to the only known surviving ticket stub to Tobin's gem that I own in my no-hit ticket collection. I never thought I would find any game photos to this game, but you just never know!

Geez Scott. Those snapshots are awesome! You really are taking companion pieces to the next level. :)

Like you, I don't have these pieces in hand but they're on the way.

Program and Ticket for The Royal World Premiere of The Beatles' Film - A Hard Day's Night

The London Pavilion, Shaftesbury Avenue on Monday 6th July 1964 at 8.30pm. Attended by The Beatles, Princess Margaret and The Earl of Snowdon.

And... the companion piece that I found from a seller in ANKARA, Turkey! THE BEATLES & PRINCESS MARGARET 1964 ORIGINAL PRESS PHOTO AT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE BEATLES "A HARD DAYS NIGHT" FILM.

Attachment 48643Attachment 48644Attachment 48645

Attachment 48646Attachment 48647

Awesome Beatles early pieces, Jimmy!

A Beatles pickup from a seller in Turkey? That's just crazy!! That's what I call flipping some rocks...very cool!

Isn't eBay unbelievable? As an occasional seller, I've sold things to people from all over the world. It always boggles my mind where collectors live.

Very cool Scott! The photos with the stub really tell the story well...

Looks like every one of those fans poured onto the field! LOL

Thanks Chris!

Randall, I'd have to agree. The crowd at Tobin's no-hitter even looks smaller than the one that actually witnessed Randy Johnson's 300th win in Washington! ;)

Technically a late-October pickup.

The Granger/Mize piece fit perfectly in my nook.

Thank you to Mark Clary for a perfect B/S/T transaction

Cheers!

Eagles pennant
 

Just got it in the mail this morning, and was thrilled to add this pennant to my Eagles collection. Its the only of its type I've ever seen.
http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/p...lespennant.jpg

Wow... never seen that one either (and I've seen a lot!)

Great pickup, Keith. I can only imagine how rare it is that you can add a new Eagles variation to your already abundant pennant collection :cool:

Six feet of a pickup!

I'm still waiting to get this one in hand, but it's a giant panoramic of the 1910 Red Sox and Washington teams, including Walter Johnson, Speaker, Wood, etc. Can't wait for this to arrive, but I need to find some space for it first!

:eek:WoW:eek: Scott, that is one incredible panoramic photograph. You just gotta post some close-ups once you get it in hand--PLEASE. :)

What a great looking Eagles pennant. Mike

Awesome pennant Keith. They played well the other night also.
Dan

Great pennant KJ. I know you have quite a collection of Eagles pennants and you probably don't get to add a new design to your collection very often. I was watching the pennant with you in mind. Thanks for sharing.

Scott, I solved you space problem. Just bring it to the show Saturday and I'll put it in the bar in the basement.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rawn

Thanks for the comments on the panoramic to Rawn and Kingofclout - appreciate it!

Rawn - FYI, Bill Carrigan is 9th from the left end. And I would've brought it to give you on Saturday, but I can only make it on Friday now to the show - bummer!

Scott, I can change plans. I'm in Fitchburg right now. I guessed 8th or 10th.

Rawn

pickups
 

Thanks guys for the compliments.
Amazing panoramic photo Scott! Congrats on an outstanding pickup.

Finally!!
 

Well after what seemed like a drought that lasted years, I finally bought something I really wanted.

1939 HOF Yearbook Inagural edition.

http://www.net54baseball.com/picture...pictureid=4988

The seller of this book dated it to 1939 because of the date on the cover as well as the fact that Gehrig is NOT in this one.

I need to update my previous thread about the HOF Yearbooks
What I thought was a 1939 HOF yearbook, which was dated because Gehrig was in it, must be either a 1940 edition or a revised 1939 edition. I will wait until I have it in hand and inspect it before I will offer an opinion and close up scan.

I feel like a addict who's been forced on the wagon and finally gets off it. WHEW! I thought the drought would never end.

Some great additions by all.

Best,
Mark

Great pick up Mark. Is always great to be able to fill in the holes in a collection.

What do you mean you "feel like an addict" Mark... you are an addict! ;)

BTW... a really important addition to your HoF Yearbook collection Mark. Well done my friend!

Just picked up a 1961 Game 4 world series ticket. I had planned on getting all the 61 WS tickets at some point but this one (it's a bit rough but should display well and couldn't pass it up for the great price) is the one where Whitey Ford broke Babe Ruth's World Series scoreless innings record.

Don Larsen WS Perfect Game- Type I photo
 

Nice pickup on eBay....:D

Tris Speaker
 

Was lucky enough to be able to add this Circa 1921 Tris Speaker 35 inch decal bat to my collection. Decal has survived in remarkable condition considering the age of the bat. I believe this was the last of the decal series produced by Hillerich and Bradsby at the beginning of the 1920's.

Wow! Beautiful Speaker decal bat!!

Agreed.... that Speaker Bat is a super pick-up. Very rare decal variation, and looks to be in great shape as well. Many congrats on that one!

Baseballs
 

These 2 balls just arrived, won them on Ebay, beauties.

Ditto. Great bat. I have always loved the decal bats, especially ones with the decal in great condition.

I don't recall seeing that decal before...gorgeous!!!

Dan...you've got a pair there fella!!! Nice pickups. Did you get a deal on those?

A few autos added this month.


The bottom sheet has Kiner, Murph, and of course, Lindsey Nelson!

Thanks Mike, paid a fair amount for the Partridge ball and box, but thought i got a good deal for the vintage brown leather figure 8 ball(8" circumference).

Josh - I love that Mets photo. Nice! Speaking of early NY teams - here's an original photo I was lucky enough to acquire. I present you the 1895 Brooklyn Bridegrooms in all their splendor.... Now to do the research on who's who.

Lefty Grove Check and Photo....
 

http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grov..._06oct1954.jpg

http://www.bandkgreen.net/lefty_grov...urke_photo.jpg

Really psyched to add the Detroit Tigers mascot bank to complete the Stanford Pottery set. I know I know, I'm still missing the extremely elusive A's white elephant bank, but this is complete as far as I'm concerned ;)

Here's the team...

Awesome, Brock!!! They look great all together. That looks to be a rare Indians variation- second from the right. Never seen that smaller one with the "C" on the Chest. Can you shed any light on that one?

Also... a guy at the National had the elusive A's Elephant (NRMT condition). It was still at his booth as of that Saturday... so that's probably one example that is circulating and available :rolleyes:

Any boxing fans out there? Thought I'd chime in with this Jack Dempsey postcard autograph from his restaurant in the city.

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/...ckdempsey2.jpg

Motorcycle Statue et al
 

Great stuff - wish I could participate, but all my pick-ups have been photographs, and I'll respect the 'non ML-er photographs are boring' aspect of this sub-forum.

If anyone calls me on this, I will prove my point...to the point of being even more obnoxious than I already am. :)

Thanks Mark.
The smaller Indian is sort of a mystery to me as well. It's not as big and also not a bank. It has no coin slot in the back feather where you would typically find it. If my memory serves correctly, I believe Rob D. has one like this as well. Maybe he knows more than I...

And it's good to hear that there is at least one example of the A's bank floating around that might pop up for sale somewhere. Of course, finding one is only half the battle. Scrounging up the funds to pay for one is another matter all together. How many years did you have to wait for yours? I remember it being one of your long sought quests.

You have quietly assembled a fantastic collection Brock. Congratulations!!! I may need to go after one of those Tiger examples. You "Brocked" the example you added last week:D

Brock...
I had to wait about 7-8 years to finally add that damned Elephant (and paid a pretty penny, to do so). The one I saw at the National was priced about 25% less, was nearly as nice, and was a different variation. Mine says "Athletics" across the chest, and this one just has an "A". It had extremely minor shelf wear, limited to the bottom of base (not worthy of mention) and no chips, cracks, repairs or anything else. It's a beauty...

I'm afraid to even guess what you paid for the Tiger (and won't look- so please don't tell me). I paid a fortune for mine about 9 years ago, when these things were at their peak (and thought to be exceedingly rare). It's one of those things that ebay has proven to be a bit more prevalent than originally thought. Congrats on adding yours- looks like a beauty!

ps. There's still one more... the Indian with full head-dress. This one is possibly even rarer than the Elephant, and is as spectacular as it is rare. I've come to accept that I'll never own one... I think you'd have to spend well over $5K. Of course, if Lou Criscione is reading this, he can add his thoughts on rarity and value.

Mike:
This is a great time to add the Tigers piece, if you are so inclined. The prices are as low as I can ever recall, and if the economy bounces back, these eventually will too. Plus, it's probably the best looking mascot of 'em all (IMHO ;))

Carlton...
Do you recall how much the dealer wanted for the Rittgers Ump Promo Display Piece? Have never seen one of those for sale...

$1,100.00
 

Mark, He was asking $1,100.00....which doesn't seem bad...I have his contact if you need

Illustrated London News woodcut
 

Happy to add this beautiful woodcut to my collection! IMO, this one ranks close to the Creighton Memorial in terms of eye appeal. Hope to get it framed soon!

Very nice....what are the dimensions? who are the teams?....what date?...how'd you find it?

Thanks Carlton, this woodcut came out of the Illustrated London News (March 23, 1889). It is titled "The American Baseball Players at Kennington Oval - Visit of the Prince of Wales" and measures ~W 23" x ~H 16." I have been searching for this woodcut for quite some time and was able to obtain online from a print shop. The woodcut represents the match up of "All America" vs "Chicago". The match-up is fascinating as it shows Anson on the upper left and John Ward on the upper right. Players are as follows:

All America
Ward, Captain, All America
E. Hanlon
C.A. Wood
W. Earle
J Healy
J Manning
Graine
T.L Brown
F.H Carroll
J.C Fogarty

Chicago
Anson, Captain, Chicago
E.N Williamson
J. Ryan
R H. Pettit
J.K Tener
Martin Sullivan
Fred Pfeffer
T.P Daly
T.L Burns
Mark Baldwin

Hi-
I recently acquired the Cobb snapshots (along with the Ruth I posted in the Bambino thread) shown below at the Wilmington MA card show. I really like the one where he is smiling, but the other two showing him at bat are really cool as well. I will be researching the games played later in the week.
Alan Elefson
aelefson@hotmail.com

FANTASTIC Pieces sir.;)

Thanks Scott! It was great to meet you at the show.

Cool Cobb snaps!

BTW, I've never seen the Detroit "D" in that font on Cobber's jersey in the last photo. Very cool!

Any of you Detroit uniform experts know if this was a uniform that the Tigers wore for any length of time? I'm used to seeing the Old English D....

Very nice Alan! I'm sorry I missed you on Saturday...was stuck at the SGC booth : (

Hi Scott, I was previously trying to identify a Detroit Tigers player and one of the board members shared with me this excellent site. From the site, it looks like the Tigers wore this style uniform from 1918-1920.

http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.o...ines/index.htm

JIm Thorpe
 

Very nice Cobb pics. I picked up this 1931 photo of Jim Thorpe today. I thought the headress was classic.

Thanks for the info George!

Great snapshots Alan...here's the box score from that game.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-...d=191808210NYA

Very Cool Thorpe photo, it was used on an exhibit card-

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...yellowboth.jpg

This is my first time ever seeing that exhibit. It's quite impressive. I have always been fascinated by Thorpe. The photo is the only item featuring him in my collection as I tend to stick to baseball. I seem to be buying a number of these photos lately. This one came in the mail today. I am not a football fan and I'm a 3rd generation Yankee hater. Nonetheless Don Larsen and the NY Giants together with the Stadium facade in the background was irresistible.

Picked up autographs of Al Bridwell, Rick Ferrell and Joe Wood. The Al Birdwell is particularly interesting. In his note he mentions he'll sign the cards despite his failing health. Note is dated August 13, 1968 and he passed away less than 5 months later.

Tigers Mug
 

Im very excited about adding this super rare Neff Pottery Tigers mug to my collection.:D
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...mkFG332Q_3.jpg
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...MmkGWmd3_3.jpg

Congrats on the Tigers Neff pottery mug Mike. Nice score.

Congrats
 

Nice pick up Mike....I don't recall ever seeing one before...how old is it...how many have you seen?

They're from the late 40s / early 50s. Here are some other variations....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950s-Pittsb...01753080743973

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940s-Boston...-/160671946267

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1950s-Clevel...41158328933524

http://huntauctions.com/phone/imagev...3&lot_num=1086

I believe Mike's Tigers example to be among the toughest, with Indians being the most common.

Thanks for kuddos guys. I agree with Mark regarding the scarcity. I've never seen the Tiger before.

Attachment 49342This is the first pinback I've added to my collection in a looong time and real thrilled to add it to my collection. Actually, it is not a pin, but an advertising mirror with a baseball theme.

First Tigers example I've seen as well. Nice pickup Mike.

I have only seen two at shows over the years and they were priced in the $150 range. The same eBay seller of the Indians, Braves and Pirates that Mark posted the links for has had the Tigers version for sale in his eBay store for a long time. Did you just discover this mug Mike? Glad to see you found it and assume you purchased it from the same seller because he no longer has one for sale. I almost pulled the trigger on it a few times but didn't and probably took for granted that it would be available whenever I wanted to purchase. Congrats. If you ever want to part with it let me know.

Adm...I did purchase off ebay from that seller. I stumbled upon it when looking over Brock's Stanford pottery Tiger. I couldn't believe I didn't see it sooner. Better late than never:D

PCL Ball
 

1927 PCL Champion Oakland Oaks Team Signed Ball with Jimmie Reese, Buzz Arlett and a rookie Ernie Lombardi...

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ns/27oaks1.jpg

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ns/27oaks2.jpg

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/y...ns/27oaks3.jpg

Tom C

That's a gorgeous ball, and went very low - very nice pick-up. Boy, there were some nice autographed baseballs in Heritage tonight. Ruths galore.

I picked up a few cabinets in Heritage tonight - the KC Blues lot, the KC Blues large cabinet, the Pittsburgh lot, and a nice Springfield Ponies. These were my favorites:

http://www.belltownvintage.com/Cabin...chingPitt.jpeg
http://www.belltownvintage.com/Cabin...rCatching.jpeg

One More:

http://www.belltownvintage.com/Cabin...tsburgh_3.jpeg

Great ball!!
 

Tom,
I agree with Scott that that really is a great ball. Congrats on your pickup!

BTW, Jimmie Reese was sure a great guy to know. For those of you that don't know this, Jimmie was famous for being one of Babe Ruth's roomies (1930-1931) when he played on the NY Yankees. He used to joke about the fact that he actually only roomed with the Babe's suitcase, but he never saw Ruth because he was always out on the town carousing...;)

I personally got a chance to talk to Jimmie for many years as a season ticket holder with the California Angels, where he was an absolute wizard with a fungo bat all the way into his 90's. The things that he could do with that magic fungo bat would make your head spin! :eek: He was regarded as the most prolific fungo hitter in baseball history.

To say that Jimmie Reese was an absolute baseball treasure is a major understatement. He had many friends throughout baseball in every city as Jimmie was involved in baseball for over 78 seasons. He broke into his baseball career as a batboy for the Los Angeles Angels of the PCL in 1917 and was on the Cal Angels payroll as a conditioning coach until he passed away at 93.

I knew him well enough that I attended his funeral in Santa Ana, CA in 1994. The amount of active and retired baseball players in attendance was staggering; a true testiment to how many people he touched in his life! Not surprisingly he was extremely close with many of the players that played for the Cal Angels through the years. Nolan Ryan, Reggie Jackson and Jim Abbott were some of his personal favorites...

In my own collection I have saved a number of special Jimmie Reese momentos. My most prized piece related to Jimmie is one of his fungo bats from the 1980's which he personally gave to me. I was also given all of his Christmas cards from the last couple of years that he was alive. Several of the letters that accompanied these were very personal and discussed baseball. Many years ago I was given a copy of the first audio interview of Nolan Ryan and Jimmie Reese in early 1972 when they first bonded. Here are a couple of other items that I saved in his memory:

1) A B/W signed photo of Jimmie in action in 1972 at Anaheim. This was the year that Jimmie joined the Angels coaching staff and Nolan joined the Angels after being traded by the NY Mets for Jim Fregosi. Nolan Ryan credits Jimmie as being influential in having him realize how hard he really needed to work to get into the physical condition to be a consistent winner in baseball.

2) A rather grainy photo (sorry, I'm not a great photographer) of Ryan and Jimmie catching up during batting practice and workout prior to the All Star game in Anaheim in 1989. Despite its lack of clarity, I do love this photo because it shows the enduring great friendship between Nolan and Jimmie Reese. As a side note, Nolan's 2nd born son was named Reese after Jimmie. That's my Ryan game used mitt from 1989 that Nolan is holding in the photo. I've shared photos of this mitt on net54 a couple of times.

3) The memorial program that I received when I attended his funeral in 1994

When I first started.....
 

......the 1st thing I missed out on on Ebay was an ungraded 1919 regular season White/Black Sox Ticket Stub. I meant to bid but was new to Ebay and hit the bid button too late. Been kickin' myself ever since.

I've been watching weekly for years and have never seen a regular season stub come up again, seen plenty of World Series ones, but not regular season, so finally I have redeemed myself.

(Very neat 1919 home schedule on the back)

This jumbo panoramic postcard has always been an item that caught my eye, so I am extremely excited to add this very nice condition example to my collection. Included with the postcard were 2 ticket stubs. One for the Sox game against the Tigers on June 26 1911 where the original owner purchased the postcard, and one for the Cubs game the day before where they took on the Pirates. Makes me wonder if this guy purchased the West Side Park version of this postcard when he went to see the Cubbies?

Brock,
I would suspect that you are correct, FWIW. Congrats!

That is awesome!

Regards,

Richard.

Great Pirates cabinet Runscott- The photo was taken at Whittington Park in Hot Springs, AR during Spring Training!

Check out the cleats on the ground to our left on the photo. The players rode the street car about ten blocks from the old Majestic Hotel to the park for workouts. They usually spent most of the morning walking on the mountains. Player seated front right appears to have his hiking shoes on?

1909 World Series Game 1 Ball (From Paddy O'Connor Collection - *played backup Catcher on Pirates that year, WS Roster)

Awesome pickup!!

Thanks Mike, Richard. Mike, thanks for the info on the photo - I picked up 19 cabinets from the O'Connor lots and will create a web-page for them when they arrive.

I also really loved that World Series ball - that's the kind of game-used thing I wouldn't mind owning, and if I hang out with you guys enough, I'll eventually succumb :p

Isn't that the White Sox park that was re-vamped in March, 1911 to be used by Rube Foster's team? If so, he probably bought the postcard the previous season.