What's your most prized piece of memorabilia?

[CMIZ5290]

I'll get the ball rolling, mine is Bob Feller's 1937 High School senior class ring. I actually debated about selling it, but I'm glad I didn't....

[dapro]

Mine is a 1960 world series teams signed ball. Got players from both Yankees and Pirates.

[Runscott]

Good question. Not sure, but I know which piece I would keep if I had to part with all but one: bat used in 1911 games against the Chicago Giants and KC Giants. I've shown the bat and label before, but here's the knob. The bat's owner was a local star semi-pro catcher and was hired by a local town to catch when Leland's Chicago Giants visited. He didn't get any hits that day.

[Exhibitman]

Either this poster of my cousin:



Or the contract for his 1951 Ringside card, courtesy of Topps Vault:



Or this poster from one of his fights:

[z28jd]

The bat William Bendix took home from the Babe Ruth Story

[perezfan]

Probably this, because it's Cincinnati related. I can actually remember marveling at it as a little kid... Check out those prices

[bobfreedman]

Mine would have to be the Braves (full headdress) Stanford Pottery piece. I hunted for this for 5 years before I found it

[Rob D.]

 

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by bobfreedman

Mine would have to be the Braves (full headdress) Stanford Pottery piece. I hunted for this for 5 years before I found it

Bob,
Great pieces! But it looks like your wife photo bombed the pieces!

[jgmp123]

This would have to be one of my all time favorites! It's a Ruth signed photo that I picked up from a board member. Love the "Miami style" casual photo of a "late in life"Ruth.

[Runscott]

Nice,

Here he is with another Babe, same year, similar shirt. I used to own Babe Didrikson's pool cue - what I would give to have that back.

[kdixon]

Hard to pick just one. This Ty Cobb letter to Zach Wheat is one of my favorite items. They played together on the 27 A's.

[Runscott]

Kenny, My Cobb letter is dated 5/11/59 with an arrow next to the Nevada address stating: 'After May 15th'. He must have gotten held up in Atherton, as he was still there on May 30 when he wrote yours.

[kmac32]

I have an actuall reel to reel tape recording of many of the 1969 Cubs team doing PSA for Paul Powell and drivers safety recorded by my grandmother who was working for the Secretary of State in Illinois. Have never been able to hear it as I do not have reel to reel capability but supposedly has my grandmother telling Santo he blew his lines.

Do have the actual lines typed out on Secretary of State of Illinois letterhead.

[esd10]

my favorite is my 1910 phila athletics world series cabinet photo with a letter from sid c keener director of the baseball HOF

[blackandgold]

My most cherished item is a jersey that my dad wore as a kid when he played for his "town team" in the late 1940's. That FRENCHVILLE jersey hangs proudly between my SI posters of Bill Mazeroski and Gene Alley in my man cave.

[jgmp123]

Another piece I love is this signed meeting notes set by AJ Reach and Ben Shibe + others....picked this up from Jim Stinson with the hopes that Reach lands in the HOF one day!!