February Pickups

[ksfarmboy]

That's great Scott, super find!

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

That's great Scott, super find!

+1. Nice addition to the collection.

[Dave Grob]

Scott,

Striking and comprehensive display. I have this persons Knothole Club cards from 1936,1939-1940, so now I know what happened to 1937-1938.

Dave Grob

[ooo-ribay]

Great pickup, Scott. It never ceases to amaze me how you manage to fill every hole in your Vandy collection!

[Shoeless Moe]

Scott, just curious have you ever had any contact with any relatives of him? If I were a grandkid (if he had any) I'd know I'd love to see your collection in person.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Scott, just curious have you ever had any contact with any relatives of him? If I were a grandkid (if he had any) I'd know I'd love to see your collection in person.

Paul,
That's a good question. Unfortunately the Vander Meer family is down to one surviving direct descendent, I believe- a granddaughter.
Tragedy seemed to follow his immediate family, with several untimely deaths.

[RelicSports]

Finally was able to get a Hack Wilson gamer. I did some research online and found out that this bat was found at antique store and bought for $50 (wish I would have gotten it for that). The cool bit is that before it was restored, it had a lot of tape/residue around the handle, which was a key characteristic for Hack. The ordering indicates it would fall in the 1929-1930 period, 1930 being when Hack collected the current record of 191 RBI's.

[Scott Garner]

Thanks to all of you that weighed in!
I had hoped that I would eventually find one of these.
I'm thrilled that I finally found one.
Rob, it's literally like finding a needle in a haystack.
Sometimes it's easier to find the needle if you know it exists.