December pickups

[tazdmb]

#200 Big goal was to get to 200 before the Veterans vote.

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

#200 Big goal was to get to 200 before the Veterans vote.

SWEEEEEET! Congrats, man, 200 is huge number for HOF collectors. To boot, you have a handwritten letter as 200? Well done.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

#200 Big goal was to get to 200 before the Veterans vote.

Very nice, Taz! Congrats on # 200!

[Scott Garner]

Collector David Smith from Maine worked on a project in 1989 that ultimately made its way into my no-hitter collection. Definitely a collector after my own heart!

He had 9 pitchers of no-hit games ranging from 1938-1981 sign this 8 x 11 sheet and add the dates of their corresponding no-hitter games.

Sadly, 7 of these gentlemen are now deceased.

Pitchers that signed the sheet are:

Johnny "Double No-Hit" Vander Meer (D)
Ewell "The Whip" Blackwell (Vander Meer's teammate on the Reds during the 1940's) (D)
Allie "Super Chief" Reynolds (D)
Carl "Oisk" Erskine
Bob Lemon (D)
Rex Barney (D)
Bob "Smiley" Keegan (D)
Harvey "The Kitten" Haddix (D) 12+ innings of perfection!
Len Barker- Perfect game

Cool pickup for under $5 per autograph. Think you could get that done today?

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Pitchers that signed the sheet:
Bob "Smiley" Keegan (D)

I didn't realize Bob Keegan threw a no hitter. I met his son at my cousin's wedding years ago. He's the former CEO of Goodyear. He had a decent job too.

[markf31]

Originally Posted by tazdmb

#200 Big goal was to get to 200 before the Veterans vote.

Love the piece. Congrats on the pickup, I was an under bidder but had to abandon it for other pursuits in that auction.

[tazdmb]

Originally Posted by markf31

Love the piece. Congrats on the pickup, I was an under bidder but had to abandon it for other pursuits in that auction.

Thanks, yeah had my eye on at least 5 pieces in auction that all skyrocketed in the last moments of the auction. Was able to get this in just within my budget. #201 is already on its way, but I think I (and my wallet) are done bidding for a while.

[Robextend]

Some adds to my collection

[earlywynnfan]

I've been busy:
Jackie Price single, never thought I'd find one.
Some tougher star and Negro Lg 8x10. (VERY happy with the Kennedy, he's tough!)
Upgraded to a perfect Bob Sheppard.
Got a new batch painted, also. Love the Hunter, had her paint a pic of "The Catch." Makes for a great display. She was amazed I actually wanted Lee in his Red Sox beanie!

Ken

[daves_resale_shop]

Picked this one up from a fellow board member (Thank Frank!)

Got it back from my Framer today... He paired it with a copy of "The Catch" game

[GrayGhost]

Very nice

[Shoeless Moe]

picked this up.....signatures include:

Heinie Manush - OF - Sweet Spot
Ray Prim - RP - Sweet Spot - appeared in only 2 games in 1933
Joe Cronin - SS/Manager - Age 26 (26 year old rookie manager bests McCarthy, Ruth, Gehrig and the World Champ Yankees by 7 games to win the pennant, not bad)
Bob Boken - INF
Walter "Lefty" Stewart - SP
Alex McColl - RP
Cecil Travis - INF
Joe Kuhel - 1B
Ossie Bluege - 3B
General Crowder - SP - 24-15 record
Earl Whitehill - SP - 22-8 record
Moe Berg - C
Buddy Meyer - 2B
Dave Harris - OF
Ed Chapman - RP - only played 1 year 1933 - appeared in 6 career games
Luke Sewell - C

There are 4 others sigs I'm having a hard time making out.

The Chapman/Prim connection lead me to conclude this ball is from a game on either September 24 or October 1, 1933 as those were the only 2 games they both appeared on the roster at the same time. It might be nailed down to which of those 2 games by further examining the remaining signatures on this baseball and the rosters/boxscores of those 2 games.

On both of those dates the Senators played Lefty Grove, Jimmie Foxx and the Philadelphia Athletics.

[HOF Yankees]

currently at 39 different baseball hall of fame autographs

Dickey



Hubbell

[dgo71]

I am contemplating making this into a Barrow cut since the Ruppert signature is already removed. It is signed on the reverse by Robert E. Walsh who was the Yankees' team physician in those days. I Googled Walsh but found very little information about him other than that he was at Gehrig's side after his luckiest man speech.

[mschwade]

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[mschwade]

I have a check signed by Barrow, Ruppert, signed on verso by Harvey Hendrick (1923 Yankees/suicide in 1941) if anyone is interested in buying their wife (or yourself) a christmas gift.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Not an autograph, but a nice pick-up for me.


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