Pre-1870 Baseball Memorabilia

[bgar3]

I am so happy with this thread I decided to unlock this 1869/1870 cdv of Cal McVey (thank you Mark Fimoff for confirming the Id). This is one of only 2 individual Cincinnati Red Stockings in uniform that I have ever seen, although I am sure there must be more somewhere. (Requests to see more on this site have not yet produced results). The photographer is Broadhurst from Philadelphia. I will post the other later.

[GaryPassamonte]

Now that's one I've never seen! Great cdv.

[ramram]

1867 scorebook.

Rob M

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[oldjudge]

Rob-Accushnett must have been really good. They played without a Left Fielder and still won the game.

[ramram]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Rob-Accushnett must have been really good. They played without a Left Fielder and still won the game.

... they put up 23 runs in the sixth inning alone. Other team must have cried "Uncle" at that point or else it got dark cuz they stopped it after six complete.

[ramram]

Another interesting side note to this scorebook is the "Alaska" 2nd baseman "Delano" from Fairhaven. That would be future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt's grandfather Warren Delano II or one of Warren's sons. Most all of these teams were composed of the wealthy "who's who" of their hometowns and Delano was one of the wealthiest from Fairhaven.

Rob M

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[jpop43]

Keeping with trophy or presentation pieces, here are two of ours...

1. A trophy ball from 1867
2. Presentation bat / silver match safe / Presentation Cup to the "Base Ball Champions of Henry, MO."

www.dugouttreasures.com