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05-19-2019, 04:24 PM
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Came across this old thread and had a blast going through it. It's a couple of years ago so I imagine there are many other pieces that can be added, and many people who never saw it.
To keep the post on point, I'll include these 2. They are the first 2 Minor League contracts signed by Roy Campanella with the Dodgers. The first was to play in Danville, but that idea got nixed so he signed a new contract a few weeks later to play in Nashua (where he ultimately played). Campanella was either the 3rd or 4th Black player to sign a contract. 
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05-19-2019, 11:12 PM
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Ruth 1927 Barnstorming Ball
"Hit into our Yard - October 23, 1927" Inscription
Signed by Babe, Lou, and Lefty O Doule Official American League Baseball (1927) Hit either in San Francisco or Oakland..... the story this ball could tell.
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05-20-2019, 05:32 PM
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Oh, I love that Jeter bat... Here is my contribution: A Big Papi ALCS gamer dating from 2003 to 2008. Since it is specific to the ALCS, there is a reasonable chance that this one was in the bat rack during the legendary curse breaking 2004 moment.
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05-21-2019, 07:24 AM
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I always thought the grandfather of our hobby, Jefferson Burdick, and his letters, catalogs, etc... should be there. Here is one of around 20 or so...
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Leon Luckey www.luckeycards.com
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06-06-2019, 09:04 AM
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How about the document that traded Fergie Jenkins from the Cubs to the Phillies...
Fergie had a couple of stories to tell when he saw this. He was at a Single-A Lancaster Jethawks game when we sat in the press box discussed the trade. Fifty years after the fact he was still a bit disenchanted with the Cubs' reasoning for making the deal.
A longer description of the document and other Jenkins autographs can be found by clicking here. The website is CooperstownExpert.com and has a page for every Hall of Famer and a couple hundred other people important to the game. Hope you enjoy it.
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06-06-2019, 09:09 AM
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Original telegram announcing Babe Ruth's demise...
With all the Babe Ruth meant to the game, it's hard to imagine how it must've felt for baseball fans to learn of his demise. Here's an original telegram to the editor of the Chicago Tribune announcing Babe's death.
This telegram dated August 16, 1948 states, “Baseball King George Herman Ruth passed away today after a lengthy illness. Death cause in next telegraph following A.P. press release.” Only 53 years old at the time of his death, Babe Ruth was one of the most recognizable men on the planet. The telegram can be seen on CooperstownExpert.com. There's plenty of other Cooperstown-worthy pieces there. On Babe's page there are 5 letters surrounding the Called Shot of the 1932 World Series from men who were there and played in the game.
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#9
06-06-2019, 09:14 AM
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Sliding Billy Hamilton's lifetime passes
The original Lifetime Passes are the only of the lifetime variety that were paper. Later incarnations of the passes were issued on solid gold, sterling silver, metal, and leather.
One of only three Major League players to average more than one run per game played, Billy Hamilton crossed the plate at least 100 times in eleven seasons. His 197 runs scored in 1894 remains the Major League record. A two-time batting champ, Hamilton hit a career high .403 in 1894. Hamilton’s name can still be found among baseball’s all-time career leader board in stolen bases (3rd), on-base percentage (4th), and batting average (7th). These passes can be seen on CooperstownExpert.com on Billy Hamilton's page.
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