Brooks Robinson and the Baltimore Orioles

[BaltOrioles]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

I'm not a huge pennant collector, but here is a Red Wings pennant from 1981 which was significant in that that was the year of their historic 33 Inning game with Pawtucket as well as it being the season that Cal Ripken Jr. played there and was the International League MVP:

Bill,

I assume you've seen this book. I really need to get Cal to sign it.

The Longest Game.jpg

[ksfarmboy]

Bill I really like those BP tops.

[Mark70Z]

Day 123 (May 2, 2020 – 123)

As you already probably know I very much enjoy snapshot photos. If you don’t like snapshots you need to get on-board with the likeability of these cool items. Now that I’m sure you decided to love them, which do you love better…color OR black and white snapshots?

Color

Day 123 a Snapshot batting auto.jpg
Day 123 aa Snapshot 1970's with kids.jpg

B&W

Day 123 b Snapshot 1969.jpg
Day 123 bb Snapshot 1970's.jpg

[ripfan008]

Good morning,

Mark, although the B&W photos have a better artistic feel to them, I prefer color photos because I'd rather see the event in as much realistic detail as possible.

I know 1969 Transograms have been featured on this thread before but I was just able to acquire the three Orioles in the 1969 set (Brooks, Frank, and Dave McNally) nearly mint in box.

It has taken me years to find them in this condition (although I have my disagreements with 'realistic reproduction'). So, two days or so to enjoy them, then on to searching for the 1970's (why, oh why, must Boog be with Reggie Jackson).

[roarfrom34]

Alan....That's a neat book...About 5 years ago my wife and I stopped in Pawtucket on the way back from Boston to take in a game at McCoy Stadium (I wanted to get there before it got knocked down).

Mark...love unique photos regardless of the color (or lack thereof)

Mike...Those Transograms have been on my radar for years.

Getting back to that historic 33 Inning Game, about 25 years ago I purchased from a collector in Charleston, team signed sheets of both teams with the box-score affixed..The cool thing is there are dates on each when the collector got them signed in '81 & if you checked the schedules those clubs were indeed in town that day. The Pawtucket sheet includes not only Wade Boggs but also the signature of pitcher Win Remmerswaal who is from the Netherlands (and has been in a nursing home there for years) and his signature is sought highly by collectors due to its scarcity.

[BaltOrioles]

Mark: I love the photo of the players with their kids.

Mike: Those Transogram boxes look better than the ones I bought in the store in 1969. Unfortunately, I didn't know enough back then to keep the boxes intact.

Bill: Those are cool sheets. It's interesting that I've witnessed some current minor league players that won't sign blank sheets like that for fear of their autographs being stolen. They especially don't like being the first signature on a blank sheet and if they do sign try to intersect their autograph with another player.


Anyway, here are a few more Rochester Red Wings photos from 1961-62 .

Art Quirk

Quirk, Art (1961 Rochester Red Wings).jpg

Bob Saverine

Saverine, Bob (1962 Rochester Red Wings).jpg

Herb Moford

Moford, Herb (196163 Rochester Red Wings).jpg

Bob Giggie

Giggie, Bob (1961 Rochester Red Wings).jpg

Nativadad Martinez

Martinez, Nativadad (196263 Rochester Red Wings).jpg

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by BaltOrioles

Anyway, here are a few more Rochester Red Wings photos from 1961-62 .

Alan,

Maybe you can answer this question. Why is so much of the minor league items better looking than the pro ball stuff? The pictures you’ve been posting lately are extremely nice.

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by roarfrom34

Getting back to that historic 33 Inning Game, about 25 years ago I purchased from a collector in Charleston, team signed sheets of both teams with the box-score affixed..The cool thing is there are dates on each when the collector got them signed in '81 & if you checked the schedules those clubs were indeed in town that day. The Pawtucket sheet includes not only Wade Boggs but also the signature of pitcher Win Remmerswaal who is from the Netherlands (and has been in a nursing home there for years) and his signature is sought highly by collectors due to its scarcity.

Bill,

That’s soooo cool!!!

[Mark70Z]

Originally Posted by ripfan008

I know 1969 Transograms have been featured on this thread before but I was just able to acquire the three Orioles in the 1969 set (Brooks, Frank, and Dave McNally) nearly mint in box.

It has taken me years to find them in this condition (although I have my disagreements with 'realistic reproduction'). So, two days or so to enjoy them, then on to searching for the 1970's (why, oh why, must Boog be with Reggie Jackson).

Mike,

Man, those Transograms look very nice! I think I pictured mine already and I definitely need an upgrade.