My Vintage Minneapolis Millers & St. Paul Saints Collection

Tay1038 · #1 07-24-2020, 10:40 PM

1953 Minneapolis Millers Home Game Used Jersey

Tay1038 · #2 11-08-2020, 06:01 PM

100k views, thank you everyone for your interest and support!

Taylor

Tay1038 · #3 12-10-2020, 10:57 PM

1925 St. Paul Baseball Club Stock Certificate - Issued to and Signed by Miller J. Huggins.

On January 1, 1925, the St. Paul Saints of the American Association had been sold to Bob Connery, longtime New York Yankees scout. This started a close relationship between the two teams which included a regular shuttle of players between the Saints and Yankees. What was not known at the time was that Yankees manager Miller Huggins was a part-owner of the Saints, as well. After Connery bought the Saints, his statements on his new club�s ownership and relationship with the Yankees were a mystery. He refused to name his partners; there were rumors he was one of three

There was no formal or ownership connection between the two teams, however because of the Yankee-Saints connection, many Yankees players spent time in St. Paul including: George Halas, Lefty Gomez, and thirteen members of the 1927 Yankees: Mark Koenig, Bob Meusel, Walter Beall, Cedric Durst, Pat Collins, Joe Giard, Johnny Grabowski, Ray Morehart, Wilcy Moore, Ben Paschal, George Pipgras, Myles Thomas, Julie Wera.

Extremely happy to finally add one of these to my collection. The stock certificate is for 33 shares of $100 each. That would be equivalent to $49k today.

Tay1038 · #4 01-20-2021, 05:37 PM

1936-37 Leo Durocher Hillerich & Bradsby Game Used & Autographed Bat

His competitiveness, passion, ego, and facility for remembering situations is hard to mistake. Shortly after his Major League Debut in 1925 with the New York Yankees, Durocher played shortstop for the 1927 St. Paul Saints during the Connery/Huggins ownership era before winning his first World Series ring the following season with the ’28 Yankees.

I realized through the years of collecting Millers/Saints bats, that finding a Durocher gamer would prove to be monumental task and more so wishful thinking. Well, I'm exceedingly happy to land one of his gamers from his player career for the good old collection. I put this gamer right up there with my Monte Irvin gamer as the one of the most scarce bats in my collection.

71buc · #5 01-20-2021, 06:41 PM

Incredible bat!

Mark · #6 01-20-2021, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tay1038

1936-37 Leo Durocher Hillerich & Bradsby Game Used & Autographed Bat

His competitiveness, passion, ego, and facility for remembering situations is hard to mistake. Shortly after his Major League Debut in 1925 with the New York Yankees, Durocher played shortstop for the 1927 St. Paul Saints during the Connery/Huggins ownership era before winning his first World Series ring the following season with the �28 Yankees.

I realized through the years of collecting Millers/Saints bats, that finding a Durocher gamer would prove to be monumental task and more so wishful thinking. Well, I'm exceedingly happy to land one of his gamers from his player career for the good old collection. I put this gamer right up there with my Monte Irvin gamer as the one of the most scarce bats in my collection.

Beauty! I don't remember when (if) I've seen one. Congratulations.

Shoeless Moe · #7 05-19-2021, 01:41 PM

.....also includes some guy named Ruth and many 1915-1919 Red Sox Games

featuring one pitching matchup of Babe Ruth vs Walter Johnson, not a bad summer afternoon matchup.

Not sure what the Minneapolis & Boston connection is, a scorekeeper who finally got The Call, or a Reporter who was re-assigned/relocated or a fan who followed both teams. Maybe I'll find something going through the pages, maybe not.

I love a good mystery......as you know.

Shoeless Moe · #8 05-19-2021, 02:30 PM

Taylor, apologies for posting in your thread. I think there may be another Millers thread, but I may have picked the wrong one.

While I have you are you aware of any significant ball players or games the Millers had from 1906 -1913, or for that matter St Paul, Toledo and any other teams in their division?

If so I'd like to check this scorebook for them/it.

Thank you.

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