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Old 08-04-2025, 10:19 PM
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What is so significant about a 1938 St. Louis Browns scorecard? Since I discovered Howard "Lefty" Mills, a lefthanded pitcher with a 15-30 record who appeared in 96 games from 1934-1940, I have been on a quest to acquire any scorecards from games in which he pitched.

The piece that I just landed is an absolute treasure and comes from his best season in the big leagues. On this July 31 game against the Red Sox, Mills faced future HoF enshrinees in Joe Cronin, Bobby Doerr and Jimmy Foxx. In the 10-2 victory, Mills allowed just four hits and walked a pair as he went the distance. Two of the four hits against him were by Jimmie Foxx who hit a solo homerun and a triple while scoring one run. Ben Chapman accounted for the other two hits which were both singles.

Foxx's homerun was his 29th, on his way to 50 (his only other 50+ HR season was in 1932 when he hammered out 58), for his 408th career longball. Foxx's triple was the 99th of his career and sixth one of the season.

For Mills, the victory was his fifth of the year and the sixth of his career. Next to his 1-0 shutout of the Yankees on June 18, this game was one of the finest of his career.

Why would anyone care about a 15-30 pitcher with a 6.06 career ERA? The answer for me is quite simple. Mills learned to play baseball in the Navy in 1931 and became a dominant pitcher by 1933 with scouts champing at the bit trying to get him out of the Navy to play in the majors. He was discharged in time for spring training in 1934 and even appeared in four games for the Browns before heading to the minors for some seasoning.

The odds were against me to find a scored card from one of his 96 games. To find one from one of his 48 career starts, let alone from one of his 15 wins was darned-near an impossibility. Of the 5,779 in attendance, how many kept score? How many of them kept their scorecards?

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Loved the story. Certainly a reason why people collect programs and tickets. Something tangible from a specific date in history.

How many more programs do you have to collect from Lefty Mills’ career?
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Old 08-04-2025, 10:30 PM
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Good question. I have just one, so far. After all the years since I discovered Mills' Navy beginnings, this is the first. I did manage to land his Heilbroner card a few years ago.

I wrote Mills' SABR bio: https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/lefty-mills/
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Old 08-05-2025, 02:36 AM
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I picked this up at the World Olympic Collectors Fair in Prague in June. Usually a pretty decent show for me as a seller. This one was my best ever for adding items to my collection and selling. Always nice to pay for part of the trip with sales. This time paid for two round trip business class tickets (wife and myself) on my favorite airline, plus all of my purchases. The selling and collecting mentality is also quite different. I got this program for €10 ($11+/-)

Unused program for the boxing tournament during the 1960 Olympics featuring all three U.S. gold medalists - Skeeter McClure, Eddie Crook and Cassius Clay.

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The only flaw is the staple holes at the lower ritght through the last 15 or so pages, plus the back cover.
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Old 08-05-2025, 02:57 AM
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Loved the story. Certainly a reason why people collect programs and tickets. Something tangible from a specific date in history.

How many more programs do you have to collect from Lefty Mills’ career?
Exactly! One of the good reasons! Making that connection with a player.

Also, about your reply to my DiMaggio hitting streak scorecard, I had long since forgotten that he had that shortened game as well! I love uncovering tidbits of history when I go in and research some of these old scorecards!
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