Let's see your letters to or from Ballplayers...

[slidekellyslide]

Here's one from the manager of the Norfolk Elks to Red Ruffing about a prospect from Ruffing's hometown.



This one is to the prospect


Here's a letter from the management of the Lincoln Chiefs to Branch Rickey Jr.

[David Atkatz]

1905 letter from Highlanders owner Frank Farrell to shortstop Kid Elberfeld, regarding his upcoming contract:

[Jay Wolt]

Here's 1 ex player writing to another on behalf of Baseball Assistance Team

[sbfinley]

Handwritten letter from Tiger's pitcher Tommy Bridges to a member of the Detroit coaching staff. Letter dates to the winter of 1929, just months before his Major League Debut. It is the earliest dated auto I have found of Bridges.
Thanks to Jodi for supplying it back in April.

[Lordstan]

Steven,
A little info for you.
I was interested in your letter thinking the Mr Doyle could be Larry Doyle.
When I looked up Doyle and Tigers coaches I found that no person named Doyle has been a Tiger coach. It's on the Detroit Tiger website.
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/det/history/coaches.jsp

Perhaps this person is a scout or minor league coach/manager.
I would be interesting to see the envelope for a destination address. Larry Doyle was likely in the Sarnac Lake, NY Sanitarium at that time, being treated for TB.

Another tidbit is the person named Pat on the third page is, I think, Pat Haley. He was the manager of the 1929 Wheeling WV Stogies, where a 22yo Bridges went 10-3 with a 3.14 era.

Mark

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

The Doyle in question is former Tiger scout Billy Doyle.

[Lordstan]

Thanks Jodi. Cool.