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11-15-2009, 03:27 AM
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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.   
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11-15-2009, 09:01 AM
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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
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11-15-2009, 10:57 AM
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The Doyle in question is former Tiger scout Billy Doyle.
Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 11-15-2009 at 03:22 PM.
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11-15-2009, 11:03 AM
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Thanks Jodi. Cool.
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11-15-2009, 04:40 PM
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Bill Dickey's HOF induction letter...
congratulatory telegrams from legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice and Yankee GM George Weiss, and a Cooperstown Invitation.
billdickeyHOFletter.jpgbilldickeytelegram1.jpg billdickeytelegram2.jpgbilldickeyHOFinvation.jpg
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11-16-2009, 06:22 AM
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1928 Christy Walsh Home Run Tour Letter...
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11-16-2009, 11:45 AM
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I have had or currently own quite a few early Baseball Letters. It is one of my favorite things to collect. Here are a few I had last year that are from some Old Judge guys so the names might be familiar.
Rhys
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. Guess I used the term "Coaching Staff" too loosely.
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