September pickups

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bender07

Wow great pickup Scott. Where do you find those wonderful sigs? (Channeling my inner Joker)

Thanks Mark! I suppose tenacious networking and good timing are allowing me to have a great 2013 for finding rare early no-hit pitcher sigs.

It's funny though, but when it rains it definitely pours. It's very unusual for me to find 3 exceptionally hard names off of my list in such short order. I haven't even chosen to share my most amazing find of the year thanks to this year's National...

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks Mark! I suppose tenacious networking and good timing are allowing me to have a great 2013 for finding rare early no-hit pitcher sigs.

It's funny though, but when it rains it definitely pours. It's very unusual for me to find 3 exceptionally hard names off of my list in such short order. I haven't even chosen to share my most amazing find of the year thanks to this year's National...

Great pickup Scott. Well?...are you gonna leave us hanging? What's the amazing pickup from the National? C'mon, you can tell us!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Great pickup Scott. Well?...are you gonna leave us hanging? What's the amazing pickup from the National? C'mon, you can tell us!

Well Mike, since you asked...

At the National I picked up a true Holy Grail item for my collection.
The only known example of no-hit pitcher George W. Bradley's signature.

"Grin" Bradley is credited with throwing the first ever National League (and ML) no-hitter in 1867. It's important to note that Bradley threw the no-hitter from the initial mound distance of 50', not the current standard of 60' 6" that was adopted in 1893.

Bradley also is credited with being the 1st pitcher in either the NL or AL (established in 1901) to throw a shutout. Bradley's 1876 season was also special for the fact that he actually threw 16 shutouts, which is a ML record that he still shares with HOF'er Grover Cleveland Alexander. Bradley pitched approximately 65 times in 1876 and actually won 45 of those games, leading the NL with an ERA of about 1.23.

[mr2686]

Holy guacamole Batman, that's incredible!!! Is that Bradley from a letter, or legal document? Were you actually looking for it, or did you just happen to see it and freak out?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Holy guacamole Batman, that's incredible!!! Is that Bradley from a letter, or legal document? Were you actually looking for it, or did you just happen to see it and freak out?

Mike,
Thanks! It's from an entire letter. Provenance is exceptional.

BTW, the person that sold it to me knows exactly what I collect and asked that stop by to see him at the National.

It's truly an amazing piece that's absolutely right up my alley!

[bender07]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Mike,
Thanks! It's from an entire letter. Provenance is exceptional.

BTW, the person that sold it to me knows exactly what I collect and asked that stop by to see him at the National.

It's truly an amazing piece that's absolutely right up my alley!

Wow, really amazing. According to B-R.com, he actually had 16 shutouts in 1876. The year of the Centennial of the US...hard to fathom that.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by bender07

Wow, really amazing. According to B-R.com, he actually had 16 shutouts in 1876. The year of the Centennial of the US...hard to fathom that.

Mark, thanks for correcting me on how many shutouts Bradley had in 1876. I made the change in my 1st post.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Well Mike, since you asked...

At the National I picked up a true Holy Grail item for my collection.
The only known example of no-hit pitcher George W. Bradley's signature.

"Grin" Bradley is credited with throwing the first ever National League no-hitter in 1867. It's important to note that Bradley threw the no-hitter from the initial mound distance of 50', not the current standard of 60' 6" that was adopted in 1893.

Bradley also is credited with being the 1st pitcher in either the NL or AL (established in 1901) to throw a shutout. Bradley's 1876 season was also special for the fact that he actually threw 16 shutouts, which is a ML record that he still shares with HOF'er Grover Cleveland Alexander. Bradley pitched approximately 65 times in 1876 and actually won 45 of those games, leading the NL with an ERA of about 1.23.

That's great - congratulations.

Do you have a publicly-viewable list of your no-hitter autographs? or better still, pics?

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Runscott

That's great - congratulations.

Do you have a publicly-viewable list of your no-hitter autographs? or better still, pics?

Thanks Scott! Not at this time on either.
This is one of several larger projects I would like to tackle at some point...

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Thanks Scott! Not at this time on either.
This is one of several larger projects I would like to tackle at some point...

After seeing your last two pick-ups, I figured there must be some real eye-openers in your collection. I'm not an autograph collector, but there are a few I keep my eyes open for.

[Lordstan]

Scott,
WOW. It really has been a banner year so far. Awesome stuff.
I'm with Scott. Hopefully you get a site posted to show all these beauties off.
Congrats on all of them.

[Runscott]

Okay Shelly, but if he makes it into a shoe I am going to be pissed.

[Runscott]

Found a Mays autograph I can actually read, plus Stengel when he was managing the Yankees and an early Hoppe.

I like that Stengel and Hoppe each added dates. My best guess on the Mays is 1952. Thoughts?

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Not a rookie, but earliest signed card I can get now until another surfaces.

This makes it my third signed E-AC card, I love this set. Great looking cards and great action shots as well.

[Michael B]

I created a thred just for this item, but it also fits here as a September pickup. This is a competitors number worn by an American Olympian at the 1948 Olympics. It is also signed by 44 U.S. track and field athletes who competed in London. It arrived in the mail, completely unsolicited and free from the gentleman who wore it. I have also included a photo of him wearing it.