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If you have any interest in any of the following items please, call us at 215-665-1953 or e-mail us at info@albersheims.com. Baseball Non-HOF Autographs1930's Misc NL Stars---signed lined album page in dark pencil by - Guy Bush (D. 1985), Al Spohrer (D. 1972), Wally Berger, Bucky Walters, Dutch Holland (D. 1967), and Bill Ulbanski (D. 1973) $451930's Red Sox-see Leo Moon (Indians) 1932 Angels PCL-see Jack Lelivelt 1932 Boston Braves & Cubs--signed lined album page in dark pencil by - Frank Demaree (D. 1958), Hub Pruett (D. 1982), Ben Cantwell (D. 1962), Huck Betts (D. 1987), and Leroy Herrmann (D. 1972). Some Toughies $95 1933 Reds-small album page with 5 signatures including: Benny Frey (D. 1937 suicide), George Grantham (D. 1954), Ray Kolp (D. 1967), Earl Adams, and Otto Bluege. SUPER TOUGH sigs $295 1930's Toughies 2 Sheets- signed lined album page in dark pencil by - Mark Koenig (1927 Yankees) and the second sheet is signed by Dusty Rhodes (D. 1960) and Red Kress (D. 1962) $150 1934 Syracus Chiefs-2 album pages signed in black fountain pen with 14 autographs of team members and 3 members of the 1934 Montreal Royals. Highlights include several Major League players - Bill Sweeney (D. 1957), Bill Cronin (D. 1966), Zack Taylor (D. 1974), Andy High (D. 1981), Footsie Blair (D. 1982), Heinie Mueller (D. 1975), Bobby Coombs (D. 1991), Johnny Watwood (D. 1980), Spud Chandler (D. 1990), Tim McKeithan (D. 1969), Joe Benes (D. 1975), Fred Fussell (D. 1966), Ted Norbert, Jack Salveson (D. 1974), Frank Reiber (D), and Ray Fritz (plus one other). Remarkably most of these guys played in the "show". RARE $199 1959 Cincinnati Reds vs. Cardinals-team signed scorecard vs. the Cardinals with 24 autographs in dark pencil. Includes: Ken Boyer, Ernie Broglio, Vinegar Bend Mizell, Hal Smith, Lindy McDaniel, Gene Oliver, & Johnny Keane (D. 1967). Cool piece $195 1972 Oakland A's-(World Champs) autographs mostly on or by their photos most on their own pages. Includes: Dick Williams (HOF), Sal Bando, Dal Maxvill, Reggie Jackson, John Odom, Ken Holzman, Gonzalo Marquez (D. 1984 at the age of 38 in Venezuela - super tough autograph), Ted Kubiak, Joe Rudi, Vida Blue, Mike Hegan, Gene Tenace, Bert Campaneris, Jim Catfish Hunter (D), Dick Green, and 2 players who joined the A's in '73 (Fosse & McKinney). AWESOME $495 Emmett Ashford-(D. 1980) nicknamed "Ash", was the first African American umpire in Major League Baseball, working in the American League from 1966 to 1970. We offer a signed 3x5 card $49 Abe Attell - see BOXING Eldon Auker-(D) A submarine pitcher, Auker lost Game Seven of the 1934 World Series to Dizzy Dean after winning Game Four 10-4. In 1935 his 18-7 (.720) mark led the league in winning percentage. He pitched the first night game in St. Louis on May 24, 1940, losing to Bob Feller and Cleveland 3-2. He was a good-hitting pitcher, compiling a .308 mark in 1936. His lifetime average was a capable .187 with six homers. He developed his underhanded style of pitching because of a shoulder injury he had suffered while playing football for Kansas State University, where he starred in basketball as well as baseball. Original 3.5" x 5.5" Burke photo in Red Sox uniform signed in black pen $75 Gene Autry-(D) the famous singing cowboy known for his classic, Rudolph the Rednose Reindeer was also the first owner of the California Angels. We offer a signed and personalized 8x10 photo of him from his Cowboy days. A possible future HOF'er $149 George Barr-(D. 1974) is the only modern umpire to be assigned consecutive WS (1948-49). As the plate umpire during a rainy 1949 game in Boston, Barr ejected the Braves' Connie Ryan after Ryan protested the decision not to call the game by kneeling in the on-deck circle wearing a raincoat. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine $50 Lee Ballanfant-(D) A respected NL umpire for 22 years, Ballanfant had his most embarrassing moment in the heat of the 1940 pennant race. In the first inning of an important game between the Dodgers and Cardinals, he got in the way of a ball thrown to first base, preventing the Dodgers from completing an apparent double play. The ball remained in play, over the protests of the irate Dodgers. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine $50 Hugo Bezdek- (D. 1952) Not only a member of the College FB HOF, Bezdek is the only man to manage a Major League baseball team (Pittsburgh Pirates) until he left them to become the head football coach at Penn State and then later became the head coach of the Cleveland Rams in the NFL. After 15 years of searching, this is the first Bezdek we've come up with. We offer a Yankees payroll check from 1925 signed by Barrow (HOF) and Ruppert for $500 endorsed on the back by Bezdek. WoW .$1595 Hi Bithorn-(D. 1951 - shot to death at 35) was a Puerto Rican right-handed pitcher who became the first baseball player from Puerto Rico to play Major League Baseball. On September 30, 1941, Bithorn was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and debuted in the Major Leagues on April 15, 1942, making history as the first Puerto Rican to play in the Major Leagues. Bithorn won nine games and lost fourteen in his first season, but he rebounded in 1943 by going 18-12 with an earned run average of 2.60 and completing 19 of his 30 starts, leading the league in shutouts with seven, establishing a record for Puerto Rican pitchers that still stands. During this time, he also formed the first Latin American pitcher-catcher combination along Cuban Chico Hernández. Bithorn tried a comeback a few years later in the Mexican winter league. But on December 30, 1951, at age 35, he was shot by a police officer in Mexico. He died later in a hospital. Initially, the officer claimed that Bithorn was violent and also claimed that Bithorn had said he was part of a "Communist cell," but eventually this argument was debunked and the officer was sent to prison for Bithorn's murder. We offer a signed album page. RARE $450 George Blaeholder-(D. 1947) began his career in 1925 with the St. Louis Browns, but he pitched in just two innings that season. Back in the minors in 1926, he returned to the majors with the Browns in 1927, where he again saw limited duty, pitching only 9 innings. In 1928, he became a regular full-time pitcher, posting a 10-15 mark, 4.04 ERA in 214 innings. He won 10 more more games in 7 seasons with the Browns, but Browns were a perennial losing team, and Blaeholder had only one non-losing season with the Browns (in 1932 when he went 14-14). During the 1935 season, he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics, and the next year, played his final season with the Cleveland Indians, where he went 8-4, the only winning season of his career. He finished his career with a 104-125 record and a 4.54 ERA; despite this record, Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx said for him that Blaeholder was the toughest pitcher to hit in the American League. We offer a signed newspaper photo in fountain pen that has been attached to an autograph album. On the verso is a signed photo by Wally Herbert (D. 1999) $99 Cy Blanton-(D. 1945 at the age of 37) Blanton was one of the mainstays of the Pittsburgh Pirates rotation in the mid 1930s. In his 1935 rookie season he recorded 18 wins with 142 strikeouts and led the National League in earned run average (2.58) and shutouts (4). He averaged 12.67 wins for the next three years, leading again the league in shutouts in 1936 (4) and starts in 1937 (34). A free agent before the 1940 season, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. Although he made the National League All-Star team in 1937 and 1941, he never showed again the brilliance of his first season. We offer a small signed photo from Who's Who Magazine from the 1930's in fountain pen $149 Bill Bradley-(D. 1954) was recognized as one of the best third basemen in baseball prior to 1950, along with Jimmy Collins and Pie Traynor. He led American League third basemen in fielding four times, setting a league record of seven putouts in one game in both 1901 and 1909. Bill Bradley was the first Cleveland baseball player to hit for the cycle on September 24, 1903. In 1902 he hit home runs in four straight games and finished the year with a .340 batting average. After finishing his playing and managing career in the Federal League, Bill Bradley was a scout for the Cleveland Indians. He was elected to the Indians' Hall of Fame shortly after his death in 1954. He played from 1899-1900 for the Cubs, 1901-1910 Indians, 1914-15 in the Federal League. We offer a signed letter on Cleveland Indians letterhead dated 1938 when he was scouting for the Indians. The letter pertains to using a photographer. We've never seen his autograph in letter format. RARE $1250 Hugh Bradley-(D. 1949) He played big league ball from 1910-15, first for the Boston Red Sox and then he jumped to the Federal League. He was able to get his foot back into Major League baseball as a scout after the Federal League folded. We offer a Yankeeds payroll check from 1930 made out to Bradley and signed by him on the back. Tough autograph $795 Bill Brandt-(D. 1963)A practicing osteopathic physician, Dr. Brandt succeeded Ford Frick as manager of the NL Service Bureau and held the job for ten years until he resigned to do a daily radio show, "The Inside of Sports." A graduate of Muhlenberg College, he began with the Philadelphia Record in 1912, and worked for the Bulletin and Ledger in that city and the New York Times before going to work for the NL. He wrote for several magazines and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. A 1921 graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, he was president of the school from 1953 to 1958. We offer a typed letter signed from 1938 on the Service Bureau of NL BB clubs. Cool piece $49 Dick Brown- (D. 1970 at age 35) was a catcher in American Major League Baseball during the 1950s and 1960s. The native of Shinnston, West Virginia, attended Florida State University and batted and threw right-handed. Standing at 6'3" tall, and weighing 190 pounds, he played from 1957 to 1965 for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles. He played his final game on October 3, 1965. He was forced to retire because of a brain tumor, which eventually claimed his life. He served as a scout for the Orioles until his death at age 35 in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1970. We offer a signed 3x5 card $75 Joe Brown-(D. 1973) a television and radio broadcaster for the New York Yankees in 1953. His son, Joe L. Brown, inherited an interest in baseball, becoming the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates for more than twenty years. Brown also spent Ty Cobb's last days with him before he died, discussing his life. We offer aigned 3x5 card dated 1950 in fountain pen. Gorgeou 75 Billy Bruton-(D. 1995) a member of the '57 Braves. Always a tough autograph. We offer a signed 3x5 card. $35 Bob Cain-(D) signed and personalized promotional card 7" x 5" with a picture of him pitching to Eddie Gaedel $95 Ray Slim Caldwell-(D. 1967) was an American major league pitcher from 1910 to 1921. He was known for throwing the spitball, and he was one of the seventeen pitchers allowed to continue throwing the pitch after it was outlawed in 1920. Caldwell was notorious during his playing career for his addiction to alcohol and partying, he possessed a self-destructive streak that many of his contemporaries believed stopped him from reaching his potential. In 1924, Miller Huggins wrote: 'Caldwell was one of the best pitchers that ever lived, but he was one of those characters that keep a manager in a constant worry. If he had possessed a sense of responsibility and balance, Ray Caldwell would have gone down in history as one of the greatest of all pitchers.'[1] Yet, despite his achievements on the field and his antics off it, Caldwell is perhaps best remembered for being struck by lightning whilst playing for the Cleveland Indians against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1919; remarkably, despite being knocked unconscious, he refused to leave the game, having pitched 8.2 innings, and went on to record the final out for the win. We offer a signed 3x5 card $95 Charlie Caldwell- (D. 1957) was an American college football coach and baseball player. Caldwell was born in Bristol, Virginia on August 2, 1901. He attended Princeton University, where he played college baseball. He played in the major league as a pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1925. In three career games, he had a 0-0 record, with a 16.88 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed. Caldwell served as the head football coach at Williams College and Princeton University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1961. We offer a 2 page handwritten letter (he signed it first name only) on Williams College football letterhead from 1937 to HOF coach, George Munger. Great football content. Very rare Yankee autograph $495 Norm Cash-(D. 1986 in a drowning accident) One of the most popular Detroit Tigers of all time. We offer a gorgeous signed 3x5 card $95 Hugh Chalmers-(D. 1932) Beautiful signature of early 1900's businessman Hugh Chalmers. He was Vice President of the National Cash Register Company which is when this signature was obtained. Also comes with another letter from 1907 which has him listed at the top (but signed by another executive from the company). He would leave the NCRC to form his own Automobile company in Detroit and he would be a great success. As a Huge Baseball Fan, he formulated the idea of naming an MVP from each league and giving away a car to that player at the end of the year. As such, the first MVP award "The Chalmers Award" was born $295 Jim (Tiny) Chaplin-(D. 1939 at the age of 33 in a car accident) He played from 1928-36 for the NY Giants and Boston Braves. We offer a signed book photo from a Who's Who Magazine in the 1930's. Fountain pen signature. RARE $195 Jim (Tiny) Chaplin-(D. 1939 at the age of 33 in a car accident) cut signature in fountain pen $195 Ben Chapman- During the period from 1926 to 1943 he had more stolen bases than any other player, leading the American League four times. After twelve seasons, during which he batted .302 and led the AL in assists and double plays twice each, he spent two years in the minor leagues and returned to the majors as a National League pitcher for three seasons, becoming manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, his final team. Although he made his name as a fast, ferocious and hard-nosed player, that reputation was eclipsed by the racist role he played in 1947 as manager of the Phillies, opposing the presence of Jackie Robinson on a major league team on the basis of Robinson's race. We pffer a questionairre that he filled out and signed in 1978 answering several questions including him stating that that Ruth and Williams were the best hitters he ever saw and the Lefty Grove was the best pitcher $150 Hal Chase-(D. 1947) nicknamed "Prince Hal", was a first baseman in Major League Baseball, widely viewed as the best fielder at his position (see below, however). During his career, he played for the New York Highlanders (1905-1913), Chicago White Sox (1913-1914), Buffalo Blues (1914-1915), Cincinnati Reds (1916-1918), and New York Giants (1919). No lesser figures than Babe Ruth and Walter Johnson named him the best first baseman ever, and contemporary reports describe his glovework as outstanding. He is sometimes considered the first true star of the franchise that would eventually become the New York Yankees. In 1981, 62 years after his last major league game, baseball historians Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time. Rumors of him being the middleman between the players and the gamblers in the Black Sox Scandal have never been confirmed. In 1920, while playing for the minor Mission League, he attempted to bribe Spider Baum, a pitcher for the Salt Lake Bees of the Pacific Coast League, to lose a game to the Los Angeles Angels. He also allegedly bribed an umpire. It turned out to be one of the last games he played in organized baseball. In the aftermath of the Black Sox Scandal, newly-appointed Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis, citing Chase's long legacy of corruption, formally banned him from the game for life. We offer a signed handwritten note in fountain pen $995 George Daley-(D. 1952) famous baseball and sports writer with the NY Herald, The World, and the NY Times. We offer a signed Yankees check endorsed by him from 1930. $195 Tom Daly-(D. 1946) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player. He was a catcher for the Chicago White Sox (1913-15), Cleveland Indians (1916) and Chicago Cubs (1918-21), helping the Cubs win the 1918 National League pennant. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Daly played eight seasons in the major leagues, appearing in 244 games, and had 540 at-bats, 49 runs, 129 hits, 17 doubles, 3 triples, 55 RBI, 5 stolen bases, 25 walks, a .239 batting average, .274 on-base percentage, a .281 slugging percentage, 152 total bases and 8 sacrifice hits. After his major league career, he managed the Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League. He was a Boston Red Sox coach for 14 seasons (1933-46), the longest consecutive-year coaching tenure in Bosox history. We offer an gorgeous album page that was signed in 1936 while coaching for the Boston Red Sox. $125 Hank DeBerry-(D. 1951) is a former professional baseball player who played catcher for the Cleveland Indians and the Brooklyn Robins from 1916-1930. We offer a signed 3x5 card. Rare signature $595 Jack Doyle-(D. 1958) Irish-American first baseman in Major League Baseball whose career spanned 17 seasons, mainly in the National League. He was born in Killorglin, Ireland, and emigrated to the U.S. when he was a child. He is credited with being the first pinch-hitter in pro ball, with Cleveland at Brooklyn on June 7, 1892. Patsy Tebeau was the manager and Doyle came through with a game-winning single. Doyle would play for ten clubs from 1889-1905, batting .299 in 1,564 games with 516 stolen bases. He began as a catcher-outfielder and became a first baseman in 1894. His best years were in 1894, when he batted .367 for the New York Giants, and in 1897, when he hit .354 with 62 stolen bases for the Baltimore Orioles. He also notably played for the NY Highlanders (Yankees). We offer a signed gpc from 1952 with tape over his signature. He is a super tough autograph to find!!! $595 (K) Jewel Ens-(D. 1950) He played in the Majors for the Pirates from 1922-25 and later became a manager for the 1929-31 Pirates. We offer a small signed photo cut from a Who's Who Magazine in the 1930's. Tough sig $95 Jewel Ens-(D. 1950) cut sig from an autograph album $95 John Ganzel-(D. 1959) was an American first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. Ganzel batted and threw right-handed. He played with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1898), Chicago Cubs (1900), New York Giants (1902) New York Highlanders (1903-1904) and the Cincinnati Reds (1907-1908). Ganzel managed the Reds in 1908 and the Federal League's Brooklyn Tip-Tops in 1915. He hit the first ever Yankee home run on May 11, 1903. In a seven-season career, Ganzel was a .251 hitter with 18 home runs and 336 runs batted in during 747 games played. As a manager, he posted a 90-99 record for a .476 winning percentage. We offer a gorgeous signed gpc $750 Tom Gastall- (D. 1956 at the age of 24 in a plane crash) was an American baseball player who appeared in two seasons as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles. He was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and attended Boston University. After graduation, he signed with Baltimore for $40,000 as a "bonus baby" We offer a signed cut from an album page in 1956 attached to a 3x5 card $595 Bart Giamatti- (D. 1989) was the President of Yale University, and later, the seventh Commissioner of Major League Baseball. Giamatti agreed to the deal that terminated the Pete Rose betting scandal by permitting Rose to voluntarily withdraw from the sport, avoiding further punishment. He died tragically of a heart attack while still in office. Signed check made out to the Major League Umpire's Association. RARE $495 Jim Gilliam-MINT signed 3x5 card $95 (B) Larry Goetz-(D. 1962) umpired in the NL for 22 years. A typical instance of his firm handling of dissenters came in 1956 when the Reds' Frank Robinson disputed a strike call longer than Goetz thought appropriate. The ump ordered the Giants' Steve Ridzik to pitch and called strike three while Robinson was still arguing. He once threw Leo Durocher out of a game before the game even began. We offer a small signed photo from Who's Who in Baseball (30's) $195 Sam Gray-(D. 1953 at the age of 54) played from 1924-33 for the A's and Browns. We offer a 4" x 4.5" newspaper photo signed in a fountain pen. Tough autograph $195 Charlie Grimm- (D. 1983) As a manager for the Cubs, he led the team to National League championships in 1932, 1935 and 1945. He was a finalist for the Baseball HOF in 2009. We offer a signed 10x8 photo as manager of the Cubs $150 Charlie Grimm- (D. 1983) signed vintage 3x5 card from the 1940's $75 Pinky Hargrave-(D. 1942 at the age of 46) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played ten seasons with the Washington Senators (1923-1925, 1930-1931), St. Louis Browns (1925-1926), Detroit Tigers (1928-1930), and Boston Braves (1932-1933). Born in New Haven, Indiana, Hargrave was the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds catcher, Bubbles Hargrave. Bubbles debuted in the Major Leagues in 1913 and became a star (hitting .310 for his career) for the Reds. Pinky played for Waterbury in the Eastern League before following his brother to the big leagues, making his debut at age 27 on May 18, 1923 for the Senators. In ten major league seasons, Pinky played in 650 games (442 as catcher) and hit .278 with a .339 on base percentage and a .428 slugging percentage. He had 1,452 putouts, 445 hits, 265 RBIs, 246 assists, 177 runs, 146 extra base hits, and 140 walks. His best season was 1929 with the Tigers, when he batted .330. Hargrave played his last major league game on September 23, 1933. He played his last professional baseball with the Syracuse Chiefs in the International League in 1938, and died 4 years later at age 46 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ironically, Hargrave, an employee of the Fort Wayne municipal light plant, died of a heart attack on a municipal baseball diamond which he was helping to convert to a football field. We offer a very rare signed album page with his photo attached in black fountain pen $295 Frank Hayes-(D. 1955 at the age of 41) In a career that spanned from 1933-47. Hayes played for the A's, Red Sox, Browns, Indians, and White Sox. We offer a signed 8x10 photo (gorgeous) that has been signed and personalized to Roy (Cullenbine) from Cullenbine's estate. This was signed in the late 30's or early 40's. Framed and matted as it hung on Roy's wall. Impossible to find and possibly one of a kind!!! $395 Harvey Hendrick-(D. 1941) He played in the Majors for the Yankees, Indians, Dodgers, Cardinals, Cubs, Reds, and Phillies. His powerful bat outweighed his poor fielding in the 11 seasons that he played from 1923-34. He killed himself at the age of 43 from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Signed Yankees payroll check also signed by Barrow and Ruppert $795 Gil Hodges-signed and personalized 5x7 photo in Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. Written on the back Nov 11, 1961 Gild Hodges Bowling Alley, Bklyn NY. Purchased from the daughter of the original owner. WOW!!!! $595 Ed Herr-(D. 1933) He played big league baseball from 1887-1890 for Cleveland and St. Louis. Later became a scout for the Yankees. We offer a 1927 Yankees payroll check signed by Herr, Ed Barrow, and Jacob Ruppert. TOUGH!!! $850 Don Hoak- (D. 1969 at the age of 40 - tragic) was a third baseman who played ten seasons in the Majors with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1954-1955), Chicago Cubs (1956), Cincinnati Reds (1957-1958), Pittsburgh Pirates (1959-1962) and Philadelphia Phillies (1963-1964). He played 1263 games and compiled a .265 batting average with 89 home runs and 498 runs batted in. After his playing career, Hoak was a Pirates' broadcaster for two years, a coach for the Phillies in 1967, and a manager in the Pirates' farm system for the next two years. He died on October 9, 1969 of a heart attack while chasing his brother-in-law's stolen car. Earlier that very day, the Pirates had re-hired Danny Murtaugh as their manager-a position for which Hoak had believed himself a contender. His widow, actress/singer Jill Corey (whom Hoak married after the 1961 season and with whom he had a daughter, Clare), would claim for decades after that Hoak died of a broken heart because the Pirates had passed him over. We offer a signed 3x5 card. $195 Bill Hoffer-(D. 1959) was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of six seasons (1895-1899, 1901) with the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Blues. For his career, he compiled a 92-46 record in 161 appearances, with a 3.75 earned run average and 314 strikeouts. In his rookie year, 1895, he compiled 31 wins, a major league record for most wins as a rookie. We offer a very rare signed 3x5 card $175 Johnny Hudson-(D. 1970) He played in the Majors from 1936-45 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and NY Giants. We offer an original one of a kind snapshot photo of him in Chubs uniform ( stamped August 11, 1941 on the verso) signed in black fountain pen $95 Don Hurst-(D. 1952 at the age of 47) was a former professional baseball player. He was a first baseman over parts of 7 seasons (1928-1934) with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs. He led the National League in RBIs with 143 in 1932 while playing for Philadelphia. We offer a signed vintage album page in fountain pen with a picture of Hurst in Phillies uniform attached. RARE $195 Charles Hurth-(D) TLS on The New Orleans Baseball Club letterhead from 1940 to player on the ball club thanking him for signing his contract He was the very first GM on the NY Mets (who was replaced by George Weiss). Super rare $295 Roy Hutson-(D. 1957) He appeared in 7 games for the 1925 Brooklyn Dodgers. Bet you've never seen another autograph on this guy. Signed personal check $39 James Jackson-(D. 1955) played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Giants, and the Cleveland Naps in 1901 and 1902, and again from 1905 to 1906. In 348 career games, he had a .235 batting average with 300 hits in 1274 at-bats. He batted and threw right handed. We offer a gorgeous signed 3x5 card that he signed twice $295 Bill James- (D. 1971) Seattle Bill James pitched mostly in the National League, and in his only full season, went 26-7 on the 1914 Boston Braves championship team. This team is known as the "Miracle Braves" because they made a dramatic comeback from last place in midseason to win the pennant. James was 2-0 in the World Series as the Braves recorded the first sweep in Series history. We offer a signed gpc postmarked from 1964 that he signed his name and wrote Boston Braves National League 1913-1919 "Miracle Team 1914" Rudolph Dick, Tyler Geo and James Bill. Cool piece. $95 Jimmy Jordan-(D. 1957 age 49 of a bleeding ulcer) He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1933-36. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. Tough signature $125 Chad Kimsey-(D. 1942 at age 36 in a tragic car accident) played in the big leagues from 1929-36 for the Browns, White Sox, and Tigers. We offer a page from a scrapbook signed by Kimsey in black steel tipped pen by his picture also comes with pictures of Bill Killefer Jr. (son of Bill Killefer). On the verso of the page is an article about Dick Coffman that has been signed by Coffman (D. 1972) who played for the Senators, Browns, NY Giants, Braves, and the Phillies. Tough autographs .$195 Honest Dickie Kerr-(D. 1963) was a starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox from 1919-1921. As a rookie he won 13 games and won both his starts in the notorious 1919 World Series, which would lead to the permanent suspensions of Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Happy Felsch, and five others. In later years, Kerr would receive wide praise for his honest play during the Series. We offer a signed 3x5 card in ballpoint. TOUGH!!!! $595 Jim Konstanty-(D. 1976) key member of the '50 Whiz Kids. Signed 3x5 $50 Ted Kluzewski-signed gpc postmarked from 1955 in dark pencil $49 Ted Kluzewski-signed 3x5 card $49 Tony Kubek-a key member of the '61 Yankees and also the toughest living autograph from this team. Kubek is a notorious non-signer. We offer a signed handwritten letter on Yankees letterhead from 1965. It seems to be regarding a business opportunity. He mentions going to L.A. and spring training. Includes the return envelope that he also signed. Very rare $295 Ken Landenberger-(D. 1960 at the age of 31 from Leukemia) one of the toughest autographs of 1950's debut players. Landenberger played for the Chicago White Sox in 1952 for only 2 games. We offer an Autographed Ball Company contract (giving his permission to use his autograph on autographed baseballs) signed by Landenberger in 1953 and Dick Culler (D. 1964) who played from 1936-49 for the White Sox, A's, Braves, Cubs, and NY Giants. He was only 49 when he died. Really tough autographed item $650 Arlie Latham-(D. 1952) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1880-1909. Nicknamed "The Freshest Man on Earth", Latham was a colorful player known for playing practical jokes on his owner Chris von der Ahe and manager Charles Comiskey. In one famous stunt, he lit a firecracker under third base in an effort to "wake himself up", after Comiskey had been complaining about him falling asleep on the job. Also he would occasionally put on a clown's nose while walking behind von der Ahe. Latham was known as a very good base stealer in his day. In 1887, as a member of the St. Louis Browns, he stole 129 bases. This record is not recognized by Major League Baseball, as stolen bases were defined differently prior to 1898. In 1909, he became the oldest man in Major League history to steal a base, at the age of 49, a record that still stands today. Latham ended his career with 739 stolen bases. Latham's baserunning expertise was apparently purely instinctive. He holds the career record for errors at third base, with 822, more than 200 more than the next player on the list. He apparently had the habbit of letting catchable ground balls go by him by standing still as one passed to his side. Until decades after his playing days, when a third baseman did this it was said that he "Arlie Lathamed it." Latham was major league baseball's first full-time coach... When he was a player, as at that time there were of course no coaches, he would stand on the third base line and yell insults at the other team's pitcher, attempting to distract him and give the Browns an advantage. One of his techniques was to scream while running up and down the third base line during the pitcher's delivery. The coach's box was introduced to prevent him from doing this. We offer a signed 5" x 2.5" card in fountain pen. Gorgeous $225 Neimo Leibold-(D. 1977) was one of the three regulars of the 1919 White Sox to avoid inclusion in the fix of that year's World Series, along with Eddie Collins and Ray Schalk. We offer a signed album page from the 1930's that is signed in black fountain pen $95 Jack Lelivelt-(D. 1941) was an American outfielder who played for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders, New York Yankees and Cleveland Naps. While playing for the Rochester Hustlers, he set the International League record for the longest hitting streak with a 42-game hitting streak in 1912. The record was broken by Brandon Watson in 2007. We offer a gpc from 1932 signed by the 1932 Angels of the PCL which is highlighted by the manager, Lelivelt (who is on pretty much every Yankee collector's want list). Signed by 16 players total. Major Leaguers represented besides Lelivelt include: Bill Cronin (D. 1966 also played for the Orioles in the minors), Win Ballou (D. 1963), Ed Baecht (D. 1957 played for the '32 Cubs), Gene Lillard (D. 1991), Mike Kreevich (D. 1994), Gilly Campbell (D. 1973), Tuck Stainback (D. 1992 - Yankees), Jim Oglesby (D. 1955 - played in 3 games for the 1936 A's), Bernie DeViveiros (D. 1994), Truck Hannah (D. 1982 - Yankees), Arnold Jigger Statz (D. 1988). TOUGH autographs $1495 Jim Lindsey-(D. 1963) was an American major league baseball pitcher from 1922-1937. He helped the Cardinals win the 1930 National League Pennant and win the 1931 World Series and 1934 World Series. In 9 seasons Lindsey had a 21-20 Win-Loss record, 177 Games, 20 Games Started, 5 Complete Games, 1 Shutout, 80 Games Finished, 19 Saves, 431 Innings Pitched, 507 Hits, 261 Runs, 225 Earned Runs, 25 Home Runs Allowed, 176 Walks Allowed, 175 Strikeouts, 12 Hit Batsmen, 9 Wild Pitches, 1,943 Batters Faced, 3 Balks and a 4.70 ERA. We offer a VERY RARE signed personal check with a letter from his widow. He is a super tough autograph and even rarer on a check. His wife writes that he rarely signed any of their checks $195 Roy Luebbe-(D. 1985) He played one season for the 1925 Yankees. Offered is a payroll check signed by Luebbe, Barrow, and Ruppert $395 Fritz Maisel-(D. 1967) was a professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1913-1918. He played for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns. Because of his speed on the basepaths, Fritz was known as "Catonsville Flash" or just "Flash" by his fans. In 1914, he led the American League with 74 stolen bases, and was only caught stealing 17 times that year, an 81 percent success rate. We offer a signed handwritten note on a gpc from 1964. NICE!!! $95 GL Magerkurth-(D. 1966) In Magerkurth's first game in the Polo Grounds in 1929, he ejected Giants' manager John McGraw. The warning flags were out for what was to come as the 6'3" 225-lb "Mage" circled NL parks with his short fuse. He would go into orbit when called his hated nickname "Meathead." His encounters with Leo Durocher and the Dodgers are legendary. Magerkurth was a hated man among Dodger fans during the 1940s. In a Dodger victory parade after they won the 1941 pennant, a coffin labled "Magerkurth" was carried down Fulton Street. A couple of years later, an irate Dodger fan leaped from the Ebbets Field stands, tackled Magerkurth at home plate, and began punching him on the ground. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. $95 Pat Malone-(D. 1943 at the age of 40) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1928 through 1937 for the Chicago Cubs (1928-34) and New York Yankees (1935-37). Malone was outstanding in his first three major league seasons. As a rookie, he compiled a 18-13 record for the third-place 1928 Chicago Cubs, striking out 155 opponents to finish second in the National League behind Dazzy Vance (200). As a sophomore, he led the NL pitchers with 22 wins, 166 strikeouts and six shutouts, helping the Cubs reach the 1929 World Series. Again in 1930, he led the league with 20 wins and finished in third place with 142 strikeouts. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. Tough signature $249 Roger Maris-(D) gorgeous signed 3x5 card $649 Billy Martin-(D) nice vintage signed 3x5 card $125 Duke Maas--(D. 1976 at the age of 47) was a pitcher over parts of 7 seasons (1955-1961) with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees. Maas was a member of the 1958 World Series champion Yankees. For his career he compiled an 45-44 record with a 4.19 earned run average and 356 strikeouts in 195 appearances. He is the toughest of all '61 Yankees. We offer a signed album page from the late 50's $495 Duke Maas--(D. 1976 at the age of 47) signed 3x5 card of the toughest member of the '61 Yankees $595 Duke Maas--(D. 1976 at the age of 47) signed 3x5 photo in Yankees uniform of the toughest member of the '61 Yankees Al Mamaux-(D. 1963) was a professional baseball player and manager. A right-handed pitcher over parts of twelve seasons (1913 - 1924), Mamaux played mainly with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins. He led Pittsburgh with 21 wins in 1915 and 1916. During his career, he compiled a 76-67 with a 2.90 ERA. Meadows played on one National League pennant winner, the Robins, in 1920. He pitched four innings in the 1920 World Series for Brooklyn. From 1926 to 1933, Mamaux pitched for the Newark Bears of the International League. During the 1930 season, he replaced Tris Speaker as team manager, and in 1932 led the Bears to the league title. The 1932 team, which featured 15 former and future New York Yankees. We offer a signed handwritten letter from 1948 regarding the purchase of buying the Newark Bears. Awesome content! $495 Roger Maris-(D) signed 3x5 photo in Yankees uniform. Great ballpoint signature $595 Roger Maris-(D) signed and personalized 5x7 Picture Pal photo that has been signed and personalized. Great vintage 60's autograph…$595Steve O'Neill- (D. 1962) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He was a finalist for the Baseball HOF in 2009. We offer a signed vintage 3x5 card in fountain pen with slight smudging $95 Carl Mays-(D. 1971) while he will always be remembered for his pitch that killed Ray Chapman, his exceptional career has kept him on the current list of old timers considered for HOF induction! Signed 3x5 card $195 Gene McCann-(D. 1943) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he pitched in nine games for the Brooklyn Superbas during the 1901 and 1902 baseball seasons. We offer a NY Yankees payrol check from 1929 when he was scouting for the Yankees. Signed on the front by Ed Barrow and Jacob Ruppert. Signed on the back by McCann. RARE $995 Lee Meadows-(D. 1963) was a right-handed pitcher over parts of fifteen seasons (1915-1929) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the National League wins leader in 1926 with Pittsburgh. For his career, he compiled a 188-180 record in 490 appearances, with a 3.37 ERA and 1063 strikeouts. Meadows played on two National League pennant winners with the Pirates (1925 & 1927), winning the World Series in 1925. He finished 0-2 in 2 postseason appearances with a 6.28 ERA. Meadows currently ranks 6th in Pirates history with a .629 winning percentage. Meadows was one of the few players in the early 20th century that wore glasses in the field, earning him the nickname "Specs". We offer a newspaper photo in civies mounted to 3.5" x 7" hard piece of black construction paper signed in black fountain pen from the Ambrose Edens collection. Tough autograph $95 Oscar Melillo-(D. 1963) He played in the Majors from 1926-37 for the Browns and Red Sox. We offer a signed magazine photo in Red Sox uniform in fountain pen. Tough $95 Mike Miley-(D. 1977 at the age of 23 in an automobile accident). He was a first round pick by the California Angels in 1974 after having an All-American career in both baseball and football at LSU. He had a world of potential playing for the 1975-76 Angels until his tragic death. Signed 3x5 card. Tough!!! $195 Leo Moon-(D. 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for one season. He pitched 5? innings in one game for the Cleveland Indians during the 1932 Cleveland Indians season. His autograph is ultra rare. We offer vintage signed album page shown. This page is a mixture of mostly Red Sox players. There are two pencil "cut" signatures that are affixed to the side of the page. They are of Urbane "Pick" Pickering who played two years in the majors----both with the Red Sox and Milt Gaston who debuted in 1924 and lived to see the ripe old age of 100. The rest of the signatures are in steel tip black. First is Tom Winsett who debuted with the Red Sox in 1930. He is followed by pitcher Ed Rommel who was a member of that memorable 1929 Athletics team. After his baseball career he was an umpire for 22 years. Ivy Paul Andrews is the next signer. He started his career with the Yankees in 1931. The signature of pitcher Leo Moon is rare in that he was only in MLB for one year (1932) with the Indians and appeared in only one game (7 earned runs in 5 2/3 IP). Jack Russell debuted with the Red Sox in 1926 and appeared in an all-star game and two World Series. Benny Tate was a rookie with the 1924 WS champion Senators. Smead Jolly is the next signer followed by pitcher Bob Kline who had a short MLB career mostly with the Red Sox. The final signature is of pitcher Ed Durham who debuted with the Red Sox in 1929. $195 Wilcy Moore- (D. 1963) Though occasionally used as a starting pitcher, Wilcy Moore was among the first to gain fame as a reliever. He developed a sidearm sinkerball after hurting his shoulder in the Sally League. As a 30-year-old rookie with the 1927 Yankees, he went 19-7 and led the league with 13 relief wins and 13 saves (his 2.28 ERA would also have led, had he qualified with the then-necessary ten complete games). After saving the opener of the 1927 World Series against the Pirates, he started and won the fourth and final game. He later claimed that overwork in 1927 caused the arm problems which sidelined him in 1928 and hampered his career. Even so, his 10 saves for the Red Sox in 1931 were the AL high. He returned to the Yankees in 1932, his relief win in the WS closing out another four-game sweep, this time of the Cubs. We offer a signed personal check $249 Jake Mooty- (D. 1970) Mooty was pitching for the Cubs in 1940 when he beaned Pee Wee Reese, putting him in the hospital for 18 days and cutting short his rookie season. He played from 1936-44 for the Reds, Cubs, and Tigers. Offered is an original snapshot photo in Cubs uniform signed in black fountain pen $95 Dannny O'Connell-(D. 1969 at age 42 in a car accident) was an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1950 and 1953), Milwaukee Braves (1954-1957), New York/San Francisco Giants (1957-1959) and Washington Senators (1961-1962). He scored the first run in the first major league baseball game played on the West Coast. O'Connell finished third in voting for the 1950 National League Rookie of the Year and 16th in voting for the 1953 NL MVP. O'Connell also led the American League in Sacrifice Hits (15) in 1961.In 10 seasons he played in 1,143 games and had 4,035 at bats, 527 runs, 1,049 hits, 181 doubles, 35 triples, 39 home runs, 320 RBI, 48 stolen bases, 431 walks, .260 batting average, .333 on-base percentage, .351 slugging percentage, 1,417 total bases and 89 sacrifice hits. We offer an original 4x6 photo of O'Connell from the Ambrose Edens collection in Milwaukee Braves uniform. TOUGH!!! $195 John Ogden-(D) Brothers Jack and Curly Ogden came from Swarthmore College to the major leagues. En route, however, Jack got stuck in the International League, becoming the star pitcher of seven successive Baltimore champions (1919-25), and winning 191 games. His years with Baltimore were lucrative, though, due to high salaries and Little World Series shares. He played in the big leagues for the NY Giants, Browns, and Reds. We offer a typed letter signed from 1938 on Baltimore Orioles letterhead as GM of the club $99 Bruce Ogrodowski-(D. 1956) autographed original 4x6 Burke photo pictured in St Louis Cardinals uniform. Inscribed "To my good pal Rip" who was his former teammate on the cardinals Rip Collins. Bold fountain pen signature. There is some light beige glue residue around the outside edges which barely tough the signature. A catcher for the 1936 and 1937 Cardinals he died in 1956 $149 Bruce Ogrodowski-(D. 1956 at the age of 44) He played for the 1936-37 St. Louis Cardinals. We offer a signed photo cut from a Who's Who book in the 1930's in fountain pen. $95 Sadaharu Oh- holds the world record for home runs on a professional level, having hit 868 in his career. We offer an original 5x7 photo signed in Japanese that he dated 1977 while he was still playing baseball $225 Chici Olivo-(D. 1977) was a Braves relief specialist who first reached the majors at the age of thirty-five. He saw the most action in 1964 (2-1, 5 saves) and 1966 (5-4, 7 saves). The Dominican's brother was Diomedes Olivo. Olivo is a super tough autograph. He played parts of 4 seasons in the Major Leagues and was actually traded to the Yankees, but never played for them. He died in the Dominican at the age of 49. We've never seen his autograph outside of a team signed baseball. This is a cut signature from a document. SUPER RARE!!!! $295 Steve O'Neill- (D. 1962) Steve O'Neill- (D. 1962) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. He was a finalist for the Baseball HOF in 2009. We offer a signed magazine photo in Phillies uniform attached to a 3x5 card. Great signature and photo $150 Ray Oyler- (D. 1981 at the age of 42 from a heart attack) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers (1965-1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), and California Angels (1970). He is best remembered as the slick-fielding, no-hit shortstop for the 1968 World Series champion Tigers and as the subject of the endearing "Ray Oyler Fan Club" organized by Seattle radio personality Robert E. Lee Hardwick. We offer a signed 3x5 card $95 Fritz Ostermueller-(D. 1957) As a Red Sox rookie, he walked 12 Senators in a July 30, 1934 game. He three times recorded 13 wins, the last time with Pittsburgh in 1946, and pitched for the Pirates until age forty-one. Considered a good-hitting pitcher, he batted .234 lifetime. We offer a signed newspaper photo in fountain pen $95 Brick Owens- (D) On June 23, 1917, Brick ejected Babe Ruth out of the game. Ruth had walked the lead off man for Washington, and disliked Brick's call. Ruth was reportedly so violent that he attacked Brick, which triggered Brick's ejection of Ruth. This ejection is considered one of baseball's most famous ejections. Endorsed Yankees payroll check $495 Vance Page-(D. 1951 at age 45 when he fell off a barn and fractured his skull) Page was 32 before he set foot on a ML mound. Called up to the Cubs in August 1938, he lost his first start 1-0, but contributed five wins to Chicago's successful pennant drive. He played for the Cubs from 1938-41 (including the 1938 World Series). We offer an original one of a kind snapshot in Cubs uniform signed in black fountain pen. Ultra-Tough!!! $249 Joan Payson -(D) (first owner of the mets) Joan Whitney Payson was a sports enthusiast who was a minority shareholder in the old New York Giants Major League Baseball club. She voted against transferring the team to San Francisco, California in 1957 but after the majority of the shareholders approved the move, Ms. Payson sold her stock and began working to get a replacement team for New York City. In 1961, she was the co-founder and majority owner of the New York Mets and served as the team's president from 1968-1975. Active in the affairs of the baseball club, she was much admired by the team's personnel and players. She was inducted posthumously into the Mets' Hall of Fame in 1981. She was also the first woman to be a majority owner of a team in a major North American sports league. We offer the first autograph on an album page that we?ve ever seen that she signed Mrs. CS Payson dated 1968 in another hand. On the verso it has been signed by another Mets player. We are including an original NY Picture Newspaper news photo of Payson and Casey Stengel that also comes with a 3x5 card signed by Stengel. We?ve had this professionally doubled matted with acid free mattes and UV protected plexi-glass. Super RARE?.$2495 Val Picinich- (D. 1942 at the age of 46) born in New York, New York was a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1916-17), Washington Senators (1918-22), Boston Red Sox (1923-25), Cincinnati Reds (1926-28), Brooklyn Robins/Dodgers (1929-33) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1933). In 18 seasons he played in 1,037 Games and had 2,877 At Bats, 298 Runs, 743 Hits, 166 Doubles, 26 Triples, 26 Home Runs, 298 RBI, 31 Stolen Bases, 314 Walks, .258 Batting Average, .334 On-base percentage, .361 Slugging Percentage, 1,039 Total Bases and 106 Sacrifice Hits. We offer a signed personal check from 1937. Tough $149 Val Picinich-signed schedule from 1915 Englewood High School Baseball (this was his high school team)$149 George Pipgras-(D. 1986) was an American right-handed starting pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his playing career with the New York Yankees, breaking in as a rookie with the legendary 1927 team and leading the American League in wins for the following year's repeat champions. After ending his 11-year career with the Boston Red Sox, he became an AL umpire from 1938 to 1946. We offer a signed 8x10 photo in Yankees uniform $175 Wally Post-(D) signed and endorsed company check from 1980 (from a company that he owned in Ohio). Tough check $95 Wally Post-(D) key member of the 1961 Reds. Signed 3x5 card $39 Bob Quinn-(D. 1954) was an American executive in Major League Baseball who became renowned for his management of four different franchises. In 1923, Quinn led a group that purchased the Boston Red Sox, and as team president he worked to restore the credibility of a franchise whose best players had been sold off by previous owner Harry Frazee. The group included businessman and former president of the Columbus Senators, Edward Schoenborn and Columbus physician Robert B. Drury, who had put himself through medical school playing and managing in the minor leagues in the early 1900s. However, the most important member of Quinn's ownership group, St. Louis millionaire Palmer Winslow, died in 1927. For the remainder of Quinn's tenure as Bosox owner, the team suffered from lack of finances and plunged into the basement of the American League. After selling the Red Sox to Tom Yawkey in 1933, Quinn became general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1934-1935. He then joined the Boston Braves as team president and part owner from 1936 to 1945. After his 1945 retirement, he briefly served as a sporting goods executive, and then became president of the Baseball Hall of Fame from 1948 to 1951, leaving that position after suffering two strokes. We offer a signed 3x5 card that he wrote out being director of the Baseball HOF in 1950. Great autograph $175 Aurelio Rodriguez- (D. 2000 at the age of 52 when he was run over by a car) was a third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels (1967-70), Washington Senators (1970), Detroit Tigers (1971-79), San Diego Padres (1980), New York Yankees (1980-81), Chicago White Sox (1982, 1983) and Baltimore Orioles (1983). We offer a signed check from 1985 on his business account in Puerto Rico made out to Felipe Alou (also signed by Alou on the back). RARE $99 Charlie Root-(D. 1970) will always be remembered for serving up the pitch that Ruth hit for his famed called shot in the 1932 World Series. We offer a signed personal check from 1959 $95 James "Chief" Roseman- (D. 1938) signed handwritten letter from 1877.One of the earliest baseball letters known to exist. Contents are completely baseball and discuss Roseman's availability to play with Buffalo. Roseman did not make the majors until 1882 when he played for Troy and acquired some notoriety with the New York Mets including the 1886 team that was the subject of the "Spotted Tie" subset of Old Judge. He played outfield for six teams, mainly in American Association, during his seven season career. In 1890 he was the player-manager over a short period of time for the St. Louis Browns. As a player he also played for the Philadelphia A's, Brooklyn Grays, and Louisville Colonels. $1495 Jack Rothrock-(D. 1980) played in the big leagues from 1925-37 for the Red Sox, White Sox, Cardinals, and A's (including playing on the 1934 Gas House Gang). Signed and personalized 8x10 matte finish Burke photo (stamp on back) personalized to ballplayer Bob Johnson in 1937. Nice!!! $195 Don Rudolph-(D. 1968 at age 37 when he was hit by a truck) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He spent most of his brief career as a starting pitcher.Rudolph was the Opening Day pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1963 in a 3-1 defeat by the Baltimore Orioles. He was married to exotic dancer Patti Wiggin. We offer a signed personal check from 1967, a year before his death. RARE $195 Muddy Ruel- (D. 1963) picked up his nickname as a boy, improvising a messy game using a mud ball. He became one of baseball's most diversified participants, ranging from star catcher to assistant to Commissioner Happy Chandler. He had a law degree from Washington University, and was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Small but durable, the 5'9" 150-lb Ruel caught over 1,400 games and was a steady clutch hitter. Ruel platooned with Truck Hannah in New York, became an everyday catcher with the Red Sox in 1921, and was Washington's first-stringer from 1923 to 1928. Batting over .300 three times, his high was .316 in 1923. Ruel led AL catchers in putouts, assists, double plays, and fielding three times each. In the 1924 World Series, he helped Walter Johnson to his first Series victory; in the twelfth inning of the final game, Ruel hit a foul pop, which Giants' catcher Hank Gowdy, stumbling over his mask, dropped. Given a second chance, Ruel doubled, and scored the winning run. Ruel was the Tigers GM before joining Chandler's staff, and field manager of the 1947 Browns after leaving it. Ruel's most painful baseball memory came as a young Yankee catcher in 1920. He watched in horror as Ray Chapman froze while Carl Mays's submarine pitch hurtled toward his head. The thud of the ball and the struggle of the doomed player to regain his feet haunted Ruel. He said Mays was blameless, and believed Chapman lost sight of the pitch. We offer a gorgeous 4x6 matte finish Burke photo signed by Ruel in fountain pen in White Sox uniform $249 Chico Ruiz- (D. 1972) One of the few utilitymen to appear on the cover of a national magazine, Ruiz had his career cut short when he was killed in an automobile crash at the age of 33. This "Cuban swifty" pulled a gun on Alex Johnson in the California Angels' clubhouse in 1971. Signed 3x5 card $50 Dutch Ruether-(D. 1970) He appeared in the 1919 World Series as a member of the Reds, in the 1925 World Series as a member of the Senators, and in the 1926 World Series as a member of the Yankees. Ruether was also a member of the 1927 Yankees. This is an endorsed NY Giants payroll check from 1953 when he was working as a scout for the team $249 Fred Saigh-(D) St. Louis Cardinals' owner who was forced to sell the team to August Busch because he was sentenced to prison for 15 months for tax evasion. We offered a Typed letter signed from 1950 on Cardinals letterhead $95 Fred Saigh-(D) St. Louis Cardinals' owner who was forced to sell the team to August Busch because he was sentenced to prison for 15 months for tax evasion. We offered a signed 3x5 card $50 Wally Schang- (D. 1965) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1913 through 1931, he played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1913-1917, 1930), Boston Red Sox (1918-1920), New York Yankees (1921-1925), St. Louis Browns (1926-1929) and Detroit Tigers (1931). Schang was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He played in 6 World Series. We offer a payroll check from the Yankees in 1922 for $836.18 signed by Schang on the back and by Jacob Ruppert (D. 1939) and Col. TL Huston (D. 1938) the 2 co-owners of the Yankees. RARE $495 (John) Sears-(D. 1956) NL umpire from 1934-45. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. Tough signature $95 Ken Sears-(D. 1968 at age of 51) He played from 1943-46 for the Yankees and Browns. He will always be remembered for catching on the '43 Yankees. Tough signature clipped from a Who's Who magazine $95 Bill Shea-(D) typed letter signed on his law firm's letterhead with baseball content from the man who the NY Mets named their stadium after. He was responsible for bringing a National League team back to NY after The Dodgers and Giants left for the West Coast. RARE!!! $750 Fred Smith-(d. 1941) Autograph of former Baseball player Frederick Charles Smith. He played from 1886-1891 including 1890 in the major leagues. He is most famous being pictured in the Old Judge Baseball card set for Des Moines. Aside from a few check cuts, his autograph is unknown to exist. He appearantly managed in the Minor Leagues after his playing career because he has endorsed this check cut as "F.C. Smith Mgr." $495 Joe Sparma-(d. 1986 at the age of 44) Sparma attended Ohio State University and played quarterback on the 1961 and 1962 football teams coached by Woody Hayes. Sparma and his leading receiver, Paul Warfield, led the 1961 Buckeyes to an 8-0-1 season and a Big Ten Conference championship. Sparma accounted for 474 yards in the Buckeyes' 1961 50-20 victory over the Michigan Wolverines. Sparma quit the team after three years due to differences with coach Woody Hayes and opted to pursue a career in Major League Baseball. He was a major league pitcher for the Tigers from 1964-69 (including their '68 Championship team) and the 1970 Expos. We offer a signed 3x5 card $95 Bill Stewart-(D.1964) had a long, strange trip through sports. Stewart was a minor league OF/P from 1913 to 1917, mostly in northeastern leagues. Stewart was the first International League player to enlist during WW I, when he joined the Navy in June 1917. Stewart was apparently on the Chicago White Sox roster in 1919 but did not get in any games due to an injured pitching arm suffered in the winter when he fell off a step. He was released to the Louisville Colonels in May. He continued as an OF/P in the minors through 1922. Stewart also was the coach at Boston University in 1921, managed a semi-pro teams in 1924-1925, and scouted for the Boston Red Sox in 1925-1926. Stewart returned to the minors as player/manager of the Nashua Millionaires in 1927 and the Waterbury Brasscos for part of 1928. He managed a semi-pro team in 1929. Stewart began his umpiring career in the Eastern League in 1930. He worked the International League in 1931 and the New York-Penn Leaguein 1932-1933. Stewart was a National League umpire for 3,195 games over 22 seasons between 1933 and 1955. Stewart was a well-respected umpire. He worked five World Series. He also called to work four All-Star Games in his career. In 1938, he was the home plate umpire for Johnny Vander Meer's second no hitter. In the off-season, Stewart was involved in the National Hockey League. In 1928, he became the first American referee in the NHL. He was an NHL referee for 11 seasons (1928-37, 1939-41). In 1937-38 and 1938-39, he was behind the bench as the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, becoming the first American coach to win the Stanley Cup. Stewart coached the Massachusetts Institute of Technology hockey team for seven years. In 1957, he coached the United States national hockey team. Stewart is a member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. His grandson, Paul, is a current NHL official. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. Tough signature. $395 Bill Stewart-(D.1964) signed Laurel card from the 1939 NY City World's Fair. RARE $495 Ted Sullivan-(D. 1929) managed four teams during the 1880s, one of which was the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association, who finished with an astonishing 94-19 record. He began the year with a 28-3 record, but moved on in midseason to manage another UA team, the Kansas City Cowboys; Fred Dunlap took over in St. Louis, compiling a 66-16 record as the Maroons won the UA pennant in the league's only year of existence. Kansas City was a dismal 3-17 when Sullivan took over managerial duties, going 13-46 the rest of way. During his time in Kansas City he also made his only three field appearances, playing two games in right field and one as a shortstop; he collected 3 hits in 9 at bats. He didn't manage again until the 1888 Washington Nationals, then 10-29, hired him to finish out the season.[2] He led the team to a mark of 38-57, and ended his career with a record of 132-132. Sullivan is considered a pioneer of early baseball; he founded both the Northwest League and the Texas League, both minor leagues that still exist and thrive today. Credited with discovering Charles Comiskey, he is considered by some to be the first person to emphasize the importance of scouting.[3] Comiskey joined the St. Louis Browns in 1882, and replaced Sullivan as the team's manager in mid-1883; it had been Sullivan's first managerial post, as he compiled a record of 53-26 to begin the year. Also, Sullivan was a great promoter of the game; he would tell stories of baseball's beginnings, and of its many star players. He authored books detailing these, including a barnstorming trip around the world in 1913-1914 by Comiskey's Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants. He also credited himself as the originator of the word "fan", as in baseball fan. Sullivan later became a team executive and owner. Signed Yankees payroll check from 1924 for $350 for signing player, Bernice Thompson to a Yankees contract. Signed on the front by both Barrow and Ruppert. The first we've ever seen of his signature $1495 Tony Solaita-(D. 1990 when he was murdered) The only baseball player to everhail from American Samoa, Solaita had been a prodigious home run hitter in the minor leagues, hitting 49 home runs in 1968 for High Point-Thomasville, but was mostly relegated to a backup position during his Major League playing days. In 1975, while playing for the Royals, he hit 16 home runs in just 231 at-bats, second to only Dave Kingman in home run to at-bat ratio.After becoming a free agent following the 1979 season, Solaita, opted for a four-year contract in the Japanese League, where he was Designated Hitter for the Nippon Ham Fighters and produced impressive home run numbers, averaging nearly 40 home runs a year. Solaita retired after the 1983 season. Signed 5x7 photo team issued by the Angels $95 Bill Stewart-(D. 1964) see Hockey HOF George Specs Toporcer-(D) played from 1921 through 1928 for the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is widely considered as the first major league baseball position player to wear eyeglasses on the playing field. Up until 1921, only pitchers dared wear glasses during games. We offer a signed album page from the 1930's that is signed in blue fountain pen $49 Dan Topping-(D. 1974) was a part owner and president of the New York Yankees baseball team from 1945 to 1964. We offer a 13 page broadcasting agreement signed by Topping on behalf of the Yankees giving the Crosley Broadcasting Company rights to broadcast the games $395 Tommy Thomas-(D) recorded a 32-12 mark for the 1925 International League Baltimore Orioles and attracted the attention of White Sox owner Charles Comiskey. Thomas was a workhorse for Chicago from 1926 through 1929, leading the AL in starts and innings pitched in 1927, and in complete games in 1929 (24, for the third straight year). He put together three winning seasons, but was known as a hard-luck pitcher who was never able to win the close ones. By 1930 he was an overworked pitcher who generally couldn't go past the fifth inning. On July 24, 1927 Thomas surrendered a mammoth home run to Babe Ruth. It was the first ball to reach Comiskey Park's spacious upper deck, which had been installed the previous winter. On August 16, Ruth blasted a Thomas offering over the roof; earlier in the day, Chicago architects had declared that such a feat was not possible at the redesigned ballpark. He became legendary in the world of the Minor Leagues running top quality Baltimore Orioles clubs for years. We offer a typed letter signed from 1944 (their Championship year) on fantastic Orioles letterhead $125 Herb (HANK) Thormahlen- (D. 1955) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1917 through 1925 for the New York Yankees (1917-20), Boston Red Sox (1921) and Brooklyn Robins (1925). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Thormahlen batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. In a six-season career, Thormahlen posted a 29-30 record with 148 strikeouts and a 3.33 ERA in 104 appearances, including 64 starts, 27 complete games, four shutouts, two saves, and 565.0 innings of work. Offered is a cut signature from an album. RARE!!!! $795 (K) Earle V (Doc) Painter-signed Yankees payroll check from 1939 signed on front by Barrow and Albert Berman (treasurer) and signed on the back by Painter .$995 (K) William Veeck- (D. 1933) He was president of Chicago Cubs from 1919 to his death in October, 1933. Under Veeck's leadership, the Cubs won three pennants, in 1918, 1929, and 1932. Veeck was a sportswriter for the Chicago's American in 1917 when Cubs owner William Wrigley Jr. hired him to be vice-president of the baseball club. Having won the National League pennant in 1918, Wrigley promoted him to president of the club in July, 1919. Veeck was also the father of Bill Veeck, who is best known for his time at the reins of the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians, and for sending the midget Eddie Gaedel to bat while owning the St. Louis Browns. We offer a beautiful Chicago Cubs check from 1923 signed by Veeck. $149 Dixie Walker-(D. 1982) signed and personalized 8x10 photo in Milwaukee Braves uniform as a coach in the late 50's .$149 Dixie Walker-(D. 1982) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1931, 1933-36), Chicago White Sox (1936-37), Detroit Tigers (1938-39), Brooklyn Dodgers (1939-47) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948-49). In an 18-season career, Walker posted a .306 batting average with 105 home runs and 1,023 RBIs in 1,905 games. An All-Star in five consecutive years (1943-47) and the 1944 National League batting champion, he was also considered for the MVP Award five times. We offer an original 4x6 Bruke photo signed in fountain pen on a matte finish Sepia toned photo in Brooklyn uniform $195 Verlon Walker-(D. 1971 at the age of 42) signed 1969 Baseball FDC. The brother of catcher Rube Walker, Verlon Walker was a minor league catcher from 1948 to 1959, missing 1951-1952 due to military service. He was a minor league manager from 1957 to 1960, and a Chicago Cubs coach from 1961 to 1970. He is most notable for being a coach on the '69 Cubs. Very rare!!! $295 Arch Ward - (D. 1955) was the powerful and ambitious sports editor for the Chicago Tribune and personal friend of the owner, Robert R. McCormick. He created the MLB All-Star Game, the All-America Football Conference, the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tournament and the College All-Star Game. He was twice offered the job as commissioner of the NFL. He later feuded with the owners of the league and started the AAFC. He was involved in conservative political causes and as well as the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. He was considered a dynamo with powerful contacts in American politics, church matters and journalism. We offer a typed letter signed on chicago Tribune letterhead from 1938 to College Football HOF'er, Gust Zarnas regarding playing in the College All Star game. Gorgeous with the original envelope $395 Rabbit Warstler-(D. 1964) was a Shortstop and Second Baseman for the Boston Red Sox (1930-33), Philadelphia Athletics (1934-36), Boston Bees (1936-40) and Chicago Cubs (1940).In 11 seasons he played in 1,205 games and had 4,088 at bats, 431 runs, 935 hits, 133 doubles, 36 triples, 11 home runs, 332 RBI, 42 stolen bases, 405 walks, .229 batting average, .300 on-base percentage, .287 slugging percentage, 1,173 total bases and 107 sacrifice hits. We offer an original one of a kind snapshot photo of him in Boston uniform signed in black fountain pen. Uncommon in photo format. $125 Johnny Welch-(D. 1940 at age 33) He played sparingly for the Cubs from 1926-1931 and was the only Cub pictured in these auctions that was not on their opening day roster as noted below. He pitched on a more regular basis after his trade to the Red Sox. He also played for the Pirates. Illness took him at the young age of 33 making him a tough signature. We offer a signed snapshot photo signed in black fountain pen in Cubs uniform. $295 Gus Weyhing- (D. 1955) was a pitcher for nine professional baseball teams in a career that spanned 14 years from 1887 to 1901. He was small for a pitcher, by today's standards, listed at 5 feet 10 inches tall and between 120-145 pounds. He enjoyed quite a bit of success, winning 25 games or more for six years in a row, capped by a 32 win season in 1892 for the Philadelphia Phillies. He completed 46 of his 49 starts that year, hurled six shutouts, and logged 469 2/3 innings pitched. He collected 216 wins in his first eight professional seasons. Weyhing was nicknamed "Cannonball", "Rubber Arm", and "Rubber-Winged Gus". Weyhing was known to be a poor hitter and suspect fielder. He holds the dubious honor of having hit the most batters in a career (277). He won over 200 games. We offer a signature attached to a 3x5 card. TOUGH autograph!!! $495 Al Williams-(D. 1969) a pitcher for the 1937-38 Philadelphia Athletics. This is a signed 8x10 Burke photo (stampings on back) matte finish. Gorgeous fountain pen sig $195 Edward Bennett Williams-(D. 1988) owner of the Redskins and Orioles as well as legendary attorney. In 1983, his two professional teams, the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Redskins, both won their respective championships. He owned the Orioles from 1980 to 1988. When he bought the Orioles, many feared he would move the team to Washington D.C., and these fears increased with the departure of the Colts. However, Williams never moved the team, and under his ownership, the team signed a new long term lease with Baltimore that would pay for a new stadium, which would become Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He would not live to see the new ball park. We offer a signed & personalized 8x10 photo $195 Edward Bennett Williams-(D. 1988) owner of the Redskins and Orioles as well as legendary attorney. In 1983, his two professional teams, the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Redskins, both won their respective championships. He owned the Orioles from 1980 to 1988. When he bought the Orioles, many feared he would move the team to Washington D.C., and these fears increased with the departure of the Colts. However, Williams never moved the team, and under his ownership, the team signed a new long term lease with Baltimore that would pay for a new stadium, which would become Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He would not live to see the new ball park. We offer a typed letter signed on his law letterhead from 1987 $149 Don Wilson-(D. 1975 by suicide) In 1967, Wilson pitched a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves, striking out Hank Aaron for the final out. (Audio) In 1968, Wilson set the Astros club record for single-game strikeouts with 18 against the Dodgers. In 1969, Wilson and Cincinnati's Jim Maloney recorded back-to-back no-hitters. The feat was only the second in MLB history, the first having been accomplished just the year before by Gaylord Perry and Ray Washburn. That year, the Astros finished .500 (81-81) for the first time in club history, and Wilson struck out 235 batters (his career best in a brief career) in 225 innings in fashioning a 16-12 record. That season, the Astros set what was then a big-league record for strikeouts in a season by a pitching staff. Two other Houston starters, Larry Dierker and Tom Griffin, also struck out at least 200 batters that season, with Dierker's 232 in 305 innings leading the way. The 1971 season saw Wilson make the National League All-Star Team as well as earn Astros MVP honors. Wilson's last game was a two-hit, 5-0 shutout against the Atlanta Braves on September 28, 1974. On January 5, 1975, Wilson died at his Fondren Southwest Houston home he shared with his wife, daughter and son. Wilson was found in the passenger seat of his brown Ford Thunderbird inside the garage with the engine running. We offer a team issued Astros 5x7 photo signed by Wilson. $150 Jimmie Wilson-(D. 1947 of a heart attack) was a catcher, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball. In the 1940 World Series, the 40-year-old Wilson came off the coaching lines to take over as the regular catcher for the Cincinnati Reds when the starter, future Baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Lombardi, was injured. Wilson batted .353 in six games, playing a key role in Cincinnati's defeat of the Detroit Tigers, four games to three, for the world championship.Wilson's National League playing career stretched over 18 seasons (1923-40) with the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and the Reds. We offer a small photo signed in fountain pen from a 1930's Who Who Magazine. Tough signature $95 Tom Zachary-(D. 1969) was a pitcher who had a 19-year career that lasted from 1918 to 1936. He played for the Philadelphia A's, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees of the American League and the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. Zachary is well known for giving up [[Babe Ruth]'s record-setting 60th home run in 1927. Then the next year, pitching for Ruth's team--the New York Yankees--he won the third game of the World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals. Zachary went 12-0 for the 1929 Yankees, which is still the Major League record for most pitching wins without a loss in one season. We offer a signed 3x5 card $95 Rollie Zeider-(D. 1967) was a Major League Baseball infielder (playing over 100 games at all four infield positions in his career) for the Chicago White Sox (1910-1913), New York Yankees (1913), Chicago Chi-Feds/Chicago Whales in the Federal League from 1914-1915, and lastly the Chicago Cubs (1917-1918). He is one of only a few players to play for three different Chicago teams in his career, and one of two to do it in the 20th century. He is the only person to hit home runs for all three Chicago Major League teams in the twentieth century. Along with Dutch Zwilling he is the only 20th century player to play in the same city in three different Major Leagues (American League (White Sox), Federal League (Chi-Feds/Whales), and the National League (Cubs). We offer a signed 3x5 card from 1966 that he wrote out all the teams he played for and signed his name. Very cool!!! $175 |
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