Cool stories, thanks for sharing.
What's your oldest autograph...not the card, the autograph
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Cool stories, thanks for sharing.
I knew Curt would have some good stories. The only thing I think of when I hear Golden Age Collectibles, is how ridiculous their pricing is, even before the internet era.
The first autograph that I can remember would be Rico Carty, probably 1976, at Cleveland Municipal stadium. He signed one of the outside fingers on my mitt with a ballpoint pen and I wouldn't play with my glove anymore. I asked Mom and Dad for a new glove and they refused (I was lucky to have one glove... which was a hand-me-down from a cousin). So, to preserve the autograph, I put a layer of clear nail polish on it. My teen sister was not at all amused by this! It lasted for a long time and I think I outgrew the mitt.... wish I still had it. I did get Rico Carty some time later on a team-issued photo, which I still have... somewhere. If I find it, I'll scan it.
I started collecting autographs in the late-80s when I worked at the old stadium baking pretzels and later ushering.
In 1991, I got serious and put together my first book with corners (and I still have it, but don't use it anymore). I also started recording each autograph in a database (Dbase III+, I think the software was called and eventually it became an Excel spreadsheet). With few exceptions, I can tell you the exact date that an item was autographed and there's a 90% chance I have a ticket stub from the game, too.... again,... somewhere!
The oldest autograph in my database is April 18, 1991 - Brad Arnsberg, Rangers (1991 Fleer # 279)
I remember it being the first card that I got signed IP from that set, which I was working on from 1991 until about 1996, then abandoned.
I still have 400+ autos from that set and most of the HOFers.
Anyhow, that's my rambling story...
I started collecting autographs in the late-80s when I worked at the old stadium baking pretzels and later ushering.
In 1991, I got serious and put together my first book with corners (and I still have it, but don't use it anymore). I also started recording each autograph in a database (Dbase III+, I think the software was called and eventually it became an Excel spreadsheet). With few exceptions, I can tell you the exact date that an item was autographed and there's a 90% chance I have a ticket stub from the game, too.... again,... somewhere!
The oldest autograph in my database is April 18, 1991 - Brad Arnsberg, Rangers (1991 Fleer # 279)
I remember it being the first card that I got signed IP from that set, which I was working on from 1991 until about 1996, then abandoned.
I still have 400+ autos from that set and most of the HOFers.
Anyhow, that's my rambling story...
Cool story, would love to see any scans you have. Went to the Jake a couple times in the late 90s (being an Ohio boy myself) I grew up loving the Indians almost as much as the Reds. I don't know why I was able to reconcile that in my brain with baseball but not football.
So mine isn't one I got myself, but I have a signed check from Roy L. Hutson from the 40's, he played with the Brooklyn Robins in 1925. Th eoldes t I have personally got was from Tracy Stallard who gave up 61 to Maris. I met him through a mutual friend and he signed a card and a poster. Probably 11 years ago.
thought I would bump this for some fresh autograph stories from way back
Max Carey died in 1976
Max Carey auto / Edd Roush auto Dual
Max Carey was born as Maximillian George Carnarius in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1] He first adopted the name Max Carey when he played his first professional baseball game in order to retain his amateur status at Concordia College; the name would stick with him for his entire career.
Carey played for the Pirates from his arrival in the league in 1910 until 1926, winning a World Series championship in 1925. He was known as a skilled fielder and excellent base stealer. He regularly stole 40 or more bases and maintained a favorable steal percentage; in 1922 he stole 51 bases and was caught only twice. He also stole home 33 times in his career, second best only to Ty Cobb's 50 on the all-time list
Carey played his final three and a half years with the Brooklyn Robins, but was aging and no longer the same player. He retired in 1929, but went on to manage the Dodgers from 1932 to 1933, as well as the Milwaukee Chicks and the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
He died at age 86 in Miami, Florida, and is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum).
Edd Roush Played in the 1919 WS
Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 - March 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field.
Roush made his major league debut on August 20, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox. He switched to the fledgling Federal League in 1914 and spent two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, who became the Newark Pepper in 1915. In 1916, he split the season between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds.
With the Reds from 1917 to 1926, the left-handed hitting Roush never batted below .321, and was an instrumental part of the team's World Series championship in 1919. He won the National League batting title in 1917 and 1919. His best career year in batting average was 1921, when he batted .352. He also led the leagues in Slugging average (.455) in 1918, in Doubles (41) in 1923, and in Triples (21) in 1924. He was renowned as having the best arm of any outfielder in his era. He held out most of the 1922 season over a salary dispute[1] that continued into spring 1923.[2]
Roush played for the New York Giants again from 1927 until 1929 and rejoined the Cincinnati Reds for a single season in 1931 before retiring. He sat out the 1930 season over a salary dispute.[1]
Roush finished his 18-year career with a .323 lifetime average, 268 stolen bases and 182 triples. He never struck out more than 25 times in a season and had 30 inside-the-park home runs.
Roush, who used a massive 48-ounce Louisville Slugger (the heaviest bat used in baseball), claims that he never broke a bat in his big league career.
In addition to Roush's selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 (chosen with Bill McKechnie), he is also a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1960. Considered the greatest player in Reds' history at the time, he was invited to throw out the first ball at the last game at Crosley Field on June 24, 1970. Joe Morgan called Roush "the best of us all".
He died at the age of 94, still insisting that even if the White Sox had played the 1919 World Series on the level, the Reds would have won.
At the time of his death on March 21, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida, Edd Roush was the last surviving Federal League participant.
In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Also have a Red Grange but I dont know the year he signed it Red died in 1991
Max Carey auto / Edd Roush auto Dual
Max Carey was born as Maximillian George Carnarius in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1] He first adopted the name Max Carey when he played his first professional baseball game in order to retain his amateur status at Concordia College; the name would stick with him for his entire career.
Carey played for the Pirates from his arrival in the league in 1910 until 1926, winning a World Series championship in 1925. He was known as a skilled fielder and excellent base stealer. He regularly stole 40 or more bases and maintained a favorable steal percentage; in 1922 he stole 51 bases and was caught only twice. He also stole home 33 times in his career, second best only to Ty Cobb's 50 on the all-time list
Carey played his final three and a half years with the Brooklyn Robins, but was aging and no longer the same player. He retired in 1929, but went on to manage the Dodgers from 1932 to 1933, as well as the Milwaukee Chicks and the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
He died at age 86 in Miami, Florida, and is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum).
Edd Roush Played in the 1919 WS
Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 - March 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field.
Roush made his major league debut on August 20, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox. He switched to the fledgling Federal League in 1914 and spent two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, who became the Newark Pepper in 1915. In 1916, he split the season between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds.
With the Reds from 1917 to 1926, the left-handed hitting Roush never batted below .321, and was an instrumental part of the team's World Series championship in 1919. He won the National League batting title in 1917 and 1919. His best career year in batting average was 1921, when he batted .352. He also led the leagues in Slugging average (.455) in 1918, in Doubles (41) in 1923, and in Triples (21) in 1924. He was renowned as having the best arm of any outfielder in his era. He held out most of the 1922 season over a salary dispute[1] that continued into spring 1923.[2]
Roush played for the New York Giants again from 1927 until 1929 and rejoined the Cincinnati Reds for a single season in 1931 before retiring. He sat out the 1930 season over a salary dispute.[1]
Roush finished his 18-year career with a .323 lifetime average, 268 stolen bases and 182 triples. He never struck out more than 25 times in a season and had 30 inside-the-park home runs.
Roush, who used a massive 48-ounce Louisville Slugger (the heaviest bat used in baseball), claims that he never broke a bat in his big league career.
In addition to Roush's selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 (chosen with Bill McKechnie), he is also a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1960. Considered the greatest player in Reds' history at the time, he was invited to throw out the first ball at the last game at Crosley Field on June 24, 1970. Joe Morgan called Roush "the best of us all".
He died at the age of 94, still insisting that even if the White Sox had played the 1919 World Series on the level, the Reds would have won.
At the time of his death on March 21, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida, Edd Roush was the last surviving Federal League participant.
In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Also have a Red Grange but I dont know the year he signed it Red died in 1991
Beachbum, have you tried sending your program to Frank Pastore, he signs pretty readily.....
No, I never even thought to do that. I'm not a huge TTM guy, I can count them on both hands.
Frank Pastore died in 2012 when his motorcycle was struck by a car.
Max Carey died in 1976
Max Carey auto / Edd Roush auto Dual
Max Carey was born as Maximillian George Carnarius in Terre Haute, Indiana.[1] He first adopted the name Max Carey when he played his first professional baseball game in order to retain his amateur status at Concordia College; the name would stick with him for his entire career.
Carey played for the Pirates from his arrival in the league in 1910 until 1926, winning a World Series championship in 1925. He was known as a skilled fielder and excellent base stealer. He regularly stole 40 or more bases and maintained a favorable steal percentage; in 1922 he stole 51 bases and was caught only twice. He also stole home 33 times in his career, second best only to Ty Cobb's 50 on the all-time list
Carey played his final three and a half years with the Brooklyn Robins, but was aging and no longer the same player. He retired in 1929, but went on to manage the Dodgers from 1932 to 1933, as well as the Milwaukee Chicks and the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
He died at age 86 in Miami, Florida, and is buried in Woodlawn Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (now Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Park Cemetery and Mausoleum).
Edd Roush Played in the 1919 WS
Edd J. Roush (May 8, 1893 - March 21, 1988) was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field.
Roush made his major league debut on August 20, 1913 for the Chicago White Sox. He switched to the fledgling Federal League in 1914 and spent two seasons with the Indianapolis Hoosiers, who became the Newark Pepper in 1915. In 1916, he split the season between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds.
With the Reds from 1917 to 1926, the left-handed hitting Roush never batted below .321, and was an instrumental part of the team's World Series championship in 1919. He won the National League batting title in 1917 and 1919. His best career year in batting average was 1921, when he batted .352. He also led the leagues in Slugging average (.455) in 1918, in Doubles (41) in 1923, and in Triples (21) in 1924. He was renowned as having the best arm of any outfielder in his era. He held out most of the 1922 season over a salary dispute[1] that continued into spring 1923.[2]
Roush played for the New York Giants again from 1927 until 1929 and rejoined the Cincinnati Reds for a single season in 1931 before retiring. He sat out the 1930 season over a salary dispute.[1]
Roush finished his 18-year career with a .323 lifetime average, 268 stolen bases and 182 triples. He never struck out more than 25 times in a season and had 30 inside-the-park home runs.
Roush, who used a massive 48-ounce Louisville Slugger (the heaviest bat used in baseball), claims that he never broke a bat in his big league career.
In addition to Roush's selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962 (chosen with Bill McKechnie), he is also a member of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1960. Considered the greatest player in Reds' history at the time, he was invited to throw out the first ball at the last game at Crosley Field on June 24, 1970. Joe Morgan called Roush "the best of us all".
He died at the age of 94, still insisting that even if the White Sox had played the 1919 World Series on the level, the Reds would have won.
At the time of his death on March 21, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida, Edd Roush was the last surviving Federal League participant.
In 1981, Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig included him in their book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time.
Also have a Red Grange but I dont know the year he signed it Red died in 1991
These are really cool, thanks for sharing! If you can, do you mind posting a scan of your Red Grange? My wife and I met, got engaged, and got married all at U of I, and he is one of our all time great Illini heroes!
God Bless,
Kevin Mc
Here you go
WOW that is so cool! The Galloping Ghost! Thanks for posting, that is a fantastic item!!
Bump for a friend!
Thanks, we got some good stuff on this 2015 edition of this thread!
Yes sir, some great stuff!
good thread
My oldest is from 1985 autographed baseball Sam the jet Jethroe will try to post a pic
Wow, good stories, enjoyed the read, thanks for sharing....
