The game of baseball has changed so much since World War II. During the early 1940′s, there were only 16 major league teams. The Negro Leagues were at the height of their popularity, yet there were no African Americans in the majors. There was no DH, no night games, no reserve clause. There were no [...]
Tags: Baseball correspondence, Baseball letters, Boston Braves, Cleveland Naps, Lefty George, Minor leagues, through the mail, TTM, vintage autographs
Ralph Mauriello grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he cheered for his hometown Dodgers team. At the age of 18, he was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent. For the next six seasons, Mauriello enjoyed success in the minors. He pitched for various teams from Class C through AAA and enjoyed his [...]
Tags: Baseball correspondence, Baseball letters, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pacific Coast League, Ralph Mauriello, Tommy Lasorda, TTM, TTM Autographs
Larry Eschen was the son of a major leaguer. His father Jim played four seasons of professional baseball from 1913-1916. Jim bounced around the minors playing for several Class A and AA clubs. These teams featured several future Hall of Famers and infamous players such as Burleigh Grimes, Joe McCarthy, Dolf Luque, Bill Wambsganss, and [...]
Tags: Baseball correspondence, Baseball letters, George Kell, Hall of Fame, HOF, Larry Eschen, TTM, TTM Autographs
Duane Pillette spent 8 years in the Majors and he made the most of his time there: *** Won a World Series ring as a member of the 1949 Yankees. The Yankees repeated in 1950, but Duane was traded to the St. Louis Browns in June of that year. *** The last starting pitcher in [...]
Tags: baltimore orioles, Baseball correspondence, Baseball letters, Duane Pillette, Herman Pillette, St. Louis Browns, TTM, TTM Autographs
A little bit of a curveball today. I had planned on writing about former Dodger, Ralph Mauriello, but I changed my mind. I wanted to keep with the father-son theme, so today I will share our correspondence with Chuck Lindstrom. Like Hal Trosky Jr., who we featured yesterday, Chuck Lindstrom was the son of a [...]
Tags: Al Lopez, Baseball correspondence, Baseball letters, Chicago White Sox, Chuck Lindstrom, Freddie Lindstrom, Hal Trosky, Hal Trosky Jr., Hall of Fame, TTM, TTM Autographs
