Billy Raimondi never had an at bat in the major leagues, but Billy is what baseball is all about…playing for the love of the game. Billy was a catcher in the minor leagues from 1931 through 1952, which was longer than any other position player in Pacific Coast League history (Herm Pillette pitched 23 seasons). [...]
Today was a great week. I was able to purchase many cards that I needed for my 1962 Topps set. After this weeks’ haul, I currently have 405 from the set. Here are the latest additions: Joe Torre (future HOF) AL Batting Leaders (Signed by Cash, Kaline, Piersall) (HOF) Don Drysdale (HOF) Tony Kubek Elston [...]
Tags: 1962 Topps, Billy Martin, Billy Williams, Casey Stengel, Don Drysdale, Elston Howard, HOF, Hoyt Wilhelm, Joe Torre, Ken Boyer, Multisigned, Norm Cash, Roger Maris, vintage autographs
I picked up a new addition for our 1962 Topps set. This is one of my favorites so far. The card features Roger Maris and HOFer Orlando Cepeda. This card is extra special because it commemorates Roger’s feat of clubbing 61 HR in ’61 (on the back of the card). Maris and Cepeda signed beautifully [...]
Tags: 1962 Topps, Orlando Cepeda, Roger Maris, vintage autographs
I picked up a neat piece today. Not the biggest name player. In fact, he only played in four Major League games. The cool thing is that he played for the 1897 Louisville Colonels, which were part of the National League at the time. This team had three future Hall of Famers: Rube Waddell, Fred [...]
Not a bad week. I received several autographs TTM including a couple for my 1962 Topps set. Jake Gibbs (1962 Topps) Ed Hobaugh (2nd auto on 1962 Topps Senators team card) Ed Roebuck (1962 Topps) Jim Landis (1962 Topps) Mike de la Hoz (1962 Topps) Chuck Essegian (1962 Topps) Jim Thome (2003 Upper Deck Vintage) [...]
Tags: 1962 Topps, Bob Lemon, Camilo Pascual, Ed Hobaugh, Ed Roebuck, George Kell, Jake Gibbs, Jim Landis, Marlan Coughtry, Multisigned, Pedro Ramos, Rookie Parade, Stan Musial, TTM Autographs, Ty Cline
