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
It was cold and snowy and we had to wait outside, but it was worth it. My son got Brooks Robinson on an 11×14 and I added Brooks to my HOF photo. Brooks is always great with the fans. Click images for full size I didn’t post this before, but I also added Frank Robinson [...]
Tags: autograph signings, baltimore orioles, Brooks Robinson, Hall of Fame, HOF, In-Person Autographs, Multisigned
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
My brother came to our house for the holidays and brought a big box or cards and autographs that I agreed to buy off of him. There were a lot of nice autographs there, most of which I gave him when we were growing up….Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Willis Reed, Michael Jordan, Mark McGwire, Dave [...]
Tags: HOF, In-Person Autographs, phil rizzuto, programs
