My Prized Piece of Baseball Memorabilia Posted on Kamis, 02 Desember 2010 | 0 komentar

Back in the day ...

I used to deal in baseball cards, and some memorabilia in the mid to late 1980's. Through an old client I had the opportunity to sell a very rare piece of baseball lore. The piece that I was fondest of was a rare document signed by Harry Wright. A founding father of the game. The document was a contract of some player that was signed by Harry Wright, the manager, circa 1870. It was written on Cincinnati Red Stocking’s letterhead.

I was impressed. I was so excited to be entrusted with this rare artifact. I remember saying to myself.
“Oh my god. You have got to be kidding.”
I was astonished. I was in awe. I felt like I was let into a special group.

I sold the piece in the range of $10,000 - $12,000 if memory serves me. But selling the piece did not compare to the dreams I had about the contract.

Imagine, what it must have been like 130 years ago on the ball field. The baggy uniforms, and the teeny gloves for the players. The pitchers, hurling both games of a double header was common practice and a home run was a rarity. Boy has the game changed.

Handling that document made the early times of baseball real for me. I visualized those men playing in those old ballparks. I felt like I was part of that time. I was having a dream. I was there, back in the late 1800's sitting in the stands. Smiling and watching baseball - Back in the day.

Handling this artifact was like punching a time clock and never punching out. I was in baseball memorabiliaville.

I can see why some people are so zealous about baseball memorabilia. Their baseball fantasy made a lot more sense to me after I sold this Harry Wright piece.

Unusual Baseball Statistics - I Love ‘em Posted on Senin, 08 November 2010 | 0 komentar

I have been fascinated by some of the statistics that have been amassed by some of the major leaguers. Viewing some players numbers has amazed me. My Baseball memorabilia are these amazing stats.

Here are a few achievements I thought might interest you.

Rogers Hornsby - From 1921 to 1925 he batted 2679 times and He hit safely 1078 times. An average of .402 during this five year run. Not too shabby.
From ages 36 to 41 - his final six years in the Majors Rogers batted 350 times in total. He hit safely 105 times and fell 70 hits short of 3000 hits for his career. Maybe he could have planned better

Lou Gehrig - From 1930 to 1934 he drove in 813 runs. An average of 162 RBIs per year - Enough said The man was a run producing machine

Ty Cobb - He had 1937 RBIs in his career and never hit more than 12 home runs in a single year. Seven times he knocked in over 100 runs.

Runs Batted In - This following stats are based on a per game basis. Here are a few of the highest numbers. No one player averaged one rbi per game for his career. Lou Gehrig .921 - Hank Greenburg .915 - Joe Dimaggio .885
Jimmie Foxx .859. Hey where’s The Babe?

These RBIs statistics are based on a per at bat basis. Here are some of the highest numbers. Babe Ruth .263 - Lou Gehrig .249 - Hank Greenburg .249

I hope you enjoyed these unusual stats.

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