Collecting Cleveland Indians Topps team sets from 1952-present, as well as post-war minor and major league autographs.
New Arrival: Bob Rush, sp, Chicago Cubs … Bob Rush. You may not know his name all that well now, but if you were a baseball fan in the 1950’s, you almost certainly did. … Rush had nice 13 season career in the big leagues, mostly with the Cubs, from[…]
New Arrival: Bob Purkey, p, Cincinnati Reds … Bob Purkey was an outstanding pitcher in the early 1960s for the Pirates and Reds. From 1957 to 1962, Purkey was one of the best pitchers in the league, winning 97 games with a 111 ERA+. In 1961, he was part of[…]
New Arrival: Phil Marchildon, sp, Philadelphia Athletics … In 1947 Phil Marchildon won 19 games for the Philadelphia Athletics. A 19-win season is nothing to sneeze at, even if he had to grind out 276 innings to get there. It is extra impressive when you remember that wins never came[…]
… Mail Day: Max West, of, Boston Braves … Outfielder Max West made his Major League debut in 1938. He was 21 years old and held his own with a 91 OPS+. Over the next four years, he was one of the best bats in the Boston line-up, hitting .269/.359/.424[…]
Mail Day: Bob Lennon, of, New York Giants … If you were collecting autographs in 1954, you would probably be falling over yourself to get New York Giants minor league outfielder Bob Lennon. … Lennon, In 1954 while playing for the Giants AAA club, the Nashville Volunteers, won the Southern[…]
ack in 2005, J.B. Cox was Huston Street’s successor in the closing role at the University of Texas. During his junior year, Cox racked up 19 saves and closed out Texa’s 2005 College World Series win.
While Granny Hamner’s career in Cleveland was not much to talk about, it should not overshadow what was a fantastic 17-season career, the majority of it coming with the Phillies.
Wes Covington had a very nice career for a player who never got more than 400 at-bats in a season. He was part of the Milwaukee Braves squad that went to the World Series in both 1957 and 1958 and, in both cases, was one of the best hitters on[…]
Taylor Tankersley was drafted by the Marlins with the 27th overall pick of the 2004 draft. He was the definition of a polished college pitcher, and while he did not profile as a top-of-the-line ace it was expected that he would move quickly through the system.
This Hunter Pence autograph was from when he was playing in Low-A ball. For a sharpie on an index card, it has aged well. Pence was part of the vaunted 2007 rookie class that included Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, Dustin Pedroia, and Delmon Young. He would finish 3rd in NL[…]