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mrmopar
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I think 2018 may be the year that I finally get my autograph collection in order. I have been buying Dodger autographs for the last 10+ years in hopes of building a checklist and seeing how close I can come to completion. The LA side is complete except for a couple newer players and of course, they continually add to the list with new call ups and trades. The Brooklyn side is flat out impossible, but I figured I'd try to knock out the 30s-50s as close as I could and fill in older spots as I found and could afford them.
I compiled a spreadsheet list some time ago and finally finished it with columns for player name, achievements (this also includes job description for non-players), Year of death & age, years with the team, if they were LA/Bklyn or both and then columns for types of signatures (cuts, photos, etc). The list is not completely inclusive, but it is pretty darn close. I have all of the players, coaches and executives and many other key historical figures as well. A small sample is shown below.
The list is sitting at 1929 subjects.
Now I begin to go through the collection by auto type and fill in the inventory and see exactly where I sit. This will take a fair amount of time itself, as I have them all separated from one another by cards, 3x5, 3x5 photos, 5x7, 8x10, larger than 8x10 flats and then finally all non-flats.
I'll reveal the grand total when the inventory is complete!
Fun fact, there are 57 hall of Famers directly affiliated with the Dodgers by my count. These are players, managers and executives. There may be a few more misc (announcers, etc).
I compiled a spreadsheet list some time ago and finally finished it with columns for player name, achievements (this also includes job description for non-players), Year of death & age, years with the team, if they were LA/Bklyn or both and then columns for types of signatures (cuts, photos, etc). The list is not completely inclusive, but it is pretty darn close. I have all of the players, coaches and executives and many other key historical figures as well. A small sample is shown below.
The list is sitting at 1929 subjects.
Now I begin to go through the collection by auto type and fill in the inventory and see exactly where I sit. This will take a fair amount of time itself, as I have them all separated from one another by cards, 3x5, 3x5 photos, 5x7, 8x10, larger than 8x10 flats and then finally all non-flats.
I'll reveal the grand total when the inventory is complete!
Fun fact, there are 57 hall of Famers directly affiliated with the Dodgers by my count. These are players, managers and executives. There may be a few more misc (announcers, etc).