Branch Rickey auto

[Mighty Bombjack]

The winner of my contest just bumped the thread, and he won with the answer of Branch Rickey. The question: who is my 180th different HOF auto? We all know Branch Rickey as the executive who signed and brought up Jackie Robinson. He also started the farm system as we know it today. Here is a letter written to another HOfer:

 

[Zan]

Awesome! Very unique! How would you display/preserve this piece? Which HOF'ers are you missing?

zan

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Awesome! Very unique! How would you display/preserve this piece? Which HOF'ers are you missing?

zan

I put letters and tickets in a binder with archival sleeves.

The list of guys I need is long and expensive

Grover Cleveland Alexander (P) - 1938
Cap Anson (1B - Mgr) - 1939
Frank "Home Run" Baker (3B) - 1955
Jake Beckley (1B) - 1971
Chief Bender (P) - 1953
Jim Bottomley (1B) - 1974
Roger Bresnahan (C) - 1945
Dan Brouthers (1B) - 1945
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown (P) - 1949
Ray Brown (P), ***** Leagues - 2006
Willard Brown (RF), ***** Leagues - 2006
Morgan Bulkeley (NL Executive) - 1937
Jesse Burkett (LF) - 1946
Alexander Cartwright (Builder) - 1938
Henry Chadwick (Builder) - 1938
Frank Chance (1B - Mgr) - 1946
Oscar Charleston (CF), ***** Leagues - 1976
Jack Chesbro (P) - 1946
John Clarkson (P) - 1963
Roberto Clemente (RF) - 1973
Ty Cobb (CF) - 1936
Eddie Collins (2B) - 1939
Jimmy Collins (3B) - 1945
Charles Comiskey (Mgr - 1B - Owner) - 1939
Tommy Connolly (Umpire) - 1953
Roger Connor (1B) - 1976
Andy Cooper (P), ***** Leagues - 2006
Candy Cummings (P) - 1939
Kiki Cuyler (RF) - 1968
George Davis (SS) - 1998
Ed Delahanty (LF) - 1945
Martín Dihigo (P - OF), ***** Leagues - 1977
Barney Dreyfuss (Owner) - 2008
Hugh Duffy (CF) - 1945
Buck Ewing (C) - 1939
Bill Foster (P), ***** Leagues - 1996
Rube Foster (Mgr - P - Executive), ***** Leagues - 1981
Pud Galvin (P) - 1965
Lou Gehrig (1B) - 1939
Josh Gibson (C), ***** Leagues - 1972
Goose Goslin (LF) - 1968
Frank Grant (2B), ***** Leagues - 2006
Billy Hamilton (CF) - 1961
Ned Hanlon (Mgr) - 1996
Harry Heilmann (RF) - 1952
Pete Hill (LF), ***** Leagues - 2006
Miller Huggins (Mgr) - 1964
William Hulbert (NL Builder) - 1995
Hughie Jennings (SS - Mgr) - 1945
Ban Johnson (AL President) - 1937
Walter Johnson (P) - 1936
Addie Joss (P) - 1978
Tim Keefe (P) - 1964
Willie Keeler (RF) - 1939
Joe Kelley (LF) - 1971
King Kelly (RF) - 1945
Chuck Klein (RF) - 1980
Bill Klem (Umpire) - 1953
Tony Lazzeri (2B) - 1991
John Henry "Pop" Lloyd (SS), ***** Leagues - 1977
Biz Mackey (C), ***** Leagues - 2006
Effa Manley (Executive), ***** Leagues - 2006
Christy Mathewson (P) - 1936
Tommy McCarthy (RF) - 1946
Joe McGinnity (P) - 1946
John McGraw (Mgr - 3B) - 1937
Bid McPhee (2B) - 2000
José Méndez (P), ***** Leagues - 2006
Kid Nichols (P) - 1949
Jim O'Rourke (LF) - 1945
Mel Ott (RF) - 1951
Eddie Plank (P) - 1946
Alex Pompez (Executive), ***** Leagues - 2006
Cumberland Posey (Executive), ***** Leagues - 2006
Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn (P) - 1939
Jackie Robinson (2B) - 1962
Wilbert Robinson (C - Mgr) - 1945
Bullet Rogan (P), ***** Leagues - 1998
Amos Rusie (P) - 1977
Babe Ruth (RF - P) - 1936
Louis Santop (C), ***** Leagues - 2006
Frank Selee (Mgr) - 1999
Al Simmons (LF) - 1953
Albert Spalding (P - Mgr - Executive) - 1939
Tris Speaker (CF) - 1937
Turkey Stearnes (CF), ***** Leagues - 2000
Mule Suttles (1B - LF), ***** Leagues - 2006
Ben Taylor (1B), ***** Leagues - 2006
Sam Thompson (RF) - 1974
Joe Tinker (SS) - 1946
Cristóbal Torriente (CF), ***** Leagues - 2006
Arky Vaughan (SS) - 1985
Rube Waddell (P) - 1946
Bobby Wallace (SS) - 1953
Ed Walsh (P) - 1946
Paul Waner (RF) - 1952
John Montgomery Ward (P - SS) - 1964
Mickey Welch (P) - 1973
Sol White (Builder), ***** Leagues - 2006
J.L. Wilkinson (Executive), ***** Leagues - 2006
Smokey Joe Williams (P), ***** Leagues - 1999
Vic Willis (P) - 1995
Hack Wilson (CF) - 1979
Jud Wilson (3B - 1B), ***** Leagues - 2006
George Wright (SS - Builder) - 1937
Harry Wright (Mgr - Builder) - 1953
Tom Yawkey (Owner) - 1980
Ross Youngs (RF) - 1972

 

[Jeff D]

Very nice pickup, but I have to say I hate you.
I was the underbidder on that and wanted to win it as a gift for my dad.

Sorry for bidding you up. And congrats, it's a great piece.

 

[Zan]

Very nice pickup, but I have to say I hate you.
I was the underbidder on that and wanted to win it as a gift for my dad.

Sorry for bidding you up. And congrats, it's a great piece.

Damn. Guilt trip of the day right there.

zan

 

[Jeff D]

Very nice pickup, but I have to say I hate you.
I was the underbidder on that and wanted to win it as a gift for my dad.

Sorry for bidding you up. And congrats, it's a great piece.

Damn. Guilt trip of the day right there.

zan

Sorry, that wasn't my intent. More of an FYI.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

[quote="Jeff D":30d2gvgo]Very nice pickup, but I have to say I hate you.
I was the underbidder on that and wanted to win it as a gift for my dad.

Sorry for bidding you up. And congrats, it's a great piece.

Damn. Guilt trip of the day right there.

zan

Sorry, that wasn't my intent. More of an FYI.

[/quote:30d2gvgo]

Ha! Sorry to take a gift away from your pops. Did you bid on the one ending yesterday, or was it only Dodgers letterhead you are interested in?

 

[MaineMule]

Well done Wayne!! I'll keep my eyes out for you. I just sent my Speaker, Gordon, Yawkey, Waner, Southworth and Griffith to PSA today, along with some players who I have on-card certified autos of (like Gwynn, Henderson, Aparicio, etc....) I'm hopeful they all come back clean but that does not always happen.

On to 190......

 

[Jeff D]

Ha! Sorry to take a gift away from your pops. Did you bid on the one ending yesterday, or was it only Dodgers letterhead you are interested in?

Actually it was the reference to the antitrust decision that was the main reason I wanted it for him.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Branch Rickey is a nice pick-up...one that I have been meaning to add.

Best of luck with the rest...there are some serious "toughies" on there.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

[quote="Mighty Bombjack":37sr8cgx]
Ha! Sorry to take a gift away from your pops. Did you bid on the one ending yesterday, or was it only Dodgers letterhead you are interested in?

Actually it was the mention of the antitrust decision that was the main reason I wanted it for him.[/quote:37sr8cgx]

Really? That's interesting, because I was talking about that with my dad this morning. I love the content of the letter, and we were joking that most people wouldn't think twice about it. In fact, most would probably dismiss it as boring.

 

[Mighty Bombjack]

Branch Rickey is a nice pick-up...one that I have been meaning to add.

Best of luck with the rest...there are some serious "toughies" on there.

To be sure. 200 has never looked so far away (though #181 should be in any day now).

 

[MaineMule]

WOW, just looked up that auction (I recognized the format). You went all out for that

 

[Jeff D]

[quote="Jeff D":cq1482eg][quote="Mighty Bombjack":cq1482eg]
Ha! Sorry to take a gift away from your pops. Did you bid on the one ending yesterday, or was it only Dodgers letterhead you are interested in?

Actually it was the mention of the antitrust decision that was the main reason I wanted it for him.[/quote:cq1482eg]

Really? That's interesting, because I was talking about that with my dad this morning. I love the content of the letter, and we were joking that most people wouldn't think twice about it. In fact, most would probably dismiss it as boring.[/quote:cq1482eg]


Yeah, he's done some work in that area so it seemed appropriate for him.