Collector of Baseball Cards: I collect baseball cards and autographs. I love Deadball / Prewar era baseball cards. Below is a partial list for what I have. I still own the first three cards my brothers and I got (plus the Chicago Cubs team photo). 1971 Topps Mike McQueen (Atlanta Braves), Bill Stoneman (Montreal Expos), and Joe Moeller (Los Angeles Dodgers). I have the complete 1971 Topps Set plus most complete sets from 1971-1999.
I worked a Chaplain for the New York Yankees from February 1996 – June 1997.
Pittsburgh Pirate Sets (also have the autograph of each of these Pirates):
- 1909-1911 T206 Page 1 & Page 2 (minus Honus Wagner – read this story)
- 1911 T205 Page 1 and Page 2
- 1933 (Page 1 and Page 2) & 1934 Goudey
Speaking of Honus Wagner, here’s a picture of my Honus Wagner set and vintage patch. My pride and joy is my Honus Wagner Autograph and the 1913 Fatima Pirates Team picture with Honus Wagner.
Favorite Cards:
- 1921 Walter Johnson
- 1913 Fatima Pittsburgh Nationals (Pirates) Front and Back
- 1913 Fatima Philadelphia Americans (Athletics) Front and Back
- 1913 Fatima Philadelphia Nationals (Phillies) Front and Back
- 1913 Fatima Chicago Americans (White Sox) Front and Back
- 1913 Fatima Chicago Nationals (Cubs) Front and Back
- 1913 Fatima Cleveland Americans (Naps) Front and Back
- 1915 Cracker Jack Ted Cather
- 1880’s H804-10 Corner Clefs – Umpire
- 1909-11 T206 Pat Moran (Played in the 1908 Cubs World Series and Managed the Reds in the 1919 Black Sox World Series)
- 1909-11 T206 Sam Strang (The most successful coach in the US Military Academy’s baseball history)
A Few of My Favorite Autographs:
- Honus Wagner
- Connie Mack
- Babe Ruth
- Ted Williams
- Buck O’Neil
- Hank Aaron
- Phil Niekro
- Kyle Hendricks
- Joe DiMaggio
- Pete Rose
- David Ross
- Other Autographed Baseball Cards
- Autographed Baseballs
Only 3 MLB players to serve in the military since the draft ended. All 3 Academy Graduates!
- Griffin Jax – US Air Force Reserve 2013 – Present – Minnesota Twins 2021 – Present
- Mitch Harris – US Navy 2005–2013 – St Louis Cardinals 2013-2018
- Chris Rawley – US Army 2010–2016 – Toronto Blue Jays 2017–2018
1934-36 Diamond Stars Set
- DS-001-009, DS-010-018, DS-019-027, DS-028-036, DS-037-045, DS-046-054,
- DS-055-063, DS-064-072, DS-073-081, DS-082-090, DS-091-099, DS-100-108
Baseball Radio Broadcasts
- July 10, 1934 All-Star Game and it’s Box Score (Oldest Known Full Radio Broadcast of an MLB game)
- October 9, 1934 World Series Game 7 Cardinals at Tigers and it’s Box Score (Oldest Known Full Radio Broadcast of the World Series)
- July 8, 1935 All-Star Game and it’s Box Score
- July 7, 1936 All-Star Game and it’s Box Score
- 1963 Dodgers – Yankees (The year I was born) Game 4 @ Los Angeles and it’s Box Score
Baseball Videos and TV Broadcast
- Deadball Era Baseball Game Footage: (1900-1920)
- Indians v. Yankees 1920
- Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig at bat April 14, 1931 Yankees vs Red Sox
- Oldest Known Complete Television Broadcast: October 7, 1952 – New York Yankees @ Brooklyn Dodgers and it’s Box Score
- 1996 Yankees – Braves World Series (When I worked for them): Game 6 @ New York and it’s Box Score
- 2016 Cubs – Indians World Series (Because it’s was 106 years): Game 7 @ Cleveland and it’s Box Score
