A copy of the program from baseball’s first World Series in 1903 will hit the auction block Friday as part of Huggins and Scott’s Fall Auction. The Game 7 program from the matchup between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates is one of just three known to exist from the Pittsburgh contests and is expected to sell for $150,000-$200,000. The last one to … [Read more...] about Program from First World Series Headlines Huggins and Scott Sale
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1900 Delahanty Engraved Pitcher Offered for $1 Million
That old pitcher once presented to early baseball great Ed Delahanty we first told you about earlier this year is now for sale. The originally gifted trophy to the superstar player had been in possession of the elderly son of the man Delahanty sold it to more than a century ago before being passed on to a family member following his death in February. South Carolina dealer … [Read more...] about 1900 Delahanty Engraved Pitcher Offered for $1 Million
Delahanty’s Silver Pitcher A Golden Piece of Memorabilia
As a hitter, Hall of Fame outfielder Ed Delahanty wore out pitchers with a career .346 batting average, including three seasons of .400 or better. During his 16-year major-league career, 13 of them spent with the Philadelphia Phillies, “Big Ed” collected 2,597 hits and slugged 101 homers in an era when round-trippers were scarce. Delahanty also wore out pitchers at … [Read more...] about Delahanty’s Silver Pitcher A Golden Piece of Memorabilia