The new york giants plus ruth visited torriente s native cuba for a ninegame series vs. Harry heilmann baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and fielding stats, along with uniform numbers, salaries, quotes, career stats and biographical data presented by baseball almanac. Kansas city monarchs national baseball hall of fame and. I am very much looking forward to the release of ron hof autograph book in october. Autograph collectors, memorabilia card collectors, set builders. Just minors certified baseball card autograph all numbered xx50 you pick it. Original dick perez art of cuban and negro league star cristobal torriente. Cristobal torriente was once given the moniker the black babe ruth because he outperformed the babe in cuba during a nine game barnstorming series. The new york giants plus ruth visited torrientes native cuba for a ninegame series vs. Torriente outhit and outhomered ruth in the series. Love of the game auctions current sale is live, the companys first auction to feature a printed catalog. Early in his career, he was a star player in the international league, shortly before jim crow restrictions were imposed that banned. Sal maglie new york giants will always remember him from jim. The chi am giants park was an extreme pitchers park.
Kansas city monarchs national baseball hall of fame and museum. Cristobal torriente november 16, 1893 april 11, 1938 was a cuban outfielder in negro. Baseballs alternative universe the sabr digital library volume 40 bjarkman, peter c. Dec 14, 2011 dick perez, who is widely recognized as professional baseballs leading artist, has teamed with robert edward auctions to oversee the sale of 185 of his original hall of fame artworks. Wilkinson, they were charter members of the negro national league from 1920 to 1930. I know autograph collecting didnt really exist during his lifetime, but i would have thought there were enough checksgovernment documents over the course of 75 years to keep him off the top 10 of this list.
Get the best deals on negro league baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Dick perez, who is widely recognized as professional baseballs leading artist, has teamed with robert edward auctions to oversee the sale of 185 of his original hall of fame artworks. During his ongoing illustrious mlb career this allstar has caught four nohitters which is tied for the mlb record. Many translated example sentences containing autograph book spanishenglish dictionary and search engine for spanish translations.
Detroit played in a hitters park, though not an extreme one. Another popular, early torriente card was issued within the 192425 aguilitas cuban winter league baseball series. The players below are some of the most notable of those who played negro league baseball, beginning with the codification of baseballs color line barring african american players about 1892, past the reintegration in 1946 of the sport, up till the negro leagues finally expired about 1962. Love of the game is offering a signed check from babe ruth. Voted by negro league committee view cristobal torriente s page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Shop gloria estefan signed autograph new let it loose album autographed cds and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. He became one of the earliest superstars and black baseballs first legitimate homerun slugger riley, and was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 2006.
I have to say that my life has been quite nice, although a bit busier than i anticipated. Dumbo was there is he a character you can meet and get autograph from. Wilkinson was the first caucasian owner at the time of the establishment of the team. Mar 29, 2018 i mean a good book about satchel paige or ted williams or pete rose already straddles the line of believable, the characters already punch at the deeper truths that great fiction seeks out, the names themselves soar koufax. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. After 54 ballots the second longest wait after clark griffith and the longest for a negro leaguer, cuban pitching ace jose mendez was elected to the hall of merit with 47% of all possible points. The official online store of the national baseball hall of fame offers a wide assortment of baseball apparel and collectibles, including. With his broad shoulders, spindly legs, and gruff voice, he seemed more like a professional rassler than one of the best hitters in baseball history, but his lifetime. Albans golf club, the queens, ny course where ruth played so often after his retirement. Peter pocklingtons 1988 edmonton oilers stanley cup championship trophy. Aug 28, 2019 cristobal torriente was once given the moniker the black babe ruth because he outperformed the babe in cuba during a nine game barnstorming series. With a single baseball, seeking to connect all 312 hall of famers.
Name hof death 3x5ap gum card photo check hofplakbw hofplakg letter ss bat ss ball. In the 2001 book the new bill james historical baseball abstract, bill james ranked torriente as the 67th greatest baseball player ever. Gary carter was an absolute gamer in every sense of the word source. Heres an update on ralph carharts research into the mystery of cristobal torrientes burial.
Torriente, a cuban, was a fivetool player who patrolled center fielder. Love of the game auction opens with vintage cards, memorabilia. Each purchase helps support the baseball hall of fames nonprofit mission to preserve baseball history, honor excellence and. See more ideas about negro league baseball, american giant and. Galleries signed don drysdale auto postcard autograph. Impressive highgrade sets, elusive singles appearing live. While some very rarely sign for free but there all readily available on the show circuit. Celebrating the storied history of professional baseball in precastro cuba.
Holways the complete book of baseballs negro leagues. Backloggers mendez, freehan, and sewell finally move into the hall of merit. The negro leagues illustrations from artist kadir nelsons illustrated book for children, we are the ship, tells. Sep 2, 2017 sal maglie new york giants will always remember him from jim boutons book, ball four. Hes also worked as a writer or editor at the miami herald, south florida sunsentinel, tampa tribune and ocala starbanner. Pedro ramos society for american baseball research. The ebay checkout system usually displays an incorrect. Voted by negro league committee view cristobal torrientes page at the baseball hall of fame plaque, photos, videos. Ulysses franklin frank grant august 1, 1865 may 27, 1937 was an american baseball player in the 19th century. I mean a good book about satchel paige or ted williams or pete rose already straddles the line of believable, the characters already punch at the deeper truths that great fiction seeks out, the names themselves soar koufax.
Slugger cristobal torriente boasts a greater north american negro league. Nearly all were featured in perezs awardwinning book the immortals. Bullet joe rogan, chino smith, cristobal torriente, joe mendez and dobie moore. Buck oneil autograph 1999 fleer greats of game negro league legend certified. Cristobal torriente society for american baseball research. Andrew rube foster september 17, 1879 december 9, 1930 was a baseball pioneer known as the father of black baseball. Impressive highgrade sets, elusive singles appearing live at. Page from an almendares autograph book depicting caricatures of team owner mario mendoz and manager fermin guerra that is up for auction at hakes americana.
This is the death certificate for cristobal torriente, showing that he passed. A 1979 tcma card set stars of the 1950s is also featured. Carlos ruiz is one of the best catchers of his generation. Weve searched all over a high quality group at a range of prices. Torriente outhit and outhomered ruth in the series and the home team won the series by one game.
To receive your combined shipping, please wait for us to send you a combined invoice. Top 10 negro league players of all time the grueling truth. Gary carter was a rocksolid, hard hitting, team leader who easily qualifies as one of the single best catchers in the history of major league baseball. All professional baseball statistics for cristobal torriente. Cristobal torriente was nicknamed the cuban strongman because of his broad shoulders and his ability to carry a ball club on them. These are only a few of the leading lights profiled in this sabr bioproject book. Born in havana, cuba, cesar brioso is a selfproclaimed almendarista, but he blogs about all cuban teams. Baseball autographs sports autographs psa smr price guide. Cristobal torriente is considered the greatest cuban position player of the first half of the 20th century and is arguably the greatest cuban player ever. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. He is not seeking an autograph, but an addition to something he planned to donate for public display. Cristobal torriente, smoky joe williams, bullet rogan, now those are some hard to find autos.
Playing in the mexican league in 1938, he went 182 and led the league with 0. There are three different cuban winter league cards, all produced during the 192324 time frame, which qualify as cristobal torriente rookie cards. Early in his career, he was a star player in the international league, shortly before jim crow restrictions were imposed that banned africanamerican players from organized baseball. Their research in every field of baseball has lead to more books and information found in books than any other group in history. There is a separate section for buying, selling and trading the bst area. There is a separate section for buying, selling and trading the bst area if you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it.
He works as a digital producer at usa today sports, where he formerly served as baseball editor. Focusing on several sports and themes, hobby boxes have three hits. Circa 1943 negro league autograph book featuring the rare signatures of josh gibson and ray brown twice. I usually buy several packs of baseball cards because i have no selfcontrol, but always at least one, and i open it slowly so i can try to feel what i used to feel as a kid. Oct, 2014 love of the game auctions current sale is live, the companys first auction to feature a printed catalog. The black babe ruth was the nickname torriente acquired in the fall of 1920. Upcoming signings sports memorabilia dick gordon sports. The official online store of the national baseball hall of fame offers a wide assortment of baseball apparel and collectibles, including exclusive 2020 induction merchandise, cooperstown collection items, mlb team gear and vintage collectibles. What is the toughest baseball hof autograph to obtain. Gloria estefan signed autograph new let it loose album. Paypal payments are acceptable and actually preferred. Dick perez original paintings coming to rea auction.
The baseball guru negro league thumbnail bios by john b. An exception would be if an item must be sent via media book rate. Also as far as modern hall of famers there are no non signers. Cristobal torriente 192324 tomas gutierrez baseball card. To be honest, its hard to recapture the feeling, in large part because when i was a kid, baseball cards were the most important thing in the entire world and. He ranks second all time for career batting average in the cuban league behind cristobal torriente with an average of. Taylor, legendary manager of the indianapolis abcs, once said that if he were standing on a street and saw torriente go by, hed say, there walks a ball club. The kansas city monarchs were the longestrunning franchise in the history of baseballs negro leagues. Despite 100plus bigleague victories, a halfdozen straight workhorse campaigns of 200plus innings tossed, and a crucial role in a historic mid60s american league pennant drive, pedro ramoss small degree of diamond immortality will likely always rest upon two individual pitches tossed in the midst of an erratic 15season sojourn.
In the old negro leagues, they called jud wilson boojum for the sound his hits made rattling off the fences. Slugging lefthanded hitting outfielder cristobal torriente, along with martin dihigo. Members of the baseball hall of fame are noted with a. Not only was he a fivetool player, he also pitched on occasion and drew many walks. Louis santop loftin january 17, 1890 january 22, 1942 was an american baseball catcher in the negro leagues. Foster started his professional career in 1897 as a member of the waco yellow jackets, an independent black team. In a rather remarkable sleight of hand, mcneil informs us that according to his ingenious conversion factor, cristobal torriente would have been reasonably expected to smack 17 homers and hit. Autograph memorabilia baseball hall of fame online store. See more ideas about negro league baseball, american giant and baseball. Click this page to see the latest upcoming signings of baseball legends from dick gordon sports. As a hall of fame autograph collector i relish the opportunity see examples of the rarities. Cristobal torriente, habana leones, art by ars longa art cards.
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