Baseball Related Links:
Baseball
Antiquities Ltd.
Genuine,
vintage and antique baseball memorabilia. Vintage 1915
World Series Champion Boston Red Sox collection includes
rare 1915 Babe Ruth rookie photographs.
26th
National Sports Collectors Convention
July
27 - 31, 2005. Chicago.
The Baseball Antiquities collection will be on display at
the 26th National Sports Collectors Convention in
Rosemont, IL
Baseball History:
Boston Red Sox
The
official Boston Red Sox website.
Major League
Baseball
The
official Major League Baseball website.
National
Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum
Who
knows more about baseball history?
Sports Museum of New England
Who
knows more about New England sports history?
Society
for American Baseball Research (SABR)
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
Our
favorite! Babe Ruth's "Curse of the Bambino"
legend.
Yahoo - Baseball History
Search
Yahoo for web sites related to baseball history
Old Cardboard Magazine
"Unofficial" Red Sox Fan Sites:
86 Years
Boston Dirt Dogs
Red Sox
Connection
Fenway Fanatics
Home
to Boston Red Sox baseball fans everywhere!
Red Sox Nation
Publications:
Beckett
Covering
all sports collecting hobbies.
Grading Authorities:
Beckett Grading Services
Beckett
has been a leading authority for years.
Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA)
Currently
the most widely accepted grading system.
Sportscard Guaranty (SGC)
Another
valuable grading service.
Other Sites of Related Interest:
Panopticon, Inc.
One of
the nation's oldest B&W archival photographic labs
and fine art photography gallery in Boston.
The Jimmy Fund
For over 50 years, the Boston Red Sox and
The Jimmy Fund
charity benefit have gone hand in hand. Very worthwhile
cause.
The Red Sox
Foundation
Link
exchange welcome.
Contact
us with your details.
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Our Favorite "Vintage" Players:
Babe Ruth
Official Babe Ruth web
site.
Hall of Fame biographical info.
Diamond Icons biographical info.
From Babe Ruth's Hall of Fame plaque:
GEORGE HERMAN (BABE) RUTH
BOSTON - NEW YORK A.L.; BOSTON, N.L.
1915-1935
GREATEST DRAWING CARD IN HISTORY OF
BASEBALL. HOLDER OF MANY HOME RUN AND OTHER
BATTING RECORDS. GATHERED 714 HOME RUNS IN
ADDITION TO FIFTEEN IN WORLD SERIES.
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Ty Cobb
Hall of Fame biographical info.
Diamond Icons biographical info.
From Ty Cobb's Hall of Fame plaque:
TYRUS RAYMOND COBB
DETROIT-PHILADELPHIA, A.L. -1905-1928
LED AMERICAN LEAGUE IN BATTING TWELVE TIMES AND
CREATED OR EQUALLED MORE MAJOR LEAGUE RECORDS
THAN ANY OTHER PLAYER. RETIRED WITH 4191 MAJOR
LEAGUE HITS.
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Harry Hooper
Hall of Fame biographical info. .
From Harry Hooper's Hall of Fame plaque:
HARRY BARTHOLOMEW HOOPER
BOSTON A.L. 1909-1920
CHICAGO A.L. 1921-1925
LEADOFF HITTER AND RIGHT FIELDER OF
1912-15-16-18 WORLD CHAMPION RED SOX. NOTED
FOR SPEED AND STRONG ARM. COLLECTED 2,466
HITS FOR .281 CAREER AVERAGE. HAD 3,981
PUTOUTS AND 344 ASSISTS. LIFETIME FIELDING
AVERAGE .966.
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Tris Speaker
Hall of Fame biographical info.
Diamond Icons biographical info.
From Tris Speakers's Hall of Fame plaque:
TRISTRAM E. (TRIS) SPEAKER
BOSTON (A) 1909-15
CLEVELAND (A) 1916-26
WASHINGTON (A) 1927
PHILADELPHIA (A) 1928
GREATEST CENTERFIELDER OF HIS DAY. LIFETIME
MAJOR LEAGUE BATTING AVERAGE OF .344.
MANAGER IN 1920 WHEN CLEVELAND WON ITS
FIRST PENNANT AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
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Ted Williams
Official Ted Williams web site.
Hall of Fame biographical info.
From Ted Williams' Hall of Fame plaque:
THEODORE SAMUEL WILLIAMS
"TED"
BOSTON RED SOX A.L. 1939-1960
BATTED .406 IN 1941. LED A.L. IN BATTING 6
TIMES; SLUGGING PERCENTAGE 9 TIMES; TOTAL
BASES 6 TIMES; RUNS SCORED 6 TIMES; BASES
ON BALLS 8 TIMES. TOTAL HITS 2654 INCLUDED
521 HOME RUNS. LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE
.344; LIFETIME SLUGGING AVERAGE .634. MOST
VALUABLE A.L. PLAYER 1946 & 1949.
PLAYED IN 18 ALL STAR GAMES, NAMED PLAYER
OF THE DECADE 1951-1960.
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