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To some people, this may appear to be nothing more than an old bat. But, this lost relic actually has a story to tell about one of best semi-pros baseball teams that ever played during the turn of the 20th century (The Doherty Silk Sox) as well as one of the best semi-pro pitchers of that era, Otto Rettig. Rettig later worked his way into the major leagues for just one season in 1922 but that was enough to stop the St. Louis Browns in their tracks from winning the pennant tha

A Vintage Baseball Bat Memorabilia Collector’s Duty of Care With Special Guest Jim Keating.   Someone wise once said: No matter how much...

Casey Stengel, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1936, once said of New York Giants left fielder Jo-Jo Moore: “Every time we...

Today we’re featuring Crestline, Ohio’s baseball great Gates Brown! Gates Brown played for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-1975 and while he...

Collecting vintage baseball memorabilia is one of my favorite things to do and it’s always cool when you find a piece that actually has...