Lot # 1044: 1930s-1980s "Most Thrilling Experience" Signed Letter and Note Collection (24) with (12) Hall of Famers

LETTERS:     

All letters are boldly handwritten and signed, dates noted when present. Size ranges from 3 ½ x 6 to 6x9. All are one-page letters unless noted.

Burleigh Grimes – “30 years in majors, and Hall of Fame induction”

Travis Jackson – “being notified of Hall of Fame induction”

Judy Johnson – “first timed played against big league players”

Joe Cronin – 1975 “I had a thrill a day for 20 years”

Jocko Conlan – “The lord has been wonderful to me”

Freddie Lindstrom – “in 1924 World Series made 4 hits in one game off Walter Johnson”

Freddie Lindstrom – “1924 World Series game decided in 12th inning when ball hit a pebble, Walter Johnson winning pitcher”

Luke Appling – “putting on a Big League uniform”

Enos Slaughter – “1941 All-Star game selection, plus other 1940s-50s experiences”

Rube Wahlberg – 1939 two-pages “pitching vs Athletics, threw nothing but fastballs until I threw 2 curve balls in the 9th inning”

Larry Doyle – 1947 relating his health issues

Johnny Vander Meer – 1970s letters (3 different) relating Big League memories  

Bobby Richardson – “playing in 30 consecutive World Series games from 1960-1964”

NOTES:

Similar to the above letters but averaging a smaller 3x5.

Chas. Gehringer – “every game I ever played had a few thrills”

Carl Hubbell – “the 1934 All-Star Game”

Earl Averill – index card “hitting four homers in doubleheader and driving eleven runs.” Also includes 3 ½ x 5 ½ signed photo.

Charlie Keller – “knocking in the runs to tie and win 1941 World Series game (famous Mickey Owens game)

Don Larsen – “Perfect Game 1956 World Series”

Geo. W. Pipgras – “winning three World Series games and no defeats”

Dick Rudolph – “winning two games in 1914 World Series…”

Red Lucas – “14 years to have played with and against some of the greatest ball players that ever lived”

Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA.