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Lou Almada. Louie played 10 years in the Coast League (1928-37) with Hollywood, Seattle and the Missions. Batted well over .300 nearly every year and was one of the finest outfielders in the league with a canon arm. Louie is the older brother of Major League star Mel Almada. d. 2007 $95 sold Leroy "Roy"Anton. Roy was an outstanding first baseman with the Oakland Oaks from 1928 to 1936. He batted over .300 for 7 consecutive seasons and had over 100 RBI's twice. d.1997. $95 sold Johnny Babich. Pitched with Brooklyn, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia A's from 1934-41. Also had pitched for 10 seasons in the Pacific Coast League. Won 20 games for Mission in 1933 and 19 games for Hollywood in 1938. Also played with the Seals, Rainiers & Oaks. d. 2000. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $75 Del Baker. Del played for 10 seasons in the PCL (1917-28) and was a fine manager with Sacramento and San Diego in the 1940's-50's. He led San Diego to 114 wins in 1950, their all time highest win total. Del played catcher with the Tigers during 1910's but was better known as the Tigers manager from 1936-42, leading the Tigers to the World Series in 1940. d. 1973. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $110 Dick "Rowdy Richard" Bartell. Great shortstop should be in the Hall of Fame. Had 7 seasons batting over .300. Played in 3 World Series and had 2165 hits over 18 years. Managed the Sacramento Solons in 1947. Photo is from the George Brace collection and is printed from the original negative. d.1995. $95 Johnny Bassler. Bassler had an amazing career. In 15 Pacific Coast League seasons (1915-37) he had a career .321 batting average. As a catcher with Cleveland and Detroit (1913-27) he compiled a lifetime .304 batting average (.346 in 1924). Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. d.1979. $95 Joe Beggs. Excellent Reds relief pitcher during 1940's with lifetime ERA of 2.96. Played in 1940 World Series. d. 1983. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $85 Wally Berger. One of the all time great Boston Braves. Also played in World Series with Giants and Reds (1937 & 40). His 1930 rookie home run mark of 38 stood until Mark McGwire broke it in 1987. d. 1988. Played in the PCL (1927-28-29-41). Batted .335 with 166 RBI's with Los Angeles in 1929 before his great rookie season with Boston in 1930. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1988. $95 Bill Brenzel. Bill began his career as a 17 year old catcher in the Pacific Coast League in 1927. He played 12 seasons in the PCL and played with the Pirates and Indians in the Major Leagues during the 1930's. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d.1979. $110 sold Joe Brovia. One of the greatest Pacific Coast League players of all time. Played 12 seasons in the PCL (1941-55). Played with Cincinnati in 1955. d. 1994. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $95 Ray Brubaker. With the exception of Bill Raimondi, Brubaker is possibly the greatest Oakland Oak of all time in terms of service and excellence. Played 15 seasons with Oakland (1920-34) and was the player manager in 1933. He batted .349 in 1931 and .344 in 1930 etc.. Played mostly at 2nd base and shortstop. d. 1947. $150 George H. Burns. "Tioga George" played from 1914 to 1929 and had a .307 lifetime batting average. One of the few players to succeed in both pre and post dead ball era. Led American league in hits with .352 batting average in 1918 and led AL in hits and doubles (216 & 64) with a .358 batting average in 1926. Played mostly with Detroit and Cleveland but finished big league career with World Champion A's in 1929. Then went to the Coast League where he dominated for 5 more seasons. Batted .354 with league leading 140 RBI's for Seattle in 1932. Also played for Portland, Mission & LA. d.1978. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $125 Spud Chandler. Great Yankees pitcher from 1937-47 twice winning 20 games. His lifetime winning percentage of .717 is highest of all time. He pitched in 4 World Series and was a 4 time All-Star. Had fine season with Oakland & Portland in 1935. d. 1990. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. $100 Bill Conroy. Bill played catcher for 5 seasons in the PCL with Oakland and Sacramento (1938-46) and played 6 years in the big leagues (1935-37 with the Philadelphia A's and 1942-44 with the Red Sox). A great photographic enlargement of 1940's baseball card. d. 1997. $85 Roger "Doc" Cramer. "Doc" had an awesome career. His first 3 seasons were with the Philadelphia A's dynasty (1929-31). He played 20 seasons total. He was a 5 time All-Star. He hit over .300 8 times and over .290 4 more times. He led the league in fielding in 1945, played in the 1945 World Series and finished his career with 2705 hits and a .296 batting average. Not yet a Hall of Famer. Had fine season with Portland in 1930 and played briefly with Seattle in 1950. d. 1990. Photo is from the George Brace collection and is printed from the original negative. $100 Curt Davis. After 5 excellent seasons with the San Francisco Seals Davis made an immediate impact on the National League winning 19 games a rookie with the Phillies in 1934. Davis was an All-Star with the Cubs in 1936 and with the Cardinals in 1939 when he won a career best 22 games. He pitched 7 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers including the 1941 World Series. A light pencil signature matted with an 8x10 photo. Very rare signature. d. 1965. $150 Monroe Dean. Monroe played 5 seasons with the Oakland Oaks (1928-32) and played with Portland in 1934. Played second base and shortstop. Batted .278 in 1928 and .286 in 1930. d.1977. $100 Joe Devine. Joe Devine had a long career as a Minor League player and manager but is best known as being one of the greatest scouts in baseball history. He signed Joe DiMaggio, Joe Cronin, the Waner brothers and many others to their first Major League teams. This photo is when he was a manager with the San Francisco Missions in 1930-31. The photo is from the collection of Ray Seraceni. d. 1968. $150 Bernie DeVivieros. Bernie played 8 seasons in the PCL spanning from 1922-36, 6 seasons with Oakland and also with Mission, Los Angeles and Sacramento. He also played with the Tigers and White Sox during the 1920's. A photographic enlargement of 1930's PCL baseball card. Pencil signature from autograph album page also has Dario Lodigiani's autograph right below. d. 1994. $85 Joe DiMaggio. A beautiful autograph matted with a stunning photo of Joe in a San Francisco Seals uniform circa 1934. My consignor had DiMaggio sign a San Francisco Presidio Fort Point National Park pamplet as Joe was leaving the Presidio golf course during the 1980's. "Joltin' Joe" ranks with Ruth, Gehrig and Mantle as one of the 4 greatest Yankee's ever. d. 1999 $250 sold Marty Dumovich. The younger brother of the more well known Nick Dumovich, Marty pitched for 4 seasons in the PCL (1928-29-30-33). He won 15 games with Oakland in 1929. d.1997. $85 Nick Etten. A popular first baseman with the Yankees, Phillies and Athletics from 1938-47. In a 3 year stretch with the Yankees he played in the 1943 World Series, led the league in home runs in 1944 and led the league in RBI's in 1945. A monster season with Oakland in 1948 (43 home runs, 155 RBI's) did not bring him another shot at the big leagues. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1990. $95 Tony Freitas. Freitas played 5 seasons with the A's and Red's from 1932-36 posting a 12-5 record with Connie Mack's A's as a rookie in 1932. But Freitas is known much more for his incredible career in the Pacific Coast League. In 16 PCL seasons spanning from 1929-50 Freitas won 228 games, winning over 20 games 6 straight years (1937-42) and won 19 games twice (1930-31). Reportedly one of the nicest gentlemen ever. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1994. $85 Augie Galan. Galan was a fine player for 16 years in the big leagues playing in 3 World Series and 3 All-Star games in a career that spanned from 1934-49. He played 8 seasons with the Cubs from 1934-41 including the 1935 and 38 World Series teams then played 6 seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1941-46 including the 1941 World Series. Batted over .300 6 times. George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1993. $100 Sam Gibson. Gibson pitched with the Tigers, Yankees and Giants from 1926-32 but had his finest years in the PCL. Gibson spent 14 seasons in the old Coast League from 1931-45. Twelve of those seasons spent with San Francisco. (Joe DiMaggio's teammate in 1934 & 35). Gibson won 227 games in the PCL including 20 or more 6 times. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. George Brace photo printed from the original negative matted with a short letter from Sam with nice PCL content. d. 1983. $110 sold Lefty Gomez. Gomez had a fine season with the San Francisco Seals in 1929. Then from 1930-42 was the New York Yankees finest pitcher. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1989. $110 Jack Graham. Graham was a big power hitter who hit 24 home runs for the St Louis Browns in 1949 and in a part time capacity hit 14 home runs with the Dodgers and Giants in 1946. In 1948 Graham was on his way to being the first man since Tony Lazerri to hit 60 home runs in a Pacific Coast League season when, with 48 home runs in July, he got hit in the head with a fastball which ended his season. Graham had several fine seasons in the PCL with San Diego and San Francisco in the 1940's-50's. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1998. $95 Tedd Gullic. Tedd played with the Browns in 1930-33 but was better known for his 11 incredible seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association where a typical season was 35 home runs, 135 RBI's and a .330 batting average. He later played 5 seasons with the Portland Beavers of the PCL and after he retired started a bat company (Amyx-Gullic bats). A superb 4x6 George Brace photo printed from the original negative matted with his autograph to 8x10. d. 2000. $65 Chick Hafey. Hafey compiled a .317 lifetime batting average during a relatively short baseball career. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1971 however his 1466 hits should set a precedence for other outfielders with a high lifetime batting averages but well under 3000 hits such as Babe Herman, Lefty O'Doul and Riggs Stephenson. Hafey only played briefly in the PCL (1913) but was from Berkeley and had 3 cousins (Bud, Tom & Will Hafey) who all had nice careers in the PCL. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1973. $150 Fred Haney. Haney had a good career as a player both in the American League and Pacific Coast League. He batted .352 and .309 with the Detroit Tigers in the early 1920's. And in 9 PCL seasons Haney compiled a lifetime .300 batting average and led the league in stolen bases 4 times. However it was as a manager that Haney really left his mark. In 1949 Haney was the radio announcer for the Hollywood Stars. Considered a managerial retread (managed St. Louis Browns 1939-41 including 43-111 record in 1939), he was signed to become the Stars manager. In 4 seasons he won 2 PCL championships and had excellent records the other 2 seasons. In 1953 he became manager of the Pirates but averaged 100 losses in 3 seasons. In 1956 the Milwaukee Braves took a big chance on Haney but was rewarded with the only 2 pennants in team history as well as their only World Championship in 1957. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1977. $125 G.W. (George Washington) Harper. From 1916-29 George compiled a .303 lifetime batting average in the Major Leagues. He played with the Tigers, Reds, Phillies, Giants, Cardinals and Braves. He batted .340 with the Reds in 1920 and a career best .349 with the Phillies in 1925 with 18 home runs and 96 RBI's. George also batted .305 for the pennant winning Cardinals in 1928. George played in the Coast League with LA and Oakland in 1930-31. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1978. $110 Mickey Heath. Played 5 seasons with Hollywood from 1927-33. Had huge seasons in 1929-30 (.349-38-156 and .324-37-136) before going to Cincinnati in 1931. d.1986. $95 Babe Herman. Babe compiled a .324 batting average in 13 big league seasons including consecutive seasons of .381 and .393 in 1929 and 1930 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He batted over .300 ten times plus went back to the Pacific Coast league and played 6 more seasons (1939-44) before coming back to play one more season with Brooklyn in 1945 at the age of 42. In his last 4 seasons in the PCL he batted .346, .322, .354 and .346. A stunning George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1978. $110 Billy Herman. For 10 seasons the Cubs had Smiling Stan Hack at 3rd base and Billy Herman and 2nd base. Herman received more noteriety however and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1975. In 15 seasons he compiled a .304 batting average, led the league in fielding 3 times and played in 10 All-Star games and 4 World Series. Billy finished his hall of fame career by batting .307 with the PCL champion Oakland Oaks in 1950. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1992. $95 Smead Jolley. In Pacific Coast League lore Smead Jolley is nothing short of a legend. In nine PCL seasons Jolley compiled a .372 career batting average, topping out at .404 in 1928. He also has a career batting average of .305 in the Major leagues, twice knocking in more than 100 runs. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1991. $95 Bob Joyce. Bob Joyce played only 2 seasons in the Majors (1939 A's & 1946 Giants) but is considered on of the greatest pitchers in Pacific Coast League history (the major league of the west coast). Joyce played 10 seasons in the Coast League winning 20 or more games 4 times and winning a career high 31 games in 1945 with San Francisco. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1981. $110 Rudy Kallio. From 1916 to 1940, Rudy pitched for 18 seasons in the PCL winning 208 games. Rudy pitched for 3 years in the Major Leagues beginning in 1918 with Detroit. In the Coast League he played with San Francisco (1916-17), Portland (1921-31-33-34-40), Salt Lake City (1921-25), Sacramento (1926-28) and Seattle (1929-32). Light pencil signature. d.1979 $65 Willie Kamm. Kamm was purchased by the White Sox from the San Francisco Seals in 1923 for a then astounding $100,000. A third baseman, Kamm led the American League in fielding 8 times and compiled a lifetime batting average of .281. A photographic enlargement of 1920's PCL baseball card. d. 1988. $95 Frank Kelleher. Frank had two short stints with the Reds in the early 1940's but is best known as being the greatest player in Hollywood Stars (PCL) history. In 12 Pacific Coast League seasons Kelleher hit 234 home runs which is second all time behind Buzz Arlett. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1979. $110 George "Highpockets" Kelly. George played 11 seasons with McGraw's Giants (1915-26) and 4 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (1927-30). He also played with the Pirates, Cubs and Dodgers. John McGraw said he was his best clutch hitter. George was also a great fielder. George was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1973 but as a first baseman with 1778 hits and a .297 batting average there are probably 100 players more qualified for the Hall of Fame who have not been inducted. Still an exceptional player throughout the 1920's. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1984. $110 Jack Knight. Pitched for 4 seasons in the PCL (1927-30) with Seattle, Portland and San Francisco. In 1928 he had 17 wins and led the league in innings pitched (331). He also played 4 years in the Major Leagues (1922-27) with the Cardinals, Phillies & Braves. Pencil signature. d.1976. $85 Jack Knott. Jack played with Mission from 1928-30 before a long big league career with the Browns, White Sox and A's. From 1933 to 1946 Knott posted at least 10 wins 5 times on bad ball clubs. He also led the AL in saves in 1935. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1981. $85 Cookie Lavagetto. Cookie was an All-Star 3rd baseman for 4 consecutive seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers before departing to the service for nearly 4 years during WW2. He returned to finish his big league career in the 1947 World Series before returning to the Pacific Coast League for his final 3 pro seasons with the Oakland Oaks. Cookie was nicknamed in 1933 when he played for the Oakland Oaks after Oaks owner Cookie DeVincenzi. His original nickname was "Cookie's Boy". A spectacular George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1990. $100 Bill Lawrence. Played 13 seasons with the Seattle Rainiers from 1929-43 with .289 lifetime batting average. Best season was 1931 when he batted .324 with 200 hits, 100 runs and 99 RBI's. Played with the Detroit Tigers in 1932. A photographic enlargement of 1930's PCL baseball card. d. 1997. $85 Dudley "Dud" Lee. Dud had a wonderful 10 year career in the Pacific Coast League. He played shortstop for 7 seasons with Hollywood (1926-32) and 3 seasons with Portland (1936-38). In 1929 Lee led the league in games and at bats and had 161 runs and 222 hits. He also played 5 seasons in the majors (1920-26) with the Red Sox and Browns. d.1971. $110 Gene Lillard. In an 11 year Pacific Coast League career Gene started out as a monster power hitting third baseman (43 home runs, 149 RBI's and .307 BA in 1933 and 56 home runs, 147 RBI's and a .361 BA in 1935). Then while playing with the Cubs in 1936 Lillard talked manager Charlie Grimm into converting him into a pitcher because the Cubs had Stan Hack at third base. So back in the Coast League Lillard won 14 games in 1937 and 16 games in 1938 and spent the 1939 season with the Cubs then was traded to the Cardinals the following year. After 1940 he gave up pitching but battled injuries. After 3 years in the service Lillard played in the minor leagues until 1954. His brother Bill was also a fine player in the PCL and played parts of 2 seasons in the big leagues. A calligraphy student, Gene Lillard had perhaps the most beautiful signature in baseball history. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1991. $95 Hugh Luby. Hugh played pro baseball for 25 years. He is a member of the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame plus had stints with the Philadelphia A's and New York Giants in the 1930's and 40's. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1986. $100 Walter "The Great" Mails. Mails pitched for 7 years in the Major Leagues and had one tremendous flash of greatness. In 1920, after joining the Indians in the late summer, he won 7 games with no losses and led the Indians to a World Championship over the Brooklyn Robins. Mails also pitched 14 seasons in the Pacific Coast League (1917-36). and won over 20 games 3 times. He also led the PCL in strikeouts in 1920 and 1921. The autograph was signed in either 1925 or 1926, his two seasons with the Cardinals. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1974. $125 sold Art McDougall. Art pitched for 5 seasons in the PCL (1930-36) predominently with the San Francisco Seals. In 1931 Art's record was 14-7 and in 1932 his record was 17-15 (Joe DiMaggio's first season with San Francisco). d.1981. $85 Steve Mesner. Mesner played 6 seasons with the Reds, Cubs and Cards but is better remembered for his 11 outstanding seasons in the Pacific Coast League (1934-50) with the Los Angeles Angels in the 1930's and the Sacramento Solons and San Diego Padres in the 1940's. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1981. $100 Johnny Moore. In the 1930's there were so many Moore's playing at the same time it must have been confusing. They were all good too. Johnny, Terry, Randy, Eddie, Jo Jo, Gene, Whitey etc... Johnny was excellent. In 10 big league seasons he compiled a .307 lifetime batting average and once had consecutive seasons of .330, .323, .328 and .319. Moore also played with the Los Angeles Angels (PCL) for 10 years compiling a .326 batting average. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1991. $95 Fred "Lefty"Ortman. Lefty pitched for 10 years in the PCL (1924-33), 8 seasons with Portland. His best season was 1930 when he won 15 games. $95 Marv Owen. A fine 3rd baseman, Marv was part of the 1930's Detroit Tigers $100,000 infield that included Hank Greenberg, Charles Gehringer and Bill Rogell. With the Tigers Owen played in the 1934 and 1935 World Series, had a career high 105 RBI's in 1936 and led the league in fielding in 1937. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1991. $95 Babe Pinelli. Babe played 3rd base for 8 years in the big leagues from 1918 to 1927 hitting over .300 twice. He also played 10 years in the Pacific Coast League compiling a .295 lifetime batting average but he is best known for umpiring in the National League for 22 seasons from 1935-56 and should eventually be inducted into the hall of fame as an umpire. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1984. $100 Cotton Pippen. Pippen had stints with the Cardinals, Tigers and A's from 1936-40 but is remembered more often for his 11 excellent seasons in the Pacific Coast League where he posted double digit win totals 8 times including 20 wins with the Oakland Oaks in 1943. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1981. $95 sold Bill Raimondi. Bill caught for an unprecedented 21 seasons in the Pacific Coast League (1932-53). 17 seasons spent with the Oakland Oaks. Had 3 brothers who also played in the PCL including Ernie who was killed in action in France during World War 2. In terms of longetivity and excellence Billy Raimondi is the greatest catcher in PCL history and is the greatest Oakland Oak of all time. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. Photo is from the collection of Ray Seraceni. $85 Jimmie Reese. Jimmie Reese spent nearly 80 years in professional baseball from 1917 as a bat boy with the Los Angeles Angels in 1917 until 1994 as a coach with the California Angels. His playing career began in 1920 with the Los Angeles Angels and concluded in 1940 with... the Los Angeles Angels. After several marvelous seasons with the Oakland Oaks Reese, along with his keystone partner, and shortstop Lyn Lary were sold to the New York Yankees for $100,000. Reese played the 1930 and 1931 seasons with the Yankees and was Babe Ruth's roommate during that time. Reese came up with the classic quote "I roomed with Babe Ruth's suitcase." Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1995. $95 sold Bill Salkeld. Bill was an excellent catcher who played 6 seasons in the Major Leagues and 11 seasons in the Pacific Coast League. He batted .311 as a rookie with the Pirates in 1945 and he played in the 1948 World Series with the Boston Braves. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. Pencil signature. d. 1967. $125 Jack Salveson. From 1933 to 1945 Salveson had stints with the New York Giants, Pirates, White Sox and Indians however is best known as being one of the greatest pitchers in Pacific Coast League history. Salveson was 21-6 for the Los Angeles Angels in 1936 and pitched in the PCL until 1953 winning a PCL total of 204 games. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1974. $110 Manny Salvo. In 1940 Salvo led the National League in shut outs while playing for the Boston Braves. He played 4 seasons with the Braves and one with the Giants plus he had an oustanding 12 year career in the Pacific Coast League beginning in 1932. He won a career high 22 games with the San Diego Padres in 1938. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1997. $85 Carl Sawyer. Buzz Sawyer played with Los Angeles in 1913-14, then played with the Washington Senators in 1915-16. He played with Vernon 1921-23 and later played and coached with Mission. He was very popular with crowds and was known as being an on the field comedian. d.1957. $125 Harry "Socks" Seibold. Socks played with the Philadelphia A's and the Boston Braves in a career that spanned from 1916 to 1933. Socks played 3 years with the A's (1916-19) then played in the minor leagues for 10 full seasons including Seattle and Oakland before coming back to the Major Leagues in 1929 with the Braves. He became one of the Braves top starting pitchers for several years. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1965. $125 sold Henry "Hank" Severeid. Severeid had a magnificent career. A great catcher and an outstanding hitter, Severeid played in the Major Leagues for 15 seasons (1911-26) and had his last Major League hit in the 1926 World Series while playing for the Yankees where he played all 7 games. Severeid batted over .300 six times and led the league in fielding twice. After his big league career he played 5 seasons in the Pacific Coast League (1927-31) hitting over .300 every season (.367 in 1930). Severeid played 11 seasons with George Sisler and the St. Louis Browns and went to the World Series in back to back years (1925 with Washington and 1926 with the Yankees). When all time great catchers are discussed Hank Severeid's name should come up more often. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1978. $125 Arnold "Jigger" Statz. Jigger Statz had a remarkable baseball career. In 18 Pacific Coast League seasons with the Los Angeles Angels (1920-42) he collected 3356 hits and is the only Coast Leaguer with over 3000 hits (Frenchy Uhalt is 2nd with 2798 hits). He was also outstanding in the Major Leagues. From 1919 to 1928 with the Giants, Cubs and Dodgers he collected another 737 hits. In 1923 with the Chicago Cubs he had 209 hits and a .319 batting average. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. Great photographic enlargement of 1930's PCL baseball card. d. 1988. $110 sold Fay "Scow" Thomas. From 1927-35 Thomas played with the Giants, Dodgers, Browns and Indians but is best known for his great years in the Pacific Coast League. Fay spent 12 years in the Coast League, 8 years with the Los Angeles Angels. Thomas was a 20 game winner 3 times with the Angels including a 28-4 record in 1934. He also led the league in strikeouts with 3 different teams (Sacramento, Oakland & Los Angeles). A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1990. $95 Bernie "Frenchy" Uhalt. Bernie played 21 seasons in the Pacific Coast League. His 2798 hits in the Pacific Coast League rank second all time behind Jigger Statz. Bernie played 10 seasons with Oakland, 5 seasons with Hollywood and 5 seasons with San Francisco. He played with the Chicago White Sox in 1934. Elected to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 2004. $95 Lou Vezilich. Lou had an excellent career in the Pacific Coast League. During 7 PCL seasons spanning from 1936-47, Lou twice topped 100 RBI's, leading the league in 1945. He played with Sacramento from 1936-39, San Diego 1944-46 and split the 1947 season between Hollywood and San Francisco. Vezilich became a player/manager in the lower minor leagues after the 1947 season and put up some incredible numbers including a .406 batting average with 100 RBI's in the Far West League in 1949. $85 Lloyd "Little Poison" Waner. Lloyd along with his older brother Paul "Big Poison" formed the most potent brother/teammate tandem in baseball history. From 1927 to 1940 rarely a year went by where both brothers didn't hit well above .300. Lloyd finished his career with a .316 lifetime batting average, not quite as high as Paul's .333 lifetime mark. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d.1982. $110 Joyner "Jo Jo" White. Jo Jo was a very popular member of the Detroit Tigers World Series teams in 1934 and 1935 hitting a career best .313 in 1934. Jo Jo also was a very popular player in the Pacific Coast League for 9 seasons, 7 seasons with Seattle. A George Brace photo printed from the original negative. d. 1986. $95 Al "Red" Wingo. Red had an outstanding baseball career. In six big league campaigns spanning from 1919-28 Red compiled a .308 lifetime batting average including a .370 mark during the 1925 season playing along side Ty Cobb in the outfield with Detroit. Wingo played with San Francisco for 3 seasons (1929-31) batting .350 and .348 in 1929 and 1930 with RBI totals of 124 and 117. His brother Ivey caught for 17 seasons in the Major Leagues (1911-29). d.1964. $150 sold Jimmy Zinn. From 1919 to 1929 Jimmy pitched parts of 5 seasons with the Pirates, Phillies and Indians. Jimmy then became one of the Seals best pitchers during the 1930's. In 1930 he led the PCL with 26 wins and pitched a no hitter. In 1933 he won 20 games. Beginning in 1936 he became a scout for the New York Yankees, a position he held for many years. Pencil signature. d.1991. $85 More Rare Autographs for Pacific Coast League Players from 1900's-1950's |
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