Odd Piece in Your Collection

[EurekaDave]

What's the single most unusual piece you have in your game-used collection? Somewhere in my boxes of things, I have a game-used Ron Guidry rosin bag. I keep it in another bag because it gets rosin on stuff (imagine that!!).

[corsairs22]

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I have an infield rake from Forbes Field. I like it but am not planning to develop a rake collection.

[Vintagedeputy]

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Not exactly game used, but I have a construction company contract signed by former Phillies Whiz Kid Granny Hamner and his wife to have their home built in Richmond, Va in the 50's.

[David]

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Used but not game used. I once had Ted Williams' WWII-era bag of toiletries-- hairbrush (with black hair), comb, glass shampoo bottle (with shampoo still inside!), shoe horn, chapstick, chrome soap holder (with soap scum), etc. The owner of a janitorial services company bought the soap holder to display on his office desk.

I also once had a beer coaster (bar used?) that belonged to HOFer football coach Weeb Ewebanks. I had bought a bunch of his personal effects and that was the oddest in the lot.

[berglandjets]

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I have two different un-used french fry bags from "Broadway Joe's"...Namath's very short lived fast food place in Florida

[thomecollector]

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I recently picked up 2002 Thome Big league Challenge uniform, which included a pair of event used batting gloves. I was looking inside the gloves for the holograms from the LOA. I looked inside the right glove, and there was a used band aid inside. It was stuck in it. No, I didn't pull it out. he must of had a blister, or cut during the event. The other thing I picked up was a piece of Bazooka gum. He had it in his back pocket during BP in Baltimore. He tossed it out, and it landed on the wall behind home plate. I snatched it up for the collection. Yes, it was unopened. Still pretty neat though.

[Rob L]

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Although I don't own them, Ty Cobb's dentures has to be one of the oddest pieces out there. Who knows, depending on how old he was when he got them, they could be game used.

[RobSteinmetz]

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While we're on the subject of Cobb...the oddest piece in my collection is probably Ty Cobb's vest pocket New Testament Bible, which originated from Al Stump. This piece is very special to me personally, as it was recently used for the readings at the funeral of a very close friend of ours (who was a huge baseball fan).

Keep those oddball pieces coming...

Best,

Rob

[kylehess10]

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The infamous Carlos Guillen shower sandle!!:

[bubbrubb25]

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The infamous Carlos Guillen shower sandle!!:

Kyle when you bought that did you only get one? Or a set?

[kylehess10]

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Kyle when you bought that did you only get one? Or a set?

I only bought 1 of them. I hope to find the other someday....maybe Carlos still has it

[bubbrubb25]

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Heres some of my oddball items!!!

Dasani water that Mike Lieberthal drank out of at the 2005 Phillies Phestival while signing autographs I got it right after he was done signing.


And some of my movie memorabilia 2 items from my favorite Horror series HALLOWEEN,

Halloween-Security gaurd Steve screen worn shirt!

HALLOWEEN-Mel Fair screenworn wardrobe!!!

The Longest Yard Screen Worn Prison Jumpsuit

[ironmanfan]

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Not necessarily game used but here is a signed business card from the Phillies team doctor who treated Cal Ripken Jr after breaking his nose at the 1996 All Star Game:

[metsbats]

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A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc application for a brokerage account signed by former 86 Met and then Financial Consultant Doug Sisk.

I never opened up an account but kept the application.

-David

[Dewey2007]

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I have a couple of these, Welcome Home Willie! tags. They were given out by a local men's clothing store in commemoration of the parade and field dedication the city of Alameda had for Willie Stargell after the 1979 season. I think you could pin them to your shirt or something like that. Odd and but a nice little keepsake.