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ZinnBeck

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Posting Baseball newspaper clippings, baseball photos, and baseball cards. SABR Guy, Baseball photo researcher, At times a Librarian at other times an Archivist, Vikings fan #Skol. Living in NY with a large Minnesota bias.

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 31m

Is it fair to say this is a photo of the 1939 HOF induction class, even if they were not all elected in 1939?

Never realized there were two photos from this sitting that are from the same angle. Grover Alexander is looking in different directions.

10 players, without Ty Cobb, who were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Grover Alexander is looking to his right.

10 players, without Ty Cobb, who were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Grover Alexander is looking to his left.

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Russell Westbrook signed with the Sacramento Kings, which will be his 7th NBA team.

Only two other former NBA MVPs have played for 7 or more teams in their career.
Moses Malone - 9 (7 NBA, 2 ABA)
Bob McAdoo - 7

Edited photograph of Russell Westbrook wearing a Sacramento Kings uniform.

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 1d

The gold glove finalists were just announced. I was surprised to see that Byron Buxton was not on the list.

Then I looked up his Defensive Runs Saved numbers. In 2025 he had a -5 DRS. 😮 How did that happen?

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 3d

Somehow, I missed this 2020 Collegiate Summer League team. The Round Rock Hairy Men. Definitely one to add to the all-time minor league team name list.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 6d

I need to remember that the curvy mountain highway roads of upstate New York are not the flat and straight speedway roads of ChiLand.

Slow Down!

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 7d

Mike getting down in the Florida back swamps with alligators, not once but twice, for posters.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 13d

Do you know what day it is?

It is The Shot Heard Around the World Day.

On October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson hit the game-winning home run off of Ralph Branca to put the New York Giants in the World Series.🎉
(Also Dave Winfield's 74th birthday)

Bobby Thomson hits The Shot Heard Around the World.

Fans and players lifting Bobby Thomson off the ground after hitting The Shot Heard Around the World.

Ralph Branca pretending to choke Bobby Thomson

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 15d

Culver fries are good, even better when dipped in their chocolate shake.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 15d

Everything I own was packed away and jammed in the back of my car for this move. Except for one thing. Billy was hand carried and never out of sight for the trip.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 16d

Today is Moving Day!

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 17d

Chet Brewer played for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1925 to 1935 and in 1941. As a Pittsburgh Pirates scout, he lived in the Los Angeles area in the 1960s.

When we watch The Sandlot, are we looking at DeNunez wearing Chet Brewer's game cap?

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 17d

A question that always rolls around in the back of my head. How did Kenny DeNunez get a 1942 Kansas City Monarchs hat in 1962 Los Angeles?

I like to think that he got it from a former player who may have played against Mr. Mertle.

Kenny DeNunez from the movie The Sandlot.

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 18d

Damn, just grab a spoon and start jabbing me in the heart.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 19d

Why was this at my local grocery store in ChiLabd?

I have no idea but I needed something for my milk to dunk the cookie I just bought and all my glasses are already packed, so big serendipity win for me.

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AmblerRick 🇺🇸 @amblerrick.bsky.social · 20d

Today in Ambler, PA we had Bobby Shantz day. Speaking from experience I can say he is one of the nicest guys ever to land on this planet. Happy 100th!!!

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

1959 Topps - 2008 Topps Heritage
1960 Topps - 2009 Topps Heritage
1961 Topps - 2024 Topps Archives
1962 Topps - 2016 Topps Throwback Thursday

1962 Topps - 2016 Topps Throwback Thursday

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

1955 Topps - 2004 Topps Heritage
1956 Topps - 2005 Topps Heritage
1957 Topps - 2015 Topps Archives
1958 Topps - 2007 Topps Heritage

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

I was wondering if it is possible to get a card of a player with every @Topps design. Here is my attempt at Griffey Jr.
Add more if you can!🧵
1951 - 2003 Topps Blue Backs
1952 - 2007 Topps Rookie 1952 Edition - Debut Flashbacks
1953 - 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary
1954 - 2003 Topps Heritage

1952 - 2007 Topps Rookie 1952 Edition - Debut Flashbacks

1953 - 2022 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

Let me know if I am wrong but a decent percentage of the Netherlands team is not from the continent. They are from Cuacao, right?
Can’t really count them in baseball’s European continental growth.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

I don’t know why this is a thing, but it is a wonderful thing and a vibe. Makes me hungry for more digitizing projects.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 20d

The #InternetArchive microfiche digitization #livestream is now at a new address. Tune in at the link below & enjoy real-time preservation work with mellow lo-fi vibes in the background.

📡 www.youtube.com/live/SxUjwZY...

#DigitalPreservation #LiveNow

lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to

Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

I had the budget version for many years.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

Bobby's father, Wilmer Sr., was a driving force in both Bobby's and Wilmer Jr.'s baseball careers. As a former semi-pro player, he taught them from a young age and modeled both of his sons into the professional baseball players they became.
10/1/57 The Mercury
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His Dad Started Bobby Shantz Along Trail Leading to Majors Part 1. October 1, 1957, Pottstown Mercury.

ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

Bobby enjoyed growing up in Sanatoga. He did all of the normal things a child does, like fishing, ice skating, and baseball. However, his size kept him from doing a few things, such as learning to drive during high school and hunting.
9/30/57 The Mercury
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A Father Remembers: Bobby Shantz, A Boy With Plenty of Guts, Had Wonderful Experiences During Boyhood. Part 1 September 30, 1957 Pottstown Mercury.

A Father Remembers: Bobby Shantz, A Boy With Plenty of Guts, Had Wonderful Experiences During Boyhood. Part 2 September 30, 1957 Pottstown Mercury.

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ZinnBeck @zinnbeck.bsky.social · 20d

Perfection!
It didn't matter if he was competing in baseball, basketball, swimming, or billiards; he strived for perfection.
"He couldn't play a sport without becoming perfect. He wouldn't let himself do a mediocre job." - former teammate Joesph Ross.
9/28/57 The Mercury

Clean Life, Perfect Physical Fitness is Finest Example Bobby Shantz Set Part 1 September 28, 1957 Pottstown Mercury.

Clean Life, Perfect Physical Fitness is Finest Example Bobby Shantz Set Part 2 September 28, 1957 Pottstown Mercury.

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