The document was a contract of some player that was signed by Harry Wright, the boss, circa 1870. It was written on Cincinnati Red Stocking's letterhead. I felt like I was let into a special group. I sold the piece in the range of $10,000 - $12,000 if memory serves me. But selling the piece didn't compare to the dreams I had about the contract. Imagine, what it could have been like 130 years back on the ball field. The pitchers, hurling both games of a double header was frequent practice and a home run was infrequent.
For a few of the people this is Baseball Mementos .
For me it is joy and awe.
2653 strike outs in 2296 innings - a mean of 10.39 strike outs per game.
His first 3 years he had a record of 34-37. Aron Wallad has been a baseball lover for over forty five years. Handling that document made the early times of baseball real for me. I was there, back in the late 1800's sitting in the stands.
