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Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:18 pm
by rocksoldier
Hi,

I collect baseball autographs TTM, but specifically concentrate on the Detroit Tigers. Ive lived in Michigan my entire life (37 years) and love the Tigers. My main goal is to collect every Topps Tiger card (main set and traded/update sets only). Then to get as many of them signed as possible. Right now I have everything, minus a few traded set or multiple player (like league leader) cards, from '74 to current, plus the '68 team set, and a few dozen ranging from '56-'67. Id say that about 1/4 of them are signed right now.

Anyone else specifically collecting Tigers?

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:40 pm
by mwo925
I'm a baseball autograph collector for 18 years now. I live near Oakland and pretty much doing the same thing you are doing but with the A's. I spent many years behind the dugout and was able to get some awesome Tiger autographs in my time. Including Trammell, Whitaker and the great Ernie Harwell. Its always a thrill to get to meet your favorite players and support your favorite baseball team. Good luck in your Tiger project.

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 10:46 pm
by RYAN J.
Funny you brought this up. I guess one of the Detriot Tiger players own's some fields and woods right near us and ever year a bunch of the Detriot Tigers guys & him go hunting all around us!! :lol: Have no clue which player it is though.

RYAN J. 8)

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:52 am
by arrowsup
Lifelong Tiger fan. here are some of the '68 tigers I have (plus several hundred more):

http://img822.imageshack.us/i/68detroit ... ned68.jpg/

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:33 am
by packrat
RYAN J. wrote:Funny you brought this up. I guess one of the Detriot Tiger players own's some fields and woods right near us and ever year a bunch of the Detriot Tigers guys & him go hunting all around us!! :lol: Have no clue which player it is though.

RYAN J. 8)
Almost sounds like a "reverse" field of dreams.

I also collect team-themed autographs, but with the Red Sox and the Pirates. I still collect other players though. I'm also trying to get some of the guys from the Blue Jays world series winning teams, and Buffalo Bills players from the Marv Levy/Jim Kelly era.

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:00 am
by rocksoldier
arrowsup wrote:Lifelong Tiger fan. here are some of the '68 tigers I have (plus several hundred more):

http://img822.imageshack.us/i/68detroit ... ned68.jpg/

Nice. When did you get Cash and Wilson?

for the '68 Team set I have (signed)...
Tom Matchick
Daryl Patterson
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Don Wert
Jim Price
Dick McAuliffe
John Hiller
Denny Ribant
Willie Horton
Mickey Lolich
Dick Tracewski
Gates Brown

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:03 am
by rocksoldier
mwo925 wrote:I'm a baseball autograph collector for 18 years now. I live near Oakland and pretty much doing the same thing you are doing but with the A's. I spent many years behind the dugout and was able to get some awesome Tiger autographs in my time. Including Trammell, Whitaker and the great Ernie Harwell. Its always a thrill to get to meet your favorite players and support your favorite baseball team. Good luck in your Tiger project.

Thanks :)

I could fill a lot of blank spots in the collection if Trammell (who is my favorite player of all time), Whitaker, and Morris would start signing lol

I have all three on other things, but not cards for the collection.

I have Ernie on a few pocket schedules, and some Tiger team cards. He was as much of a Tiger as anyone, so I wanted him in the collection.

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:05 am
by rocksoldier
RYAN J. wrote:Funny you brought this up. I guess one of the Detriot Tiger players own's some fields and woods right near us and ever year a bunch of the Detriot Tigers guys & him go hunting all around us!! :lol: Have no clue which player it is though.

RYAN J. 8)

I think Dave Rozema and Dan Petry do things like that, maybe its one of them.

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:10 am
by rocksoldier
Tiger returns today...

Dave Wickersham (1964 Topps- 7 days)
John Flaherty (1995 and 1996 Topps- 419 days) :lol:

3 more cards down {up}

Re: Detroit Tigers Autograph Collectors

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:18 am
by arrowsup
rocksoldier wrote:
arrowsup wrote:Lifelong Tiger fan. here are some of the '68 tigers I have (plus several hundred more):

http://img822.imageshack.us/i/68detroit ... ned68.jpg/

Nice. When did you get Cash and Wilson?

for the '68 Team set I have (signed)...
Tom Matchick
Daryl Patterson
Mickey Stanley
Jim Northrup
Don Wert
Jim Price
Dick McAuliffe
John Hiller
Denny Ribant
Willie Horton
Mickey Lolich
Dick Tracewski
Gates Brown

They were all deceased (Cash, Wilson, and Sparma) by the time I started to collect so I bought them -- two from a dealer and one on-line...they are all authenticated and slabbed by PSA. Currently Mayo Smith is my most wanted...but....