CARL HUBBELL Single Signed ONL GIAMATTI Baseball

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Offered is an autographed Nat'l League Bart Giamatti baseball signed by NY Giants HOF'er CARL HUBBELL. Obtained in person at the Hall of Fame and kept in my personal collection for years. Guaranteed authentic. Winner pays P&H. If you are not satisfied for any reason, allow us the opportunity to clear up the problem before leaving negative or even neutral feedback.. We believe in working with AND satisfying our customers.Thank You!information written by Dennis E. Yuhasz for Baseball Almanac: CARL HUBBELL BIOGRAPHY Ignoring warnings about the possible damage the screwball might do to his arm, Carl Hubbell stuck with the pitch and went on to become one of the greatest left handed pitchers of all time. He, along with Lefty Grove, starred on the mound during a time that is most remembered as a hitters era. Hubbell got his first crack at the majors with Detroit in 1926 but was told not to use the screwball to avoid arm injury. He then failed to impress the Tigers and his next attempt at the Major Leagues came with the Giants two years later. Although he was purchased by New York mid way through the 1928 season Hubbell still managed to win ten games. He came into his own the next season winning 18 games. In 1933 Hubbell began a string of five straight 20-victory seasons averaging 23 wins a year from 1933-37. He helped lead the Giants to a pennant and a World Championship in 1933, winning National League MVP by posting 23 wins, ten shutouts, 308 innings pitched and a microscopic 1.66 ERA. At one point Hubbell hurled 45 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings. He then added two wins without allowing an earned run in New York's World Series win over the Senators. Hubbell gave perhaps the greatest All Star Game pitching performance in history when, in 1934, he struck out Hall of Famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin consecutively. Hubbell helped pace the Giants to back to back pennants in 1936-37 and won his second MVP in 1936 when he notched a career high 26 wins and concluded the year winning 16 straight decisions. Hubbell then won his first eight games in 1937 giving him 24 consecutive wins over two seasons, still a Major League record. He finished his career with 253 victories, a .622 winning percentage and a lifetime 2.98 ERA. Hubbell was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1947. Carl Hubbell won twenty-four consecutive games between 1936 (16) and 1937 (8), the longest such streak in Major League history - a baseball feat we paid tribute too back in 2002. Baseball Almanac is honored to present this exclusive description of a nice game he had a few years before the streak, a no-hitter researched and written by author Rich Westcott ( / Rich Westcott Books), originally appearing in his book No-Hitters (McFarland, 02/15/2000, 'Carl Hubbell', Page 125: Car Hubbell No Hitter (Box Score: May 8, 1929) Carl Hubbell had won his first two starts for New York in 1929 when he faced the fourth place Pittsburgh Pirates and the veteran Jess Petty on Wednesday, May 8, before 8000 fans in the Polo Grounds. Sparky Adams began the game with a grounder which shortstop Travis Jackson fielded and threw wildly over first for a two-base error. Lloyd Waner's sacrifice bunt moved Adams to third but he was stranded there as Paul Waner popped to short and Pie Traynor's hot grounder to third was fielded flawlessly by Fred Lindstrom. Jackson made a fine play on Dick Bartell's grounder to end the second and, with two out in the third, Adams walked but was forced at second on Waner's grounder to short. Jackson tossing to second baseman Andy Cohen for the out. From then until the ninth, Hubbell set the Pirates down in order. Traynor lined a well-hit ball to right with one out in the fourth but right to Mel Ott, and Waner ended the sixth with a grounder on which Jackson made a fine play. The other chances were routine. Harry Riconda batted for relief pitcher Remy Kremer to start the ninth and lined one to left. Chick Fullis, playing deep, raced in, got both hands on the ball then dropped it for an error. Adams follo... read more

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