Another TTM Success From Maury Wills

For a while, there was a stack of Maury Wills cards, all together, in one of my boxes.  I had gotten the cards together because Wills was one of the free signers at the 2015 National Card Show.  I ended up getting him to sign a baseball, but in the event they called wild cards on Wills, I wanted to be ready.  They never did call wild cards, and these baseball cards were dumped into a box when I got home.

Recently, I came across the cards, and pulled them so I could send TTM to Wills.  I had kept from sending them when I got my 1987 Topps signed, just in case he bypassed one card for another and leaving the possibility he wouldn't sign my 87.  So, I sent that one solo in 2018 and sent these off this year.  All of the cards came back looking great, and I am glad to add them to my album.

I mailed to Wills on May 10 and got the cards back on May 22, for a 12-day TAT.  I paid a fee of $5.00/card.

TTM Success - Erik Plantenberg

When I got my boxes from the LCS when it closed, there were a bunch of old Carolina League All Star team sets and some Kinston Indians team sets.  I had pulled the 1994 Donruss shown below, and when I saw Erik Plantenberg was in the Carolina League All Star set, I was excited to finally get around to sending to him TTM.

The cards turned out great, and I was really glad to add the cards to my album.

Plantenberg (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1993 to 1994 and 1997 for the Mariners and Phillies.  He had a record of 0-0 with 16 strike outs and a 4.4 ERA.

I mailed to Plantenberg on May 10 and got the cards back on May 22, for a 12-day TAT.

TTM Success - Chad Curtis

More mid-90s junk was era cards have been removed from my boxes and transferred to my autograph album with this TTM success from Chad Curtis.  He signed my 1996 Pinnacle, which came from a wax box that I busted way back when I was in Illinois for Andrew's graduation (seems like a long time ago, now).

I also got a 1995 Collectors Choice SE and a 1995 Leaf signed.  I busted a lot of 1995 Leaf while searching for Statistical Standouts inserts, and still find the loose cards among stuff here at the house.

Curtis (b. 1968) played in the majors from 1992 to 2001 for the Angels, Tigers, Dodgers, Indians, Yankees and Rangers.  He had 1,061 hits, 101 home runs and a .264 batting average.  He won the World Series 1998 and 1999 with the Yankees.

I mailed to Curtis on May 10 and got the cards back on May 22, for a 12-day TAT.  He signed 3 of 5, keeping 2 of the other cards.

TTM Success - Ernie McAnally

Here are some more early 70s cards that were signed TTM, this time by Ernie McAnally.  The above 1972 Topps is a really sharp card, and his signature is really nice.

This 1973 Topps is a bit off-c entered, but his signature also turned out really well on it.

McAnally (b. 1946) played in the majors from 1971 to 1974 for the Expos.  He had a career record of 30-49 with 351 strike outs and a 4.03 ERA.

I mailed to McAnally on April 26 and got the cards back on May 21, for a 25-day TAT.

Another TTM Success From Bobby Morgan

This 2002 Topps Ticket To History pronotion insert kept popping up in my boxes, so I decided to see if I could get it signed.  I saw that Bobby Morgan played in the 1952 World Series (of which this card is a replica ticket), so I figured he would be as good a subject for the card as any.

Morgan (b. 1926) had one at bat in the '52 series, and did not collect a hit.  The Dodgers would lose the series 4-3 to the Yankees.  Morgan wasn't with the Dodgers when they finally did win the World Series in 1955.

I mailed to Morgan on May 10 and got the card back on May 20, for a 10-day TAT.

TTM Success - Paul Heinrichs

A look at Wikipedia's list of oldest living former MLB players brought Paul Hinrichs to my attention.  I had this 2020 Topps Opening Day Team Traditions and Celebrations card that I wanted to get signed, so I figured I'd send it to him, since he didn't have any cards of his own.

He signed the back of the card in ballpoint pen.  I guess he signed the back because he may have thought the pen wouldn't show up on the front.  Still, I am happy the card got signed.

Hinrichs (b. 1925) played in the majors in 1951.  He appeared in 4 games for the Red Sox.  He holds no win-loss record, had one strike out and a 21.60 ERA.

I mailed to Hinrichs on May 10 and got the card back on May 18, for an 8-day TAT.

TTM Success - Terrell Wade

Here some nice mid-90s cards that I was able to get signed TTM from Terrell Wade.  The above 1995 Collectors Choice SE turned out really well.  These are very colorful cards, and also look very 90s.

I also got a 1997 Upper Deck and a 1996 Score Select signed by Wade.

Wade (b. 1973) played in the majors from 1995 to 1998 for the Braves and Devil Rays.  He had a record of 8-5 with 125 strike outs and a 3.99 ERA.

I mailed to Wade on May 10 and got the cards back on May 17, for a 7-day TAT.  I sent 5 cards and he signed 3.