1957 Milwaukee Braves Baseball Autographed Brace Postcard Photo Collection (14)

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You are bidding on Fourteen autographed George Brace Postcard Photos signed by Hall of Fame members of the Milwaukee Braves Red Schoendienst, Warren Spahn and Eddie Mathews, also signed by Lew Burdette, Del Crandall, Johnny Logan, Billy Bruton, Gene Conley, Bob Buhl, Felix Mantilla, Ernie Johnson, Frank Torre,  and Joe Adcock, very unique!....Crandall has small crease...
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The Braves finished the regular season with a 95–59 record, and they scored 772 runs while giving up 613. They played their home games in
Milwaukee County Stadium
, where they sold just over 2,220,000 tickets, tops in the National League.
The Braves were led on offense by
right fielder
Hank Aaron
, who won the
National League Most Valuable Player
award in just his fourth year in the major leagues. Fielding well in 151 games in right field, Aaron also led the National League with 118
runs scored
, 44
home runs
, a career high of 132
runs batted in
, and 369
total bases
. He also
struck out
just 58 times. Aaron also finished high in the league standings with 198
hits
, a .322
batting average
, and a .600
slugging percentage
.
Another offensive star was
third baseman
Eddie Mathews
. On June 12, Mathews hit the 200th
home run
of his career.
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For the season, Matthews was second on the team with 167 hits, 109 runs scored, 32 home runs, 94 runs batted in, and 148 games played.
In addition, the Braves' new
second baseman
,
Red Schoendienst
, was acquired in a trade on June 15, and he played in 93 games. Given up in this trade were
Bobby Thomson
(who was batting just .236) and
Danny O'Connell
(who was batting just .235).
Wes Covington
was the main replacement for Thomson in left field. Covington played in 96 games, batted .284, and batted in 65 runs, third on the team.
Del Crandall
was the Braves'
catcher
in 118 of the 154 games.
Del Rice
was his primary backup, and he played in 54 games, including pinch-hitting.
Starting pitcher
Warren Spahn
was the
Cy Young Award
winner as the best pitcher in
Major League Baseball
, the first left-handed pitcher to win the award.
[6]
Spahn finished with 35
games started
with a 21–11
record
. He also relieved in four games,
saving
three of those. Spahn led the National League with 21 wins and 18 complete games, and he had a 2.69 earned-run average in 271 innings pitched. Spahn was backed up by starters
Bob Buhl
(18–7) and
Lew Burdette
(17–9).
Fred Haney
, coming off his good performance in 1956, managed the Braves for the entire season in 1957. Haney also led the Braves to the top of the regular-season standings in 1958 and 1959, including the
1958 World Series
, but after 1959, he never managed another Major League team again, although he did become the
general manager
of the
Los Angeles Angels
.
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Shipping and Packaging details: I ship everything with cardboard backing. Additionally, I slip all autographed photos inside sturdy photo-protective sleeves. Payment details: Typically, I ship paypal payments right away. PAYPAL is recommended. International shipping will be higher as all international orders go through the Global Shipping program.  How I obtained my autographs, and why I promise a FULL MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE: As a kid, from roughly the years 1965 to 1973, and later from 1974-the present, I have amassed an enormous collection of autographed sports and celebrity memorabilia. In most cases, using Jack Smalling's baseball address lists and other assorted address lists, I wrote to both active and retired baseball players, sending them letters, requests for signatures, and self-addressed-stamped envelopes. This is how I obtained thousands of autographs. I also obtained many autographs in person at area parks and hotels.In the 1980's and 1990's, I travelled the country doing shows (20 National Conventions) and would buy quantities of autographs through player signings. I have every reason to believe that all of the autographs I'm selling are absolutely authentic. I stand by every item I sell. Upon purchasing an item from me through eBay, you may return that item, in the condition in which I shipped it to you, within 14 days of receipt of that item if you are not satisfied with the item.   I am selling each item "as is", per the guarantee I've promised above. All the old time autograph dealers know me and the professional authenticators will vouch for my reputation as well. I do this on a part time basis, so sometimes emails take a day. I have worked hard for my feedback rating. The last thing I want to do is damage my credibility, so if you have legitimate concerns about any item you win from me on eBay, I'll make every effort to remedy the situation to your satisfaction. PLEASE NOTE: Most items come with certificates of authenticity from outside companies (JSA and PSA predominantly; they are the best). I have spent lots of money with third party authenticators and have had very few come back without passing. Sincerely, Joe Binder , Downers Grove, Illinois