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Lyman Bostock died 32 years ago today.

RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭
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September 23, 1978.

Kind of a depressing topic, I know. Still, we shouldn't forget about him and what could have been.

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  • Nathaniel1960Nathaniel1960 Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How tuff is his auto? I've seen some featured on the front page of auction catalogs, so I imagine they don't come cheap.
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  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭


    << <i>How tuff is his auto? I've seen some featured on the front page of auction catalogs, so I imagine they don't come cheap. >>



    It's not super tough, unless you are specifically looking to get his autograph on a 1978 Topps card. And even that isn't as "tough" as other signed baseball cards. I'm just guessing here -- but I imagine that there are a few dozen signed '78 Bostock cards... Certainly not plentiful, but it's not less than ten, either.
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  • timcotimco Posts: 18
    I have his auto on a team signed Angels ball from the early 70's with Nolan Ryan and I saw a similar one on ebay for $350.00 for months 9unsold),I will be selling mine soon as I'm leaving the hobby after 30 years.
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>September 23, 1978.......... >>



    I'm no math whiz, but isn't that 32 years ago today?
  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭
    Here are my '78 autos. I do not know the pops of these (I'd sure appreciate knowing) but the Topps is one of 4 or 5 I've seen over the last 5-7 years. This SSPC is the only one I've ever seen.

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  • RedHeart54RedHeart54 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm no math whiz, but isn't that 32 years ago today? >>



    DOH!

    (Correction to thread title made.)
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    I always did like him, that was a sad day for sure.
  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭


    << <i>I have his auto on a team signed Angels ball from the early 70's with Nolan Ryan and I saw a similar one on ebay for $350.00 for months 9unsold),I will be selling mine soon as I'm leaving the hobby after 30 years. >>



    I have no idea who you are but you are a valuable member of this community. I am truly saddened to see you go.
  • metrothememetrotheme Posts: 548
    I met his father at a Negro League reunion in the 90's and he was really nice. I sent him a card of Bostock later on and got a nice note from him.
  • timcotimco Posts: 18
    Happy to contribute and will be hanging around for quite a while.image
  • IronmanfanIronmanfan Posts: 5,505 ✭✭✭✭
    I remember being at Shea Stadium that Sunday (day after) and hearing the news when they asked for a moment of silence.........
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  • relaxedrelaxed Posts: 569 ✭
    I remember when Lyman Bostock came to the L.A. Angels and I was excited at the time and then later that year his tragic death very sad indeed. Hard to believe its been 32 years ago.
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  • thedutymonthedutymon Posts: 4,323 ✭
    Evening,

    Ok, since nobody else will ask....Who's Lyman Bostick, how did he die, and what was so special about him? (What could have been?)

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  • PSASAPPSASAP Posts: 2,284 ✭✭✭
    Google is your friend. :-)
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    What a sad story and a tragic ending to his life.
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  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    Wow, the guy who shot him only spent 21 months in custody. His first trial resulted in a hung jury, and in his second trial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Within seven months, he was found to be no longer insane, and he was released. That's messed up.

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  • GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    Wow, what a tragic story. I never even had heard of it and to think the guy who pulled the trigger barely spent anytime in jail.
  • bman90278bman90278 Posts: 3,453 ✭✭✭
    Time really does fly. I was just 10 years old, but I still remember how sad it was when I watched the terrible news on tv with my family.

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  • larryallen73larryallen73 Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭
    I was still living in So Cal at the time. Remember it very clearly. Sad.
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