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This is a really nice set. It is , i believe, a set from the 1940-1950 era. It is a Ink Well type pen & Lead pencil set in the shape of miniature baseball bats. - It still has it's original lead in it. It reads Pepper Martin, St. Louis Cardinals, has an oval that reads White Flash Plus, and has a baseball logo on the head of both brass tips that reads batter up. A great set.
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A Little info on Pepper Martin:
Johnny Leonard Roosevelt “Pepper” Martin (b. February 29, 1904, Temple, Oklahoma – d. March 5, 1965, McAlester, Oklahoma) was a Major League Baseball player. Martin, who was also known as the “Wild Horse of the Osage”, was a third baseman and outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals' “Gashouse Gang” during the 1930s.
Martin spent seven years in the Cardinals farm system. In 1930 he batted .363 for Rochester in the International League. In 1931 Martin took the place of center-fielder Taylor Douthit who was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. He batted .300 as the Cardinals won the National League pennant.
In the World Series that year, Martin batted .500 and stole 5 bases as the Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 games to 3. During the series Martin was asked how he had learned to run so fast; he replied “I grew up in Oklahoma, and once you start runnin' out there there ain't nothin' to stop you”.[1] That year Martin was selected as male athlete of the year by the Associated Press.
In 1934 Martin helped the Cardinals to win the World Series again as he batted .355 and stole 2 more bases to beat the Detroit Tigers in seven games.
Pepper Martin has the third highest World Series career batting average ever at .418, and is tied for ninth in stolen bases with seven.
A great and hard to find set.
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