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Baseball Publications
11 Lots
 Lot 86. Pittsburgh Pirates Inaugural Yearbook – 1951. Uncommon yearbook features a tribute to Honus Wagner. Branch Rickey was the general manager, and Bing Crosby was an owner. The book pictures such Pirates favorites as Ralph Kiner, Danny Murtaugh as a player, Dale Long and rookie Bob Friend. Vg cover, ex contents.
Winning Bid $113.
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 Lot 87. 1952-54 Pittsburgh Pirates Yearbooks. These three yearbooks mark three of the final four Branch Rickey years in Pittsburgh. Joe Garagiola is among the newcomers pictured in the 1952 yearbook, which has pencil writing and some ink throughout, primarily “x’s” and “c’s.” The 1953 yearbook is vg+ to ex. Ralph Kiner is pictured, as well as Garagiola, Heisman Trophy winner Vic Janowicz, and three rookies, the O’Brien twins and Roy Face. The 1954 yearbook, which is vg+ to ex, pictures Curt Roberts, the Pirates’ first African-American player, and Sam Jethroe, who appeared in two games for Pittsburgh. Nellie King, Jerry Lynch and Bob Purkey are among the newcomers. The yearbook contains a feature on “Greenberg Gardens.”
Winning Bid $273.
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 Lot 88. 1956-58 Pittsburgh Pirates Yearbooks. These three yearbooks capture the onset of the Joe L. Brown era, which led to a World Championship for Pittsburgh fans in 1960. The 1956 edition is ex. Roberto Clemente is pictured, as is Dick Groat, Vernon Law, Curt Roberts, Frank Thomas and Roberts’ replacement, Bill Mazeroski. The yearbook for 1957 is vg-ex with some pencil writing on the roster. Bill Virdon is a newcomer, and Bennie Daniels is among the prospects. The 1958 issue, which is vg to vg-ex, features Danny Murtaugh in his first full season as Pittsburgh’s manager. Besides stars such as Clemente, Groat, Roy Face, Law, Bob Friend and Mazeroski, the publication shows Ted Kluszewski, Dick Stuart and Virdon.
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 235. April 1915 Baseball Magazine Focusing on Walter Johnson. Essentially from cover to cover, this issue is filled with Johnson photos and articles. Recently, the Washington pitcher had announced that he was jumping to the upstart Federal League. The magazine cover presents superb artwork by J. F. Kernan, a prolific and widely respected illustrator who specialized in portraits, usually of middle-class Americans. The cover is detached for the inside pages, has “1915” printed on it, and has chips, creases and some tape along the edges. The central area with Johnson’s image is free of creases and displays well with brilliant colors. The contents are ex. The inside back cover has a color ad with Johnson promoting Remington guns and other sports equipment.
Winning Bid $185.
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 Lot 236. 5 Complete 1920s Mid-Week Pictorials with Cobb, Ruth, Many More. Published by the New York Times, these 11” x 16” publications are loaded with photos. 1. April 13, 1922. Two-page spread with photos of Ruth, Hornsby, McGraw, Huggins, Landis and others. One page features a photo of “Child Cue Prodigy Little Willie Mosconi of Philadelphia, 7 years old.” 2. Sept. 15, 1921. Two-page photo spread with Cobb, Speaker, Rousch, and others. 3. April 24, 1924. Two-page spread features Ruth, McGraw, Wilbert Robinson, Huggins, Altrock. Also, President Coolidge throwing out the first ball of the season. 4. Oct. 6, 1921. Six full pages of baseball photography with Anson, Mathewson, Speaker, McGraw, Mike Kelly, Bresnahan, Lajoie and Honus Wagner among others. 5. Aug. 23, 1923. Two-page spread of sports photography including baseball, tennis and boxing. Babe Adams, Jack Dempsey and a photo of Bill Tilden with Charlie Chaplin, Doug Fairbanks and Manuel Alonzo are present. Typical chipping of aged newsprint stock along with page separations is evident. The photos have the potential to make exceptionally nice displays.
Winning Bid $152.
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 Lot 237. About 50 Newspaper Pages Chronicling the 1924, 1925 World Series. The Washington Senators participated in both, defeating the New York Giants in 1924 for the first World Championship, and then losing to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1925. About 25 individual pages record each series. The 1924 series is reported in the New York Times, and the 1925 series, in the New York Herald Tribune. The pages from the Times have chips around the edges, as well as tears on a number of horizontal folds. These pages are brittle. The Herald Tribune pages are much less brittle; they have edge chips and are generally free of tears. On Oct. 8, the day of the second game of the 1925 World Series, the Tribune reported the death of Christy Mathewson. A weekend Rotogravure section of the Times, printed on high-quality paper, presents team photos of the Giants and Senators. Here’s an opportunity to own vintage items with excellent display potential and to read the first-hand accounts of these World Series for as little as our
Winning Bid $138.
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 Lot 240. 41 Major League Yearbooks, 43 Programs, 12 Other Publications + Bonus! Overall the condition is vg-ex to ex-m. Twenty-one yearbooks were produced by A.L. teams, and 20 by N.L. franchises. Eleven are from the 1960s, and 16 from the 1970s. Unless otherwise indicated programs that are scored will be followed by an asterisk. Yearbooks: 1. Los Angeles Angels 1965. 2. Minnesota Twins 1964 (revised). 3. New York Yankees 1987, 1988. 4. Detroit Tigers 1968, 1973. 5. Kansas City Royals 1975 (2). 6. Cincinnati Reds 1974, 1976. 7. Boston Red Sox 1975, 1976, 1978, 1978 Second Edition, 1991 (2), 1993. 8. San Francisco Giants 1965. 9. St. Louis Cardinals 1963, 1992. 10. Baltimore Orioles 1967. 11. Atlanta Braves 1994. 12. Oakland A’s 1972, 1975 (2), 1977. 13. Philadelphia Phillies 1976, 1978. 14. New York Mets 1974 N.L. Championship-World Series Edition, 1975, 1976 (2), 1978, 1986, 1988, 1988 Revised, 1989. 15. Chicago White Sox 1968. 16. Florida Marlins 1993. Programs: 1. Washington Senators 1969 (2 copies) 1 scored. 2. Los Angeles Angels 1965*. 3. California Angels 1967, 1982*. 4. Anaheim Angels 1991. 5. Detroit tigers 1968 (2*). 6. Kansas City Royals 1975, 1976. 7. Chicago Cubs 1990, 1991 (2). 8. Boston Red Sox 1977 1st edition (2), 1977 3rd edition (3), 1978 1st edition (3) 1 scored, 1978 2nd edition (2), 1987 2nd edition, 1987 3rd edition, 1989 1st edition, 1990 3rd edition (3) 1 scored, 1991 1st edition, 1991 3rd edition (2*), 1993 3rd edition. 9. San Francisco Giants 1965*, 1989 Giants Magazine 2 scorecards enclosed. 10. St. Louis Cardinals 1992. 11. Atlanta Braves 1983. 12. Philadelphia Phillies 1978 and 1988. 13. Chicago White Sox 1968 (2*), 1990 (2). 14. Milwaukee Brewers 1987. 15. Texas Rangers 1994. 16. Seattle Mariners 1996. 17. Toronto Blue Jays 1993. Other Publications: 1982 California Angels Media Digest, 1983 Disney Channel Magazine “Tiger Town” cover, 1991 July-August Cubs Quarterly (2), 1989 Boston Red Sox Calendar (4), New England Sports Aug.-Sept. 1985, Boston Red Sox Swing into the 90’s-1990 Ticket Information, How ‘bout those Giants!-1990 Ticket Information, Washington Post sports section May 4 and 5, 1969. Braves Illustrated 1983, Oakland Athletics Magazine 1989, Expos Magazine June 1989, 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers Calendar, Mariners Magazine vol.7 no.3 1996. Bonus! Throughout there are a number of tickets stubs.
Winning Bid $204.
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 Lot 241. 33 New York Mets Yearbooks, 1965-94, World Series Programs, 29 Others. This excellent collection features three 1960s yearbooks, including 1969, the Mets’ first World Championship season and much more. Yearbooks: 1965 Final, ex-m. 1967 Second Revised Edition, nm. 1969 vg-ex, with a few notes written neatly in ink on some of the inside pages. 1970 features in depth coverage of the Mets 1969 World Championship season, nm. 1971, ex-m+. 1971 R, ex+. 1972 R, ex-m+. 1973 the year the Mets won the National League Championship but lost in the 7th and deciding game of the World Series, ex-m. 1974 N.L. Championship-World Series Edition, nm+. 1975, ex-m. 1976 R, ex-m+. 1977, nm. 1978, nm. 1979, ex-m+. 1980, nm. 1981, ex-m+. 1982, nm-m. 1983, nm+. 1984, nm-m. 1985, nm. 1986 Special 25th Anniversary Issue and the year of the incredible World Championship Series, when the Mets, twice down to their last strike, came back to capture the championship, ex-m. 1987 some front cover indentations otherwise, nm. 1987 R, nm-m. 1988, nm+. 1988 R, Commemorative Tom Seaver Issue + Shea Stadium 25th Anniversary, nm+ to nm-m. 1989 R, nm-m. 1990, nm-m. 1990 R, nm-m. 1991, vg-ex. 1991 R, nm. 1992, nm+. 1993, vg-ex. 1994, nm-m. Regular-season Programs: 1971 vs. the Dodgers, Cubs, Pirates and Giants (2 different), all scored overall g. 1972 vs. Braves (2 dif.) scored both ex. 1973 vs. Dodgers, Cardinals both vg-ex. 1974 vs. Cubs unscored, Cardinals scored, both ex. 1975 vs. Phillies (2 dif.) 1 unscored, Pirates scored overall g-vg. 1976 vs. Cardinals and Reds, both scored and each ex. 1978 vs. Dodgers unscored, vg-ex. 1979 vs. Giants unscored, vg-ex. 1980 vs. Phillies, box score and ticket stub attached vg-ex. 1981 vs. Braves scored, vg-ex. 1982 vs Phillies, box score, news clippings and ticket stub attached, otherwise nm. 1986 vs. Giants and Phillies both nm unscored, padres vg-ex scored. 1987 vs. Cubs unscored, ex-m+. 1988 vs. Padres unscored, a second program with no scorecard pages, otherwise both nm. 1989 vs. Pirates and Expos both unscored and each ex-m+. 1990 vs. Cardinals unscored, nm-m. 1991 vs. Padres unscored, ex-m+. 1992 vs. Dodgers unscored, nm. World Series Programs: 1973 vs. A’s, Yogi Berra is on the front cover of this unscored program, nm. 2000 “Subway Series” program vs Yankees, ex-m+-nm. Bonus: A “Team Mets” promotional folder with a sheet of nine Tropicana Mets cards and other items. A copy of Mets ’89-The New York Mets Inside Pitch Annual. Three ticket stubs from the Mets 1965 season and a Special New York Edition Subway Series Sports Illustrated nm-m dated Oct. 23, 2000 with Mike Piazza featured on the front cover. Excellent Mets collection.
Winning Bid $198.
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 Lot 242. 300+ Vintage Iissues of The Sports Collectors Digest. Most issues are from the 1980s, including many from the early 1980s. Iif only you could buy the stuff now for the advertised prices back then. No doubt we’ll be saying that a few years from now about today’s prices.
Winning Bid $61.
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