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Baseball Books
5 Lots
 Lot 157. Tug McGraw’s Book Lumpy: A Baseball Fable. Ex softcover with a price sticker on the back, 7 ¾” x 9”, by McGraw with Stephanie Gangi and illustrated by Jim Ellis. Published in 1981 by Running Press of Philadelphia. Nicely illustrated uncommon 40-page book with a mint unused plastic 33 1/3 rpm record inside, “The Official Sound Track for Lumpy” featuring McGraw. Delightful publication!
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 158. 56 Baseball (Auto)Biographies – Aaron, Brett, Clemente, Martin, Paige, Etc. Excellent collection including 41 individual biographies or autobiographies and 15 books with multiple biographies. All paperbacks and averaging vg+ to ex condition. Among the highlights are Roberto Clemente: Batting King by Arnold Hano, The Way It Was by Curt Flood, Baseball Is a Funny Game by Joe Garagiola, A False Spring by Pat Jordan, Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever by Satchel Paige, Me & the Spitter by Gaylord Perry, and Catcher in the Wry by Bob Uecker. Forty-one books cover these baseball figures: Aaron (3 plus a Sept. 1973 Guideposts with Aaron on the cover and an article inside), Bench, Bouton (2), Brett, Cromartie, Clemente, Dravecky, Flood, Ford, George Foster, Garagiola, Guidry, Hernandez (no cover), Reggie, Jackson (2), Tommy John, Davey Johnson, Johnstone, Pat Jordan, Kuhn, Lasorda, Luciano (3), Lyle (2), Martin, McCarver, Mays (3), Nettles, Paige, Pepitone, Perry, Seaver, Strawberry, Uecker. Also, 15 books with multiple biographies, including They Made It a Whole New Ball Game by Bill Gutman, Baseball’s All-Time Greats and Baseball’s Unforgettables, both by Mac Davis, The Home Run Kings: Babe Ruth, Henry Aaron by Clare and Frank Gault, and Baseball’s Hot New Stars, Stars of the Diamond, Baseball’s Hottest Hurlers, Baseball’s Best Sluggers and Baseball Heavy Hitters.
Winning Bid $55.
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 Lot 159. 16 Books on How to Play Baseball or Manage. Three books are by major league players: Baseball and Your Boy, Al Rosen, 1967 stated first edition hardback, nm book, vg dust jacket (dj). The Art of Hitting .300 by Charley Lau, 1980 softcover, ex with owner’s inscription inside. Strength Training for Baseball, Jose Canseco and Dave McKay, 1990 softcover, vg-ex. In addition, Bob Cluck, pitching coach for the Oakland A’s, wrote Play Better Baseball, 1994 softcover, nm. Other hardbacks: Baseball by Robert R. Spackman, 1963, U.S. Naval Institute, ex book, owner’s name inside, dj missing. This book is extensively illustrated with St. Louis Browns players, which may not inspire confidence in the book, but does make it an interesting Browns collectible. The other hardbacks are: Baseball, edited by Frank F. DiClemente, 1966, ex, no dj as issued. Make the Team in Baseball, Clary Anderson, 1960, vg-ex book with owner’s name inside, vg dj with edge tears and a spine chip. How to Play Winning Baseball, Arthur Mann, 1953, vg, no dj, apparently as issued. Other softcovers: How to Improve Your Baseball, Dick Siebert, 1960s, g-vg. Sports Illustrated Book of Baseball, 1966, vg-ex. Sports Illustrated Baseball, 1972, ex. Power Baseball, Mel Didier, 1972, vg-ex. Tough Calls, Zach Rebackoff, 1984 first Avon printing, ex. Baseball: You Are the Manager, and Baseball: It’s Your Team, both by Nate Aaseng, 1983 and 1985, respectively, ex. Managing Little League Baseball, Ned McIntosh, 1985, ex. And Play Book! Baseball, You are the manager, you call the shots, by Michael Teitelbaum, 1990, from Sports Illustrated for Kids, ex.
Minimum Bid $15.
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 Lot 160. 29 Baseball Books – Stories, Trivia, Writing by Angell, Kahn, Plimpton, Will, Etc. The single hardback in this collection is Great Baseball Stories from Mallard Press, 1990, nm book and ex dust jacket. Stories are by Red Smith, Zane Grey, Mark Twain, Ogden Nash, John Updike, Ray Bradbury and others. Whitey Ford and Jack Lang are authors of a novel, The Fighting Southpaw, 1962, vg. Other writers of note are Roger Angell: The Summer Game, 1978, vg-ex; Five Seasons, 1978, vg-ex, and Late Innings, 1982, vg. Roger Kahn: The Boys of Summer, 1973, g-vg, and A Season in the Sun, 1977, vg+. George Plimpton: Out of My League, 1967, ex, and The Curious Case of Sidd Finch, 1988, ex+. George Will: Bunts, 1999, ex-m. Also, Sports Illustrated Strange & Amazing Baseball Stories, Bill Gutman, 1987, vg-ex, and Best Baseball Stories, Hank Lowenkron, 1975, vg+ to ex. There are eight novels, some youth-oriented, by Jay Cronley, Ken Beardslee, Matt Christopher, Alfred Slote and others; they average vg. Six more books cover baseball trivia, including So You Think You Know Baseball! By Harry Simmons, the Baseball Challenge Quiz Book by David Nemec and The Baseball Quiz Book by Ted Misa; these books average vg-ex. Also, Baseball Laughs, Herman L. Masin, 1964, g-vg; High & Inside: The Complete Guide to Baseball Slang, Joseph McBride, 1980, vg+ to ex, and Nine Innings by Daniel Okrent, 1985, vg+.
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 161. 31 Baseball Histories, Biographies, References, Etc. This collection of hardcovers (HB) and softcovers (PB) provides a broad perspective on baseball. The Story of Baseball by John M. Rosenburg, provides a historical overview of the sport; 1965 HB, ex book, vg-ex dust jacket with a spine chip. Two other books, both PB, providing a slice of history are Showdown! By Stan Fischler, 1978, vg-ex, and Willie’s Time: A Memoir by Charles Einstein, 1980, ex. World Series history comes to life in five paperbacks: The Wonderful World Series, John Callahan, 1979, ex; World Series Highlights, Phil Berger, 1982 ex; World Series Update: 1984 Edition, Berger, 1984, vg; World Series Encyclopedia, Don Schiffer, 1961, with Willard Mullin illustrations, vg+ to ex, and World Series Herores and Goats, Joe Gergen, 1982, vg+ to ex. Two softcovers and a hardback provide team histories: Mustache Gang, Ron Bergman, 1973, vg-ex,; Bums, Peter Golenbock, 1986, vg+, and the HB, Cleveland Indians, Jody Brannon, 1982, nm, no dj as issued. References include Ready Reckoner of Baseball Club Standings, apparently 1942, and Batting Averages at a Glance, 1952, both vg hardbacks without dust jackets; and these paperbacks: The Baseball Book of Lists, Phil Pepe, 1983 PB, ex; The Great American Baseball Team Book, David Nemec, 1992, vg ex-library; No-Hitter, Phil Pepe, 1972, vg; The Complete All-Time Pro Baseball Register, David S. Neft, 1979, vg-ex; The Stats Baseball Scoreboard, John Dewan, 1990 first edition, ex-m; and the HB The Official Encyclopedia of Baseball (6th Revised), Hy Turkin, 1972, ex-library, vg, no dj. Other HBs: Bill Stern’s Favorite Baseball Stories, 1952, ex-library, g-vg book, dj. Sports Illustrated Book of Baseball, 1966 first ed., vg-ex book, dj. Playing Around: The Million-Dollar Infeild Goes to Florida, Donald Hall, ex book vg-ex dj. The Home Run Kings: Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron, Clare and Frank Gault, 1974, ex book vg-ex dj. Baseball Players Do Amazing Things, Mel Cebulash, 1973, ex book, no dj as issued. The George Foster Story, Malka Drucker, 1972, ex, missing dj. The Picture Story of Catfish Hunter, George Sullivan, ex-library, vg-ex, issued without a dj. Three softcovers provide an inside look at baseball: Baseball Confidential, Bruch Nash, 1988, vg-ex. Dollar Sign on the Muscle, Kevin Kerrane on scouting, 1985, vg-ex. The Game According to Syd, Syd Thrift, 1991 first, ex-m. There also is a book on travel to the minor leagues and the 1982 SABR Baseball Research Journal.
Winning Bid $30.
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