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Baseball Annuals, Yearbooks and Programs
7 Lots
 Lot 150. 1931-33 Who’s Who in Baseball with Grove, Simmons and Terry Covers. Baseball Magazine published these annuals, with each containing the major and minor league records of more than 200 players. The 1931 and 1932 issues have duotone drawings of Lefty Grove and Al Simmons, respectively. Both copies are vg. The 1931 issue has a “1” in the top border, a 1” split along the spine, and the cover is loose at the bottom staple. The 1932 issue has a scuff in the top border, a ½” tear at the top and two vertical creases. The 1934 issue, which has a photo of Bill Terry on the cover, has an ex appearance and a small, light water stain along the bottom edge. These issues turn up infrequently. They are accompanied by the 1959 softcover Phillies (Cigars) Presents Baseball Lingo, 62 illustrated pages of baseball terms, vg-ex cover, ex+ interior.
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 151. 18 Different Issues of The Sporting News Baseball Guide 1943-92. These annuals contain batting, pitching and fielding statistics for major and minor leaguers, and well as articles on the seasons’ developments. For example, the 1946 Guide has an article headlined “Branch Rickey Signs Two Negro Players,” and it is accompanied by a photo of John Wright and Jackie Robinson. Issues are present for 1943 (Radio edition) vg, 1946 (Newhouser cover) g, 1962 (Ruth and Maris, small cover tear, otherwise) ex, 1968 vg+, 1970 (Killebrew and McCovey, tiny cover indentation, otherwise) nm, 1971 vg-ex, 1972 ex-m, 1973 ex+, 1975 vg, 1977 ex, 1978 ex-m, 1980 vg-ex, 1981 (Carlton) vg-ex, 1987 (Clemens) ex, 1988 vg cover and ex pages, 1990 ex, 1991 ex-m and 1992 vg cover and nm pages.
Winning Bid $35.
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 Lot 152. 45 Baseball Annuals from the 1950s-90s. All softcovers, and representing a variety of series. The 1955 Baseball Almanac, Hy Turkin, vg (writing on cover). Illustrated Digest of Baseball (Dell), 1971 vg and 1972 g-vg. The Complete Handbook of Baseball, 1983, 1985 and 1992, vg. Bruce Weber’s Inside Baseball, 1988-90 and 1992, ex. Major League Baseball 1974 (Aaron cover) g-vg, 1976 ex and 1977 (Morgan) g-vg. Baseball America’s Almanac, 1992 vg and 1993 ex. Who’s Who in Baseball 1989, 1990 and 1995, vg-ex. Official Major League Baseball Record Book (Fawcett) 1971 and 1972 g-vg. Official Baseball Annual 1972 vg and 1973 g-vg, both ex-library. Baseball Stars 1961, Ray Robinson, vg. All-Pro Baseball Stars, 1977 g cover and ex pages, 1979 ex and 1982 ex. The Scouting Report 1990 and 1993, ex. The Elias Baseball Analyst 1985 and 1992, ex-m. Mike Gimbel’s Baseball Player & Team Ratings 1992 ex-m. The Great American Baseball Stat Book 1993, Gary Gillette, ex-m. Stats 1993 Baseball Scoreboard, John Dewan, ex. 1983 Baseball Handbook, Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder, ex. Pro Baseball Fact Book, 1977-78, Bear Kirown, 1978, ex-m. Don Schiffer’s Major League Baseball Handbook 1964, vg-ex. Major League Baseball 1966, Jack Zanger, vg-ex. There are other guides for 1979, 1980, 1991 and 1992, a couple of rotisserie baseball books and Patton’s 1990 Fantasy Baseball Price Guide, ex.
Winning Bid $30.
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 Lot 153. 16 Different Issues of The Sporting News Baseball Register 1964-89. Each issue provides season-by-season career records, including minor league records, of hundreds of major leaguers. Issues are from 1964 ex-m, 1968 (ex library, outer cover added) vg, 1969 g-vg cover and ex interior, 1970 (Seaver cover) vg+ to ex, 1971 (ex-library, outer cover added) vg, 1972 (Torre) ex-m, 1973 vg-ex, 1975 (Jim Hunter, ex-library, outer cover added) vg, 1978 (Carew) ex-m, 1979 (Guidry) g cover torn along the spine and vg interior, 1980 (Yastrzemski) vg, 1982 (Valenzuela) vg cover with ex interior, 1984 ex-library and ex, 1985 vg-ex, 1986 (Mattingly, ex-library) g cover and vg pages, and 1989 ex. Excellent resources for reference, research and settling trivia questions.
Winning Bid $20.
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 Lot 154. Iffy’s Book of (Detroit) Tiger Tales by “Iffy the Dopester.” Published in 1935, this 64-page paperback magazine-size book contains selected articles and illustrations taken from The Detroit Free Press after the Tigers won the 1935 World Series. The team is pictured in a center spread, which is loose. P-f covers, front and back marginally attached. G-vg interior. Delightful reading and cartoons.
Winning Bid $10.
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 Lot 155. 1948 Detroit Tigers Program, Yearbooks for 1955, 1965, 1967, 1970 and 1972. The 20-page program for a game with the White Sox is neatly, partially scored in pencil. It has a 1” edge tear on the front cover and a ½” edge tear on the back cover; otherwise, nm. The 1955 yearbook is f-g with the covers detached and connected to each other by tape. The other yearbooks are for 1965 (4 copies) average vg, 1967 vg, 1970 ex with some foxing on the back cover and 1972 ex-m to nm.
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 156. 1968 Phillies Program, 1966 and 1968 Orioles Programs. The 28-page Philadelphia program is for a game with Pittsburgh; neatly scored in pen, ex. It pictures 17 Phillies, including Bunning and Allen. This Orioles programs are ex, 1966 (28 pages) vs. California and 1968 (38 pages) vs. New York (scored). The 1966 program contains features on Frank and Brooks Robinson. Both are pictured in the 1968 program as well.
Winning Bid $25.
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