Lot 850. 1956 Original Wire Photo of World Series Perfect Pitcher Don Larsen and Sal Maglie, his opponent who pitched well enough to win most games. The Yankees’ Larsen hurled the perfect game on Oct. 8, 1956 against the Dodgers. In the Oct. 22 International News wire photo, the two pitchers are shown at a luncheon after they agreed to do work for a public relations firm. Photo is 7” x 9” with the caption attached. Photo has tears up to 1 ½” along the left and right edges. The players’ image area is strong and clean.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 851. 28 George Brace Reproduction Real-Photo Postcards. Although Brace photographed thousands of baseball players during his career, he and George Burke before him also copied photos and reproduced them. Most of the reproductions feature players whose careers ended before Burke and Brace became baseball photographers here. The reproduction photos offered here are Chance, Cobb, Coughlin, Sam Crawford, Bill Donovan, Downs, Evers, Russ Ford, George Foster, Jennings, David Jones, Killian, Kling, Lundgren, Mullin, O’Leary, Payne, Pfeister, Rossman, Schaefer, Walter Schmidt, Schulte, Seiver, Napoleon Shea, Sheckard, Slagle, Tuffy Stewart and Tinker. These cards average ex-m.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 852. 11 B&W 8” x 10” Photos of Baseball Stadiums. All show stadium interiors, and many focus on the scoreboard. Group includes Yankee Stadium, Fort Worth, Portland, Roosevelt Stadium in New Jersey and Shibe Park. Vintage photos are g with light contrast.
Winning Bid $35.
