Lot 374. 12 1930s-40s Scorecards Issued by Chicago Newspapers. Most have been scored and are folded in half, apparently as issued. Four scorecards from the Herald and Examiner each picture a player – Rip Radcliffe and Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox and Gabby Hartnett and Rip Collins of the Cubs. Another shows the newspaper’s sports editor, Edward W. Cochrane. These scorecards are for games with the Boston Bees, Reds, Cardinals, Athletics and Senators. Four other scorecards from the same newspaper are for games with the Reds (2), Athletics and Indians. The Chicago Daily News issued scorecards with a local player and a visitor. The three offered here show Marty Marion (Cards) and Stan Hack (Cubs), Marion and Phil Cavarretta, and Joe Kuhel (White Sox) and George Case (Senators). Three other scorecards are for games with the Giants, Cardinals and Boston Braves. These scorecards average ex.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 375. 1945 St. Louis Cardinals Scorecard, 1955 Yearbook. Stan Musial spent 1945 in the U.S. Navy, but Red Schoendienst, Marty Marion and Harry Brecheen were available for baseball duty. Nice vg program with an ex appearance for a game with the Cubs. The Cardinals’ mascot is on the cover of the 1955 yearbook, vg-ex cover with the spine split 4” up from the bottom; ex-m contents. Inside, Harvey Haddix and Musial receive substantial attention. Rookies Ken Boyer and Bill Virdon are pictured, as well as the team’s first black player, Tom Alston.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 376. 1952 New York Yankees Sketch Book (Yearbook), 2 Other Publications. The 1952 edition marks the yearbook debut of Mickey Mantle. He shares a page with Gene Woodling. The World Championship team also is pictured. Vg-ex. Mantle is on the cover of the Sept. 1964 issue of Sport magazine, vg. A copy of the Yankees’ 1972 yearbook is ex.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 377. 1949 Complete Baseball Magazine, 1953 Cleveland Indians Yearbook. The magazine pictures three great players of the era on the cover - Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Stan Musial. Hundreds of player photos and statistics are featured inside. Vg cover, ex pages. Titled Play Ball! The Cleveland Indians’ Official 1953 Picture and Record Book, the yearbook is loaded with pictures and players’ records. Hank Greenberg was general manager of the team, and Al Lopez was in charge on the field. G cover, ex pages inside.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 378. 7 1950s-60s Baseball Yearbooks. Three are from 1953: Philadelphia A’s, vg-ex with a small tear. Phillies vg+ to ex, Washington Nationals, ex. 1962: Pirates, 3/16” edge tear, otherwise ex. 1967: Dodgers vg+ to ex, White Sox vg+ to ex. 1969: Dodgers, ex.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 379. 1959 Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles World Series Program. Nm unscored copy with a few tiny stress creases along the spine and several small indentations (¼” maximum) at the “W” in “White.” Exceptional appearance.
Winning Bid $83.
Lot 380. 1960 World Series Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Yankees Game 3 Program. Vg cover with the date and score written at the bottom. Clean ex contents with the game neatly scored. The Yankees handily won this game, 10-0, as Bobby Richardson contributed a grand slam and Mickey Mantle went four for five and drove in two runs.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 381. 10 L.A. Dodgers Yearbooks, 1963-75, 1977 W.S. Program, 1978 Blue Book. The yearbooks are for 1964 and 1965, both vg+ to ex; 1966 nm; 1967 vg-ex; 1968-69, both nm; 1971 mint; and 1972, 1974 and 1975, ex-m. An 11th yearbook, for 1980, is vg-ex. Also, a 1977 World Series program, ex+; the 1978 Blue Book, which provides “complete Brooklyn-Los Angeles statistics of all Dodger players from 1900,” light foxing on the cover, otherwise ex-m; and a 1998 “Commemorative Hall of Fame Issue” of Dodger Magazine.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 382. 12 San Francisco Giants Yearbooks, 1964-75, 1983. The yearbooks are for 1964 vg+ to ex, 1966 g-vg, 1967 vg-ex, 1968-70 ex, 1971 vg-ex, 1972 vg+ to ex, 1973-75 ex and 1983 nm.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 383. 7 San Francisco Giants Yearbooks, 5 Programs. The Yearbooks are for: 1963 ex. 1967 vg, writing on cover. 1971, autographs of Hal Lanier and Rich Robertson inside. Issue is vg+; signatures are 10s. 1972 ex+. 1973 ex+. 1974 ex+. 1975 ex-m+. Programs: 1970 vs. Philadelphia vg-ex, and vs. Houston, vg-ex, writing on back cover. 1972 vs. Los Angeles ex. 1974 vs. Chicago nm. 1975 vs. Cincinnati ex. The 1963 Yearbook features a psychedelic ‘Sixties cable car on the cover. The 1971 Yearbook has a Bonds family portrait that includes six-month-old Barry.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 384. St. Louis Cardinals Publications – Programs, Yearbooks, Media Guides, Etc. One hundred years of Cardinals history is captured in The St. Louis Cardinals: The 100th Anniversary History by Bob Rains, 1992 stated first edition hardback, nm book ex+ dj. Yearbooks: 1968 ex, 1970 ex, 1990 ex-m. Media Guides: 1982, 1985 World Series, 1986, 1987, 1987 World Series, 1989, 2000. Average ex. Championship Programs: 1987 NLCS ex-m, 1985 NLCS vg+. Also, a 1963 Chevrolet publication created for the 1963 World Series, elections and football season. Each Cardinals-Yankees World Series game is scored, ex. 2000 post-season magazine, vg+. Programs: 1990 vs Pittsburgh, ex+. 2000 vs. Atlanta, Shell Oil program, ex. 2003, two different, neither with a roster, one with a Pujols two-page poster in the center. Also, a Hamilton Redbirds 1988 program, ex-m. Spring Training Programs: 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002, ex-m. Rosters: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, average ex. Sporting News: All have significant Cardinals coverage on the front page. 10/15/31 Cardinals celebrate their World Championship, g-vg. 10/16/43 Team photo, N.L Champs, pages apart, g. 10/12/55 Trader Lane vg-ex. 10/17/64 World Series, vg-ex. 4/29/67 Roger Maris, g+. 33 publications. MB
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 385. New York Mets History, Media Guides, Yearbooks, Etc. Leonard Koppett describes the early years of the team in The New York Mets: The Whole Story, 1970 stated first printing, HB, ex-library, dj adhered, vg. Yearbooks: 1966 Revised ex, 1968 Hodges (first) ex, 1971 nm, 1972 nm, 1973 Mays and Seaver ex-m, 1974 nm+, 1983 ex-m. Media Guides: 1978 vg+ to ex, 1998 ex-m, 1999 ex-m+, 2000 nm, 2001 ex, 2002 ex. Program: 1973 World Series program, ex. Also, a 1970 St. Petersburg Times spring training supplement focusing on the Mets, writing on cover, otherwise vg.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 388. 22 1970s-80s Baseball Programs and Yearbooks + a Bonus. These programs are from Spring Training: 1972 Brewers ex-m+. 1972
Angels with Nolan Ryan, nm. 1972 Padres, ex+. 1999 Twins, two copies, one ex-m, one nm. 2004 Red Sox, Schilling and Martinez on cover, tickets inside, nm+. Yankees: 1976 program vs. Baltimore, ex-m. “1977: That Championship Season…A Diary,” with 27 SSPC Yankees cards for 1978. Ex-m with nm-m cards. 1978 ALCS program vs. Kansas City, ex-m. 1981 ALCS programs (2) vs. Oakland, both nm. 1981 Yearbook 2nd edition, nm-m. Dodgers: 1979 Yearbook vg+ to ex. 1979 program vs. San Francisco, ex-m+. Royals vs. Rangers: 1986 Hall of Fame Game at Cooperstown, ex-m+. Cubs: 1997, two tickets inside for a San Diego game, ex. Giants: 1975 Yearbook vg. Red Sox: Yearbooks for 1976 ex-m+ and 1979 nm. 1978 program, third edition, vs. Brewers, ex+. Twins: 1976 Yearbook, two copies, Carew cover, one ex-m+, one nm. Bonus: Programs, Seating Lists from the 1983, 1984 All Sports Hall of Fame Dinners. As a fundraiser, the Boys’ Club of New York sponsored these events to recognize recent inductees to the Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey, Tennis and Golf Halls of Fame. Each program contains about 100 pages, with photos and biographical sketches of the new HoF members. Ex+.
Winning Bid $35.
