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Baseball Memorabilia
10 Lots
 Lot 229. New HoF Member Joe Gordon in an Early 1940s Granger Tobacco Display Ad. Acrobatic in the field, Gordon belted more home runs in fewer at bats than any major league second baseman before him. Although he lost two seasons to World War II, he still ranks among the major league’s top 200 all-time home run hitters. Yankees manager Joe McCarthy called him “the greatest all-round ballplayer I ever saw, and I don’t bar any of them….” He was finally admitted to membership in the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this year. The colorful 13 ½” x 18” cardboard point-of-purchase ad pictures Gordon with his wife, Dotty. The condition is outstanding for a Granger ad, with only several very light creases in the lower right and light corner wear. Very attractive and desirable Granger example!
Winning Bid $393.
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 Lot 230. Hall of Fame Slugger Johnny Mize in an Early 1940s Granger Tobacco Display Ad. This 14 ½” x 19 ½” in-store advertisement is among the most attractive in the Granger series. Mize starred for the Cardinals from 1936-41, when Branch Rickey traded him to the New York Giants. A number of surface creases are evident in the advertisement, which displays nicely. It has been professionally matted and framed to 21 ¼” x 26 ¼”.
Winning Bid $220.
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 Lot 231. Dixie Walker 1944-45 Granger Pipe Tobacco Display Advertising Sign. Colorful 11” x 15 ¾” cardboard trolley sign that pictures the 1944 National League batting champion in hunting gear. Walker batted .306 for his career. The ad has chips in the right corners and along the top, as well as some small, light border stains that could easily be matted out. Technically vg because of some light creases; the printed portion of the sign displays as ex.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 232. 8 Copies of 1904 Husky Hans Sheet Music Honoring Honus Wagner. Published in Wagner’s home town of Carnegie, PA, the sheet music features his image on the cover and honors him as “3 Times Champion Batsman of the National League.” All eight copies have significant border damage. Six copies are free of significant toning or stains. In all cases, the image of Wagner is unaffected by the border issues, and in all but one case, the title is unaffected. NOTE: SEVEN OF THE EIGHT COPIES HAVE ALL SIX PAGES. ONE COPY IS MISSING THE CENTER SECTION, PAGES 3 AND 4.
Winning Bid $393.
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 Lot 233. Circa 1910s Patterson’s Tuxedo Tobacco Color Display. Not to be confused with the Tuxedo newspaper ads that show up frequently on multi-user auction sites, this actually is a panel from a box that once held cigarette packs. Another panel may have had an image or Christy Mathewson or another baseball player. About 13” x 18”, this panel is matted and framed to 17 ¾” x 23”. It has peripheral tears, one that extends 5 ½” from the upper right corner and another that is 3” along the bottom edge. There also is a chip in the bottom edge. The central image is clean. Great display piece!
Winning Bid $150.
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 Lot 234. Rare 1921 “Babe Ruth National Game of Baseball.” The rarest of the games endorsed by Ruth, this fold-out board game was produced by the Keiter-Fry Mfg. Co. of Lockport, N.Y. The folded board, which measures 7 ¼” x 19”, has two images of Ruth in Yankee uniforms on the front; in the larger, he examines a bat. Inside, there is a baseball field and rules for the game. On the back is a minister’s exposition on "What Babe Ruth Teaches America." His narrative defines Ruth’s importance to the U.S. The top half of the game board is stained, there are chips to the paper around the edges and there are some creases as well. The box and game pieces are absent. Very presentable collector example of a very rare game.
Winning Bid $200.
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 Lot 235. 1925 News Stand Promotion for “Babe Ruth’s Annual All American Team Contest.” In a way, this 10” x 12 ½” display is as much about Christy Walsh as it is about Ruth. Walsh was essentially the first big-time sports agent. He found innovative ways to make money for his athlete-clients, and himself. One of his successful endeavors was hiring a stable of ghost writers who produced articles and books attributed to a wide range of sports figures. Future Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick was among his writers. This display not only promotes Ruth’s contest, scheduled to end Aug. 31, 1925, but also newspaper columns or other narratives purportedly authored by such pictured notables as Ty Cobb (My Life Story), John McGraw, Knute Rockne, Fielding Yost, Tad Jones, Pop Warner and baseball clown Nick Altrock. The “Christy Walsh Syndicate” of New York is prominently noted in the ad. The display is double-matted to 13 ¾” x 16 ¼”. It is very clean with one heavy corner crease or tear and a couple of inoffensive small scuffs or stains. Excellent Ruth item with football content and broad sports appeal.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 236. Circa 1930s Box for “Branch Rickey Official League Baseballs.” One end panel of the box lid has a photo of Rickey and a picture of the ball, which was produced by the J. H. Grady Manufacturing Co. of St. Louis. Grady patented a baseball in 1928. Rickey, of course, had a long tenure, from the 1910s-40s, as a player, manager and executive in St. Louis. The box bottom and lid are present. Both show some water stains. One end panel of the lid is missing; both side panels are present, although one is detached. The box may not be a thing of beauty, but it represents a historically interesting “find” for Rickey and equipment collectors.
Winning Bid $75.
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 Lot 237. 90+ Store Model Baseball Gloves – Schmidt, Rizzuto, Carew, Ripken, Others. Most are right-hander fielder gloves, but there are a few first baseman mitts: lefty gloves Wilson A263 Watson and Tru-Play, and righty Rawlings Adcock. Duplicates are few. Right-hander player models are Rawlings 1061 Schmidt, 8994 Schmidt, PG38 Dave Parker, PG38 Brooks Robinson, GJ110 Robinson, 1062 Seaver, GJ60 Grich, 6592 Dent, GJ100 Reggie Jackson, KM6 Concepcion, PG40 Cesar Cedeno (two-tone), GJF4 Cedeno, XPG3 Score, RBG90 Winfield, GJ88 Bob Bailey, 1500 Bowa, 2757 Ripken and GJ119 Bench. Regent 5118 Curt Simmons, 5416 Rizzuto and BG-52 Rizzuto. Wilson A2250 Jim Rice, A2971 Kirk Gibson, A2271 Lynn, A2180 Blair (2), A2620 Blair, A2165 Blair, A2244 George Brett, A2974 Frank Thomas (1950s), A2134 Cey, A2160 Hunter, A2164 Hunter and A2220 Brandt. MacGregor 300 Mays (2), M11T Carew, 200 Carew, G11 Gene Freese, G9SB Sutton, 733 Lee Thomas, GF50 Lee Thomas, 970 Osteen and 660 Ron Hansen. Spalding 42-3171 Palmer, 42-335 Lolich, 42-903 Maris, 42-343 Dick McAuliffe, 42-3581 McAuliffe, 42-3871 Petrocelli, 42-381 Maury Wills, CJ-1 Cleon Jones, 42-265 Mike Andrews, A2175 Bobby Bonds and 1161 Sam Esposito. Sonnett F51 Kaline. Penkert G81 Ralph Terry. Ted Williams, all Williams gloves, 1662, 16182 and 16172. Franklin Schmidt, Brock (green, very worn stampings) and 1167 Brock. Hollander 31-37 “Yankee Clipper Line,” Ted Abernathy, small glove. Cambridge SM2 Musial. Hawthorne (Wards) 60-4093 Musial. Gloves for left-handers are Spalding 42-354 Drysdale, Franklin 4156 Schmidt, Rawlings GF40 Madlock, TG950 Kubek and XPG26 Stargell, Ted Williams 1677 and Wilson A2122 Darrell Evans, A2142 Bobby Bonds and A199 Rice. A few gloves are not player models, or the player cannot be identified. Two gloves feature Baltimore Orioles logos, and one promotes the Kansas Citian. One glove is for softball. These gloves range from p to nm-m and average vg to vg-ex, many with the owner’s name on them. There are 35 gloves endorsed by Hall of Fame players, and there are a number of obscure names as well. This group has excellent potential break-up value!
Winning Bid $198.
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 Lot 238. 1993 Daddy’s Long Legs “Slats” Baseball Doll Created by Karen Germany. This 25” doll is part of a line of popular collectibles produced by KVK, Inc., of Texas. “Slats” comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from KVK and is ex-m in the original box. He has dirt on the seat of his pants, possibly from sliding home, and someone has added a star to his cap. He also has lost his glove, and his bat has been broken and glued. Delightful display item!
Winning Bid $75.
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