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Baseball Annuals, SI and Other Periodicals
6 Lots
 Lot 212. First Issue of Sports Illustrated – Aug. 16, 1954 with Eddie Mathews on the Cover. Flat, tight ex-m to nm copy with tiny creases in the outer corners of the cover of the long-running sports weekly. There also are a couple of typical, small stress creases next to the spine. Inside, the three-panel fold-out of 27 Topps 1954 cards is crease-free and nm. The Jablonski and Rivera cards each have a tiny spot where the ink didn’t cover. One of the articles pictures Mickey Mantle and covers baseball cards. This is a high-quality example of SI’s first regular offering.
Winning Bid $134.
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 Lot 213. Run of 67 Issues of Who’s Who in Baseball, 1925-91. These publications remain valuable references, in part because they readily provide information on players’ minor league careers. Issues from 1925-39 average vg, with some better and some not as good; two have tape on the spine, and several have writing on the cover. Cover subjects include Grove, Simmons, Terry, Dean, Greenberg, Gehrig and Foxx. The 1940s issues average vg-ex with covers including Feller (autographed), DiMaggio, Williams, Musial and Newhouser. With cover photos including Musial, Snider, Mantle (ex-m), Spahn and Koufax (ex+), the 1950s and 1960s also average vg-ex. The remaining issues are generally nm and better. Autograph authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $321.
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 Lot 214. Street and Smith’s Baseball Yearbook Run of 49 Yearbooks from 1941-89. The annual chose Bob Feller for the cover of its first issue in 1941, and this copy has a vg-ex appearance with two small pieces of tape on the spine and a gem mint 10 Feller autograph. The other 1940s issues average vg to vg-ex, a couple with news stand notations. The 1950s, which include many Mickey Mantle covers, average vg+ to ex, again with some news stand markings. Issues for the 1960s improve to an average of ex to ex-m, and from 1970 on, the editions average nm. In 1970, Street and Smith went to regional covers. Included here are 1970 Seaver, 1971 Powell, 1972 Clemente, 1973 Bench, 1974 Rose, 1975 Brock, 1976 Morgan, 1977 Fidrych, 1978 Carew, 1979 Richard, 1980 Joe Niekro, 1981 Schmidt, 1982 Ryan, 1983 Phil Niekro, 1984 Fisk, 1985 Gooden, 1986 Royals, 1987 Joe Carter, 1988 Reardon, 1989 Grace and Sabo, 1990 50th Anniversary and 1991 Piniella. Autograph authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $264.
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 Lot 215. Run of 53 Sporting News Baseball Registers from the First in 1940 Through 1991. Uninterrupted run that begins with the hardbound inaugural issue; vg+ to ex with Ty Cobb on the original paperback cover inside. The 1941 (vg+), 1942 (DiMaggio cover, ex-m) and 1944 (Willard Mullin artwork, ex) are also in hardcover format. The others are softcover, including 1943 vg with writing on the cover; 1945 regular and media editions, both vg; 1946 vg with a chipped corner, 1947-49 vg and 1950 (DiMaggio cover) good-looking vg cover with two 1 ½” spine tears. Editions for 1951-55 average vg; the 1955 issue has heavy taping along the spine. For 1956-64, the issues average ex; and for 1965-70, g. Overall, the 1971-91 issues are ex-m+ with some slightly lower in grade and many better.
Winning Bid $180.
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 Lot 216. Run of 49 Sporting News Baseball Guides, 1943-91, Plus 16 TSN Record Books. Each Guide contains useful major and minor league information on the previous season. The guides for 1943 (small piece of tape on the spine), 1945 and 1956 are vg-ex. The issues for 1944 and 1947 are vg. Those for 1946 and 1948-55 have heavily taped covers. The issues from 1957-75 average ex with many better, and the 1976-91 editions are generally nm or better. The Record Books are for 1936 (no cover), 1937-40 averaging g and 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981-85, 1986 and 1988 averaging nm+. Great baseball reading and reference here!
Winning Bid $148.
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 Lot 217. 100++ Baseball Annuals – 1923 Who’s Who, TSN Publications, Little Red Book, Etc. All different. Highlights are the 1923 Who’s Who in Baseball with George Sisler on the cover, vg-ex; Whitman Publishing’s Major League Baseball, 1942 with Ted Williams on the cover, vg-ex, and 1946, Hal Newhouser, g; the 1941 Little Red Book of Base Ball, vg-ex, and the 1968 Baseball Blue Book, three-ring special binder format, great reference, ex. Here is the mostly complete list - Who’s Who (18 issues): 1923, vg-ex. 1950, p. 1955, 1959 and 1961, vg. 1969 ex. 1972-72 vg. 1973 (2), blue and red covers, vg+. 1975-79, 1981 and 1999, average ex. Little Red Book (9): 1941 vg-ex. 1950 vg. 1952 vg-ex. 1958-61, three vg and one ex. 1964 vg-ex, Mantle ad on back cover. And 1971, ex. Famous Slugger Yearbook (9): 1952 g; 1959, 1970-72, ex-m to nm; 1973 and 1974, ex, and 1976 and 1977, vg. From The Sporting News: 1956 Schaefer Baseball Guide and Record Book, ex, small spine tear. Baseball Register (18): 1975, 1978, 1979 and 1981, average vg+; 1982 vg-ex; 1986-90 ex; 1992-95, average vg+; 1996 ex+; 1997, 1998 and 2001, average vg-ex. Baseball Guide (14): 1947, p-f cover, ex and complete interior; 1967 g; 1972, 1974, 1976 and 1978 ex; 1985 and 1986 vg-ex; 1987, vg cover, ex-m pages; 1989 ex; 1991, hardbound, original cover inside, nm to nm-m, and 1992, 1994 and 2001, average ex. Baseball Dope Book (3): 1968 p, 1984 and 1985, vg+. For the Book: 1957, Pee Wee Reese cover, ex-m. One for the Book, 1964 g. World Series Records, 1903 to 1961, Berra cover, vg+ to ex, and 1903 through 1982, g-vg. Knotty Problems of Baseball by Larry Wigge, 1985, nm. How to Score, 1963, ex. Baseball Record Book (8): 1983 ex, 1985 g-vg, 1986 ex-m+, 1993 vg, 1994 vg-ex, 1996 ex, 2001 vg cover and better interior and 2002 ex. Also, Don Schiffer’s 1956 Baseball Almanac, hardback/no dj. Jack Zanger’s Major League Baseball 1968, g-vg PB. Baseball Guide – Sports Guide Series (1): 1969, f. Reprints of Spalding’s Official Base Ball Guides, 1876 vg and 1886 nm. The 1956 Baseball Almanac by Don Schiffer, vg. Official American League Averages, 1973-77, average vg+ to ex; 1980 Red Book nm. Official National League Averages, 1974, 1976 and 1977, average vg; 1988 Green Book, f. Baseball Records, Joe Reichler, 1958, g. The Book of Baseball Records, Seymour Siwoff, 1973 hardbound, ex. Also, the 1988 and 1992 Elias Baseball Analyst, the 1997 and 1998 Official Major League Baseball Fact Book, The 1990 Baseball Annual, the 1984 Bill James Baseball Abstract, the Baseball Weekly Almanac for 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998, and Stats’ 1998 Baseball Scoreboard, 1999 Diamond Chronicles, 200 Scouting Notebook and 2001 Major League Handbook, plus some other softcover publications. Excellent reference material! Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Society for American Baseball Research, a non-profit membership organization open to all that fosters the research, preservation, and dissemination of the history and record of baseball.
Winning Bid $110.
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