Lot 156. Sandy Koufax Autographed Copy of His Autobiography, Koufax. The lefty that many consider to be the best in the history of the game signed the flyleaf with a mint 9 to gem mint 10 signature. The 1966 hardback, an apparent first edition, is ex missing a dust jacket. Written with Ed Linn. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $240.
Lot 158. 1955 Dodgers Program Covers Signed by Mantle, Koufax, DiMaggio, Other HoFers. The autograph of Mickey Mantle stands out boldly on the back cover, and it could be separated, matted and displayed. The cover has a vertical tear that bisects the “l” and has been reinforced on the back. It does little to detract from an otherwise 10 signature. Other signatures on the back cover are by Casey Stengel, Elston Howard, Frank Frisch and Paul Kerr, president of the Hall of Fame Museum. The front cover has a note concerning the strikeout record set by Sandy Koufax on Aug. 27, 1955. Koufax has signed the cover, along with Emil Dutch Leonard, W. D. Eckert, former baseball commissioner, Pee Wee Reese, Mickey Owen, John Schulte, Ford Frick, Lefty Gomez, Bill Dickey, Duke Snider, Whitt Wyatt, Joe DiMaggio, Joe McCarthy, Don Drysdale and Vin Scully. ALSO, JERRY COLEMAN, KEN KELTNER AND PETE COSCARART. The program has 24 autographs, including 13 by Hall of Fame members. Authenticated by Kevin Keating. 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 $332.
Lot 159. 1967 Program Cover Signed by 36 Including 21 Baseball Hall of Fame Members. The autographs are on the front and back covers of the seating arrangement for the 1967 dinner of the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Signatures of HoFers, many of them now deceased, are everywhere: Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, Dizzy Dean, Pie Traynor, Leo Durocher, Sam Rice, Luke Appling, Zack Wheat, Goose Goslin, Hank Greenberg, Larry MacPhail, Edd Roush, Joe Cronin, Frank Robinson, Lefty Grove, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra (signed twice), Ford Frick, Ted Lyons, Enos Slaughter, Frank Frisch and Bob Feller. Other signers are Bill Virdon, Al Schacht, Vinegar B. Mizell, Harry Walker, Bobby Brown, Ralph Branca, W. D. Eckert, Allie Reynolds and Paul Kerr, HoF Museum president. ALSO, GIL MCDOUGALD AND MICHAEL BURK, YANKEES PRESIDENT FOM 1966-73. The signatures are generally strong, most nm and better and written atop printed portions of the seating chart-program. Excellent display and conversation piece! Authenticated by Kevin Keating. 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 $429.
Lot 182. Jurinko, Purdom, Kolendra Ball Park Prints Signed by HoF Baseball Players. These ball park images, generally about 10” x 16”, were removed from calendars featuring works by artists from the Bill Goff stable. The images themselves average ex. In some cases, one edge on the page containing the image is rough but could easily be matted out. By city, the signers, prints and artists are Boston: Bob Doerr and Jim Rice, “Fenway Park Triptych,” Andy Jurinko. Chicago: Ernie Banks on “Outside Wrigley Field” by Thomas Kolendra and “Let’s Play Two” by Bill Purdom. Cincinnati: Pete Rose, “Crosley Field Revisited,” Purdom. New York: Monte Irvin and Hoyt Wilhelm, “Polo Grounds Matinee,” Jurinko. Philadelphia: Robin Roberts, Andy Seminick, Curt Simmons and Bubba Church, “Twenty-First and Lehigh” (8” x 11 ½” image), Kolendra. Pittsburgh: Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell on “Forbes Field Forever” by William Feldman and “Bucs Start Here” by Purdom. St Louis: Bob Gibson, Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter on “Sportman’s Park Gold” by Jurinko and “Splendid Sportsman’s Park” by Purdom. The autographs are bold, clear sharpie gem mint 10s. These calendar prints will display dramatically, and with 18 HoF signatures, they have excellent potential break-up value. Authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 192. 1930s Very Rare Brooklyn Dodgers Three-Quarter-Size Pennant. This colorful 8” x 25” pennant shows a game scene and the Ebbets Field grandstand at the left and says “Brooklyn Dodgers” in white at the right. Nice vg to vg-ex example with the tip slightly clipped or relatively significantly rounded, an unobtrusive 1” repair at the left and the stripe at the left apparently missing. Displays as very close to ex. 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 $113.
Lot 193. Brooklyn Dodgers Rare 1940s Pennant with the Bum Mascot Above Ebbets Field. Three-quarter-size 27” pennant in white on a blue-gray field. Vg to vg+ with the usual small tack holes, the tip clipped and a very slightly uneven bottom border at the left. 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 $127.
Lot 194. 1950s “Them Bums Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champs” Pennant. Very rare three-quarter-size 26 ½” pennant that uses at the left the same artwork employed in a 1930s Dodger pennant. It shows a game scene with the Ebbets Field grandstand in the background. Vg to vg+ with very slight rounding at the tip and stains around several of the usual tack holes. 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 $301.
Lot 195. Brooklyn (Bklyn.) Dodgers Rare 1950s Three-Quarter and Two Smaller Pennants. The 25 ½” pennant and an 11” pennant share artwork – at the left, a batter set against a baseball with a grandstand in the background and at the right, “Bklyn. Dodgers” in white, all on a red field. The larger pennant is g-vg with the stripe at the left missing, a slightly irregular border at the top left, two ¾” repairs and stains around several tack holes. The smaller version is g with two small tears. The other 1950s small pennant shows a Kelly-style Bum mascot and is vg to vg+ with the tip clipped. 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 $94.
Lot 196. Rare 1955-56 “World Champs B’klyn. Dodgers” Three-Quarter-Size Pennant. This 26” pennant shows Ebbets Field in color above crossed bats at the left, and the text, with “Brooklyn” abbreviated, is at the right. Vg to vg+ with a very slight tip clip, uneven fading in the blue field and stains around three tack holes. 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 $303.
Lot 197. Uncommon 1940s-50s Brooklyn Dodgers Small Vertical Pennant. This 5” x 10 ½” pennant shows a batter with “Brooklyn Dodgers” above on a purple field. Ex. 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 $187.
Lot 198. 8 Brooklyn Dodgers Yearbooks, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952-54, 1956 and 1957. 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. Generally, these examples are collector-reader copies. The 1947 yearbook, Baseball’s Beloved Bums by Joe Hasel, has extensive pencil writing on the covers and slightly more than one-half of the pages. Fortunately, an inserted page noting Jackie Robinson’s addition to the team is free of writing. The copy is complete, and absent the writing, the pages are ex. The 1949 edition has a vg appearance, but writing on almost every page, including Robinson’s. The 1950 edition, fourth printing, escaped the prolific pencilist and has a vg Willard Mullin cover with ex pages. The pencil, and an occasional pen, returned for 1952; otherwise, vg. The 1953 issue is vg-ex with a small “B” on the cover, 1954 poor (and we mean it!) with many pages cut, 1956 ex with an autograph of broadcaster Al Helfer in pencil (large gem mint 10) on the front cover and 1957 ex-m, a very nice issue with a small crease in the upper right corner. (Helfer called the Dodgers’ final game in Brooklyn and introduced the players to the crowd.) These eight issues are accompanied by The Dodgers 1941, which has the characteristics of a yearbook, p-f, complete, water stained, some pages torn. The issues for 1950, 1953, 1956 and 1957 are very collectible and well worth our
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 199. 42 Brooklyn Dodgers Scorecards – 1936, 1949-57. The 1936 example is neatly scored for Game 2 of a doubleheader with the St. Louis Cardinals. The pages, separated along the spine, are brittle with various chips and small tears. The breakdown of the 1949-57 programs follows. 1949 (2), actual scorecard absent from both, otherwise f. 1950 (3), scorecard missing from two, one with covers missing scored for a game with St. Louis. 1951 (1), scored vs. Phils, 1 ½” tear and tape on front cover. 1952 (2), vs. Giants, Cards, vg. 1953 (2), vs. Phils, Reds, one scored with date on the cover, vg-ex. 1954 (9), vs. Cards (2), Braves (2), Cubs, Pirates (3) and Reds, all scored, five with news clips or writing on the covers, otherwise they average vg. 1955 (8), vs. Yankees (exhibition), Pirates (4, including opening day, Clemente on the roster with No. 13, and May 30, Clemente in the pre-printed lineup), Phils (2) and Braves, all scored, all with the date on the cover, otherwise vg-ex overall. 1956 (6), vs. Yankees (exhibition), Reds (2), Giants (2) and Braves, all scored, four with the date on the cover, one g and the others ex. 1957 (9), vs. Cubs (2), Reds (2), Braves, Pirates and Giants. One of the nine is missing the actual scorecard, and one that grades p does not have lineups printed. The seven that are scored average ex; four have the date written on the cover. 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 $240.
Lot 200. Very Rare 1957 “Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn” Original 1 ½” Pin. As it became evident that the Bums might become the Dodgers of Los Angeles, a few of these pins surfaced in Brooklyn. The in has been reproduced; this is an original. Among other differences, the reproductions lack the union “bug” on the back, which this example has. This pin is ex, showing light surface wear, a tiny “bump” at 4 o’clock and light to moderate rust on the back. Nice, clean example. 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 $763.
Lot 201. Incredible Collection of 41 Brooklyn Dodgers Player and Team Pins. Nine pins hold the key to this collection. (Almost all have rust on the back.) Leading off the non-player pins is the 1950s “I am a Member of the Dogerette Dodger Fan Club,” 1 ¼”, blue type over a red batter on a white background. Nm. A 1 ¾” black on blue pin also is high-quality. It shows the exterior of Ebbets Field and says “Brooklyn Dodgers, National League Champions.” Nm-m with minimal back rust. Another 1 ¾” pin, blue on a white baseball, proclaims “Brooklyn Dodgers National League Champions.” Nm with minimal rust. Accompanying these team-related pins is a 1984 Hall of Fame induction pin, nm-m, no box. The Class of 1984 included the Dodgers’ Pee Wee Reese and Don Drysdale, along with three other players. There are two other team pins, a 1 ¼” crossed bats version, blue rim, nm-m, rust on the back, and a ribbon that says “We Did It Again 1956,” and a 1 ¼” pin with “Brooklyn Dodgers” in red on a white rectangle, vg, stain on “n,” ribbons and ball and glove attached. Jackie Robinson tops the group of player pins. Robinson is featured on a 1 ¾” PM10 pin with a yellow background, vg because of foxing mainly at the rim and on Robinson’s left cheek. Other key PM10 pins are Roy Campanella, white background, name in strip, vg because of foxing, and Pee Wee Reese, white background, large photo, vg-ex. Other PM10 pins are of Reese with a gray background and his name across the photo, vg-ex; Billy Cox, chest to cap, minimal rust, nm; Carl Furillo, dark sleeves, ex-m; and from the 1940 issue, Dolph Camilli, ex+, and Pete Reiser, vg+, clean pin with two small cracks. The remaining vintage pin marks the Brooklyn Centennial, 1834-1934, 1 ¼”, ex. Five 3” pins mark the Hall of Fame induction of Campanella, Koufax, Reese, Robinson and Snider, nm. New pins picture Don Newcombe and Campanella, relate to Robinson in some way (9), honor Ebbets Field (2), mark the Dodgers’ World Championship (2), or urge the Dodgers’ return to Brooklyn (4). These newer pins average nm. 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 $429.
Lot 202. 19 Books on Robinson or Rickey, 6 Signed by the Authors Including Mrs. Robinson. Hardbacks unless otherwise noted. The six autographed books are: Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait, signed by authors Rachel Robinson, Jackie’s widow, and Lee Daniels and foreword author Roger Wilkins. Jackie’s Nine by Sharon Robinson, his daughter. Jackie Robinson: A Biography, by Arnold Rampersad. Baseball’s Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy, by Jules Tygiel. Branch Rickey, by Murray Polner. And Rickey & Robinson, by Harvey Frommer. The signatures are personalized 9s or 10s and authenticated by Kevin Keating. These books are nm to nm-m in ex-m to nm dust jackets. All but the Tygiel book appear to be first editions. Autobiographies are Jackie Robinson: My Own Story, 1948 paperback, covers detached, vg; Wait Till Next Year, signed on the flyleaf by co-author Carl T. Rowan (pers. 10 signature), 1960 first printing, vg-ex book, g+ dj; Baseball Has Done It, 1964 stated first, ex/ex dj with a stain on the back, and I Never Had It Made, 1972 apparent first, ex/ex. Other books on Robinson are by Sharon Robinson, Stealing Home, 1996 first, nm/nm; Arthur Mann, The Jackie Robinson Story, ex/ex ; Jackie 1947, Tot Holmes, 1997 softcover, magazine format, ex; David Faulkner, Great Time Coming, nm-m/nm; Milton J. Shapiro, Jackie Robinson, 1965, vg-ex/none issued; Francene Sabin, Jackie Robinson, 1985, g/none; Mark Alvarez, HoF book on Robinson, 1990, softcover, ex-m+; from his foundation, Jackie Robinson: An American Journey, 1987 oversized softcover, nicely illustrated, nm; and Teammates, on Robinson and Reese, by Peter Golenbock, 1990 softcover, vg-ex. Also, Mr. Baseball: The Story of Branch Rickey, by David Lipman, 1966, illustrated hardcover, f. 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.
Minimum Bid $75.
