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.
Lot 203. 40+ Books on Brooklyn Dodgers History and Players – Campanella, Robinson, Etc. Hardbacks unless otherwise noted. Dodger histories dominate this collection. Many of them are autographed by the author: The Greatest Ballpark Ever, Bob McGee, 2005 first edition, nm-m book, ex-m dust jacket; The Boys of Summer, Roger Kahn, 1972, vg-ex/vg; Brooklyn Dodgers and Their Rivals 1950-52, Mike Getz, 1999 stated first, ex/vg-ex. Through a Blue Lens, Dennis D’Agostino and Bonnie (Stein) Crosby, autographed by Crosby, 2007 apparent first, ex-m book and dj; Wait Till Next Year: A Memoir, Doris Kearns Goodwin, 1997 first, ex-m+/nm; Dodger Classics, Bob (Robert L.) Tiemann, 1983 assumed first, vg-ex/vg-ex; A Fan’s Memoir, Bill Borst, 1982 first ed. paperback, nm, and Baseball’s Great Dynasties: The Dodgers, 1990 first, ex-m/ex-m, and The Brooklyn Dodgers, 1992, ex/ex, both signed by author Peter C. Bjarkman. The signatures are 9s and 10s, almost all personalized. Team and player history is captured in Andre Paul Mele’s A Brooklyn Dodgers Reader, 2005 McFarland hardback issued without a dust jacket, nm. Other histories are The Rhubarb Patch by Red Barber, 1954 paperback, first printing, g-vg; The Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Ed Fitzgerald, 1949 paperback, g-vg; The Brooklyn Dodgers by Donald Honig, Them Wonderful Bums 1901 to 1956 (paperback) by Tom Antonucci, The Artful Dodgers by Tom Meany (two editions, first edition from 1954 and 1966), The Giants & The Dodgers by Lee Allen, Bums by Peter Golenbock, Brooklyn’s Dodgers by Carl E. Prince and When Brooklyn Was the World 1920-1957 by Elliot Willensky. Also, books by Buzzie Bavasi, Fresco Thompson, Cliff Gewecke (day-by-day history, paperback), and Richard Goldstein. Among the more interesting autobiographies is Leo Durocher’s The Dodgers and Me, 1948 apparent first edition, vg book with title written on the front hardcover, dust jacket missing. Three books focus on Roy Campanella, including a first edition of It’s Good to Be Alive. Four are devoted to Jackie Robinson: Other (auto)biographies deal with Duke Snider, Gil Hodges, Babe Herman (softcover) and Clyde King (softcover). King’s book is signed “Burt” by his co-author, Burton Rocks; personalized 10. The books not otherwise graded average vg-ex in vg dust jackets. Three biographies with significant water damage to the books and dust jackets are reading copies only: 2 on Snider, 1 on Roseboro. There are five magazine-format copies of Who’s a Bum! The Brooklyn Dodgers road to the championship in 1955, 1996 from New York’s Daily News, nm. Also, Brooklyn’s Best I and II, 1988 and 1999 respectively, both vg-ex. And several surprise publications! Autographs 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 $185.
Lot 207. 7 Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series Programs or Scorecards, 1949-56. Five Dodgers and three Yankees programs. The 1949 Dodgers program is poor, missing pages 23-28. The portion that is present, which includes photos and biographical sketches of Jackie Robinson and Joe DiMaggio, has an f-g appearance. The 48-page 1952 Dodgers program is vg with the owner’s 3” x 3 ½” label on an inside page. The Yankee version, neatly scored for Game 4, is poor (and we mean it) with water damage and pages sticking together. For 1953, a two-panel Dodgers scorecard is partially scored, and “Gilliam” is misspelled in the pre-printed lineup; g with a 1” tear. A 1953 Dodgers program scored for Game 4 has a p-f front cover with writing on it and vg-ex pages. The 1956 Dodgers program has a torn cover with writing on it and vg-ex pages with miscellaneous writing on eight of them. The Yankees’ version of the 1956 program is ex-m, neatly scored for Game 4. Two pages behind the scored pages do show some ink transfer. These programs are accompanied by four reprint World Series programs: 1916 Dodgers-Red Sox, 1920 Dodgers-Indians and 1947 and 1956, Dodgers-Yankees. The 1956 reprint shows scoring for Don Larsen’s perfect game. The reprints average ex-m. 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.
