Lot 36. Baseball Matchcover “Type” Collection of 10 Including Cronin, Kluszewski. Fine assortment, all unfolded with strikers intact. 1. 1959 First Federal Savings Famous (Washington) Senators, Cronin vg+ to ex. 2. Ted Kluszewski’s Restaurant vg+. 3. 1940s Joe Judge’s Restaurant, Washington, D.C., ex. The Senators’ first baseman 1915-32. 4. 1961 F&M Bank Minnesota Twins, Ramos ex-m+. 5. 1965 County National Bank Angels Matchbooks, Bob Rodgers nm. 6. 1966 Santa Ana Savings Angels Matchbooks, Fregosi ex-m+. 7. 1939 Athletics’ schedule, red blanket, heavy scrapbook damage to schedule, front vg+. 8. 1941 Athletics’ schedule, blue blanket, vg-ex. 9. 1940s Baltimore Orioles’ minor league schedule, matchcover for radio station WITH, vg+ to ex. 10. Generic baseball scene on a 1950s-60s Harrisburg caterer’s matchcover, ex-m+.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 55. RC Cola 1977 Partial Set of Cans, 1978 Starter Set, 1979 Phillies Canada Dry, Etc. All of these cans are opened on top. Generally, they are vg to vg-ex. Many exhibit soiling and some rust, typically around the bottom rim. Almost all are free of any significant dents. There are a few beer cans and 150 soda cans, 140 from RC. For 1977, 57 of 70 cans are present, including Brett, Brock, Carew, Fingers, Hunter, Morgan, Munson, Palmer, Rose, Schmidt, Seaver, Sutton and Yastrzemski. Key missing cans are Bench, Perez and Yount. Thirty-five cans (of 100) are present for 1978, including #1 Sutton, 7 Morgan, 15 Munson, 36 Seaver, 45 Palmer, 50 Gossage, 71 Carlton, 77 Rice, 82 Jackson, 83 McCovey, 89 Niekro and 93 Ryan. There also are five 1979 Canada Dry Phillies including Luzinski and Schmidt, a Coca-Cola can offering a $2 discount on a Mets ticket, three 1980 Casey’s Lager Beer cans, one with Ashburn, one with Snider and one with Ford, and a Miller’s Lite can with the “Ryan’s Express to Cooperstown.” This lot may not be returned for any reason. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Society for American Baseball Research.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 140. U. of Maryland Baseball and Lacrosse Memorabilia – 1918-19 Schedule, Etc. The university’s baseball program has produced a number of major leaguers. One of the most notable is Charlie Keller, outfielder for the New York Yankees from 1939-49. A .286 career batter who drove in more than 100 runs in five seasons, Keller played for Detroit in 1950 and 1951 and then concluded his career in New York in 1952. Keller is the subject of an article in the Sept.-Oct. 1948 issue of Maryland, the school’s alumni magazine, ex. Football is the subject of the magazine cover. A less-known major league player, Ray Knode, is among the Maryland players listed on a 1918-19 baseball schedule. Knode was a part-time first baseman for Cleveland, 1923-26. The 2 ½” x 4” 4-page schedule has damage to the upper, outer corner, including three small holes in the third and fourth pages. The school’s 1968 Baseball Guide (vg-ex) pictures Tom Bradley, who pitched for the Angels and Giants 1969-75. A basketball player, John H. Lucas, and a football player, Randy White, are the focus of 72-page program for the 25th Anniversary Banquet of the university’s M Club, ex-m. Lucas played in the NBA for 14 seasons and currently is an assistant coach with the LA Clippers. White is a pro and college Hall of Fame defensive lineman. Among others pictured are Bob Avellini and Frank Urso, who led the Terrapins to NCAA championships in lacrosse in 1973 and 1976. He is one of only four players in NCAA history to receive All-America honors in four seasons. Also, an eight-page 1968 Golf-Tennis Guide, ex, and the March 1985 Maryland Athletic Preview with All-American gymnast Jennifer Huff on the cover, ex-m. More than 130 items, primarily schedules, deal with lacrosse, including women’s lacrosse. Schedules are from 1987, 1991-94, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2004. There also are programs from 1991, 2000 and 2001. These items average nm. Also, a 1998 calendar with photos from various sports and 1935-36 and 1940-41 partially used ticket books for Maryland athletic events.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 163. Multi-Sport Grab Bag – Clemens Hat, Football and Track & Field Labels, NFL Mug. 1. 8 ¾” x 12” Sunkist label featuring runners in a stadium, ex-m. 2. 9” x 9” football Champ Brand label for Louisiana sweet potatoes and yams, ex-m; 1920s-30s style football artwork. 3. 1969 NFL 50th anniversary 6 ¼” tall plastic insulated mug. Has logos of the NFL and AFL teams. 4. Boston baseball cap with a Roger Clemens facsimile autograph, nm-m.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 164. Hockey, Football and Baseball Mini-Grab Bag. Hockey is represented by a complete vg to vg+ Monarch Official Hockey Puck box containing a vg-ex puck. The football entry is a 1951 Bowman card of #57 Jon Baker. The card has a number added to the back and otherwise is f-g. There are three Topps baseball cards from 1958, #223 vg-ex, 227 p, and 356 p, and four from 1959, #109 f, 244 (2) one g-vg and one f, and 251 Clete Boyer vg. One Topps card from 1957 and three each from 1958 and 1959 have writing on the back, typically a number or “TB.” The front of 1958T #238 Mazeroski grades vg-ex. The fronts of the others average g-vg.
Winning Bid $12.
Lot 183. Attractive 1910s Thos. E. Wilson & Co. W575 “League Regulation” Decal Bat. This 31” bat has 8 ½” of tape along the handle. About two-thirds of the logo remains, and it is clearly readable. There are small chips on the knob and one small chip on the end. A very displayable example of an early Thos. E. Wilson bat.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 184. Fred McGriff and Ken Phelps Game-Used Bats. Both are 35” Louisville Slugger bats. McGriff’s is a two-tone S216 model, and Phelps, an M110. Both have the player’s uniform number on the knob. The McGriff bat shows extensive use, with tape on the handle and the back of the barrel missing. The Phelps bat has a minor handle crack and some dead wood below his name.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 186. Baseball Grab Bag: Dizzy Dean 1936 Pin, 1967 Display Box, Cards, Cans, Caps, Etc. Key items in this collection are a 1936 Grape-Nuts Dizzy Dean Winners Club bust membership pin and a 1967 Topps display box. The pressed-metal pin, about 1” in diameter, is ex with a couple of small oxidation spots and displays very nicely. It is an original. The Topps display box is the version with advertising for 1967 Pin-Ups. The lid is separated at the die-cut, and the back left seam of the base is held together with tape on the outside. There is a crease on the lid, a couple of other minor creases, and the print registration is slightly off. Other items include: 3. A ¾” “Natl League Leader” pin recognizing Rogers Hornsby’s .424 batting average, vg, no pinback. 4. 3 ½” Baltimore Orioles mascot pin, Oriole batting, vg+ to ex. 5. 1977 Topps 15-cent display box, f. 6. 1957 Ed-U-Cards Baseball Card Game, 36 cards, 23 written on, rules, original box. 7. Eight 1977 RC Cola cans including Munson and Yount, opened, ex to ex-m. 8. Twelve different Dairy Queen caps, ex. 9. 49 1970s Topps cards, average f. 10. 325+ 1980 Topps cards, average ex, including #265 Yount, 270 Schmidt (2), 280 Perry (2), 406 Molitor, 610 Stargell and 720 Yaz. 11. 33 1950s Topps cards, off condition, including 26 1956 with Ford, Feller Martin, all significantly trimmed. 12. 85+ 1980s-90s cards, some HoFers, average ex-m. Also, a 1958 Street and Smith’s Baseball Yearbook, complete, f. Fun-time collection of more than 500 individual items!
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 187. Willie Mays Portrait by Jim Trusilo. Limited edition (#437 of 1000) 9” x 13” color print matted to 12” x 15 ½”; nm-m. Signed by the widely respected artist.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 190. KC Athletics, LA Dodgers, Reds and White Sox Crossed Bats Pins. The blue on white Los Angeles Dodgers pin is the 1 ¼” version; ex+, pinback missing. The three other pins are 1 ¾”: Chicago White Sox, blue on white, red stitches, ex. Cincinnati Reds, blue lettering, red stitches and bats, vg-ex, no pinback. And Kansas City Athletics, red lettering, blue bats and stitches, vg+.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 191. 34 Chicago White Sox 1959 A.L. Champions 11” x 14” Team Photos. These Colourpicture prints are generally ex-m, with a few in lesser condition and many better. Managed by Hall of Famer Al Lopez, this team fielded such stars as Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio, Early Wynn, Ted Kluszewski, Norm Cash and Billy Pierce.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 192. Original Copy of a 1960 Telegram from Charlie Finley Offering to Buy the A’s. In the Dec. 5 telegram, Finley offers “to purchase Mrs. Humes (sic) 52 percent interest of the Kansas City Athletics Baseball Club” for almost $2 million. Finley completed his purchase of the team on Dec. 19. Clean copy of the telegram intended for delivery to Edward L. Vollers at a St. Louis hotel. Vollers was an attorney for the club’s owners.
Winning Bid $25.
