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New York Yankees
11 Lots
 Lot 229. Babe Ruth “Home Run on the Keys” Original 1936 Wire Photo. Acme Newspictures issued this 6” x 8” glossy photo, which shows Ruth being prepared for an appearance in the nine-minute movie short from Warner Bros. In the feature, Ruth recounts the story of his called home run in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field against Chicago. The caption is attached to the back. Vg photo with outstanding clarity and contrast.
Winning Bid $61.
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 Lot 268. 9 Baseball Books on Gehrig, Mack, Durocher, Martin, Etc. – 2 Signed by the Authors. The author-signed books are “Lou Gehrig: A Quiet Hero,” Frank (Graham), 1942 first edition, g+ to vg book, g-vg dust jacket, and “Connie Mack,” 1945 first edition, Fred Lieb, vg-ex/vg. Both are personalized to “Pittsburgh Press” sports editor Chest Smith. The other books are: “Billyball,” Billy Martin, 1987 first edition, ex/vg-ex; “The Leo Durocher Story,” Gene Schoor, 1955 advance copy, ex-m/vg-ex; “The Duke of Flatbush,” Duke Snider, 1988 first printing, ex-m/ex-m; “Steinbrenner!” Dick Schaap, 1982, ex-m/ex; “Baseball,” Robert Smith, 1947, vg+, dj missing; “The Story of Baseball,” John Durant, 1947, dj absent, and “Men at Work,” George Will, 1990, ex-m/ex.
Winning Bid $55.
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