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Pittsburgh Pirates
3 Lots
 Lot 337. 120+ Autographs of 30 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates Including Maz, Groat, Law, Mejias, Etc. These signatures are on photos, cards, index cards and other media. Three autographs of Bill Mazeroski are included, and one of Ramon Mejias, whose signature turns up infrequently. The autographs are overwhelmingly mint 9s and gem mint 10s. Throughout, we have listed last names only; first names also are signed. There are no more than three personalizations. All of the autographs are on different items; there are no duplicates. Twenty seven of the autographs are on 8” x 10” photos, color unless otherwise noted: Face (b&w), Friend (4, one b&w), Gibbon (b&w), Green (2, b&w), Groat, Law (4, two b&w showing a very young Vernon), Mazeroski (2, one b&w), Narron (b&w), Nelson, Oldis (b&w), Schofield (2, one b&w), Skinner (b&w), Stuart, Virdon and Witt. There also is a b&w photo signed by Face, Haddix and Mazeroski. Another 50 signatures are on cards, primarily from Topps: 1958T #444 Kravitz. 1959T #122 Daniels, 238 Baker, 357 Stuart. 1960T #467 Narron. 1961T #1 Groat, 100 Haddix, 149 Oldis, 250 Law and Face, 286 Witt, 374 Giel. 1961T Stamps, Face. 1962T Stamps, Friend, Virdon. 1963T #55 Virdon, 101 Gibbon, 184 Law, 215 Skinner, 409 Face. 1964T #20 Friend, 37 Burgess, 284 Schofield, 539 Face. 1965T #54 Gibbon, 69 Virdon. 1966T #15 Law, 461 Face. 1967T #351 Law. 1963 Fleer #58 Law. Post: 1961P #137 Nelson. 1962P #181 Smith. 1963P #142 Virdon. 1961 Nu Card: #406 Law, 413 Groat 1977 TCMA 1960 Pirates: #4 Groat, 7 Virdon, 16 Oldis, 21 Face, 23 Gibbon. 1980 TCMA 1960 Pirates: Cimoli, Groat. 1978 TCMA “The 1960’s”: #5 Face, 160 Friend, 199 Schofield, 239 Law. 1979 TCMA Baseball History #42 Law. 1987 TCMA Baseball’s Greatest Teams, Groat, Skinner and Face. 1988 Pacific Baseball Legends #78 Friend. Perkins Pancake House, Face. Jay Publishing, Friend. And an unidentified card of Groat. Twenty-three signatures are on index cards, almost all unlined, with a few cuts: Barone, Bright, Christopher, Daniels, Face, Friend, Giel, Groat, Haddix, Kravitz, Law, Mejias, Mizell, Narron, Oldis, Schofield, Skinner, Smith, Trucks, Vernon, Virdon, Whitt. Team Issues, all different, are signed by Face, Friend (2), Groat (2), Law (3), Skinner and Virdon (2). Groat signed two magazine covers, the Aug. 8, 1960 “Sports Illustrated” and the May 1961 “Sport.” Finally there are autographs of Groat, Daniels, Law, Friend (2), Skinner, Smith, Face and Smith on various media. In addition, Maz autographed a “Beat ‘Em Bucs” envelope with the World Series line score for each game. The 30 players represented are Baker, Barone, Bright, Burgess, Christopher, Cimoli, Daniels, Face, Friend, Gibbon, Giel, Green, Groat, Haddix, Kravitz, Law, Mazeroski, Mejias, Mizell, Narron, Nelson, Oldis, Schofield, Skinner, Smith, Stuart, Trucks, Vernon, Virdon and Witt. Great collection for a Pirates fan, and it has excellent break-up potential for a dealer!
Winning Bid $433.
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 Lot 338. Roberto Clemente Limited Edition Lithograph - #21 of 500 – by Dick Perez. This lithograph features the artwork Perez created for the Clemente puzzle inserted with the 1987 Donruss baseball card set. It is enclosed in a 20” x 26” metal frame. Our consignor requested and received print #21, for Clemente’s uniform number, from the Perez-Steele Galleries. Perez signed the lithograph. Mint.
Winning Bid $200.
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 Lot 413. 2 Paul Waner Autographs on His “Batting Secrets” Booklet. When “The Sporting News” published its list of 100 greatest baseball players of the 20th century, it rated Waner ahead of such names as Eddie Mathews, Jim Palmer, Harmon Killebrew, Carl Yastrzemski, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken, Jr. Old-timers who saw both Waner and Roberto Clemente play right field at Forbes Field debate who was better. In his ranking of right fielders, Bill James placed Clemente one spot ahead of Waner. It’s unlikely that anyone ever played the game better drunk than Waner. In 20 major league seasons, 15 with Pittsburgh, he collected 3,152 hits, drove home 1,309 runs and accumulated a career batting average of .334. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1952 and died in 1965. In 1962, he self-published a 34-page booklet of his “Batting Secrets.” The publication is ex. Waner signed above his image on the front cover and on the back cover as well. The front-cover signature is nm-m 8 to mint 9, with minor bleeding on “Paul.” The back-cover autograph is larger, a 10 that could easily be matted and framed. Kevin Keating authenticated both. Waner’s signature is comparatively difficult to obtain.
Winning Bid $240.
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