Lot 308. 1938 Advertisement with Babe Ruth Receiving a Louisville Slugger Sterling Silver Bat. In a 9.5” x 15” newspaper ad, Ruth receives the bat as “a token of his hitting prowess” at the annual New York Chapter of Sportswriters’ Dinner. The ad lists Ruth’s home run total as 729, which includes the 15 he belted in World Series competition. The ad has a couple of creases away from Ruth’s image, and it’s matted to 16” x 20”.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 313. 100+ Baseball Items from the Estates of Eddie Stanky and Milt Stock. Mixed assortment of photos, cards, publications, correspondence – and potential “sleepers.” Stanky played second base for the Cubs, Dodgers, Braves, Giants and Cardinals and managed the Cards, White Sox and Rangers. Stock was Stanky’s father-in-law. He played third base for the Giants, Cardinals, Phillies and Robins (Brooklyn), coached in the majors and managed in the minors. The collection includes George Burke photos, 3.5” x 5.25” and larger, of Stan Musial, Pee Wee Reese (4” x 6”), Dixie Walker, Al Dark and Jerry Priddy. A Joe Gordon photo has the appearance of a Burke product but lacks the stamp of the Chicago photographer. There are 10 b&w photos 8” x 10” or larger of Stanky; two show him with drummer Gene Krupa. Ten recently printed copies of a photo show Stanky with Jackie Robinson, Reese and Spider Jorgensen as the Opening Day infield for the Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The photo is used in seven 8” x 10” broadsides marking the 50th anniversary of the day. Ty Cobb is the subject of a 3.25” x 3.25” b&w photo, possibly from 1949. Cobb is also in an attractive, framed 8” x 10 b&w premium that has a facsimile autograph printed in blue. An actual photo of Frank McCormick is on a 4” x 6.5” photo. Dated 1944, it is personalized to Stock and authenticated by Kevin Keating. A newspaper photo of the Baseball Hall of Fame is on a 7” x 7” wood plaque, and on the back, it’s addressed to “Coach Ed Stanky.” Among the cards are a 1975 TCMA 1951 New York Giants near set, 32 of 34 including Mays; an early 1900s postcard of the St. Vincent boys baseball team; team-issued photos of Hanyzewski, Jack Banta and Erv Palica; and, in unseparated panels, Series 5-8 of the 1993 Keebler-Albertsons All-Time set, including Gaylord Perry, Billy Martin, Sammy Sosa, Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriquez and Nolan Ryan. Publications include three copies of the 1984 “Dodgers Blue Book”; the April 1947 and Jan. 1949 issues of “Baseball Digest,” f; the 1967 “American League Regulations and Waiver Reference,” and the oversized softcover, “Newspaper Reports About Big League Baseball in the Big Apple: The New York Giants, 1901-1957” by Thomas Antonucci. There also are two Jackie Robinson first-day covers with his image and U.S. postage stamp from 1982 and various other items. The entertainment value alone is worth our starting bid.
Winning Bid $138.
Lot 314. Rare Detroit 1910 Baseball Pin. With a metal banner saying “Detroit 1910” at the top, this pin has a 3.25” red, white and blue ribbon attached. A metal baseball is suspended from the center of the ribbon. The banner shows some oxidation at the top. Ex. This attractive pin apparently is associated with a city baseball event, rather than the Tigers.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 315. 1981 Los Angeles World Series Press Pin. Made by Balfour, the pin is mint in its original box. The Dodgers defeated the Yankees in six games.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 316. 1984 Detroit Tigers World Series Press Pin. Sparky Anderson led the 1984 Tigers to the world championship in five games against San Diego. Balfour produced the pin, which shows Tiger Stadium. The pin is mint in its original box.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 317. 5 1940s-50 Louisville Slugger 16” Mini Bats – Dickey, Gordon, Keller, Walker, Hornsby. All of these bats are Hillerich & Bradsby 40 models. The Dickey, Hornsby, Keller and Walker names are inscribed in gold; Gordon’s is in black. The bats grade: Dickey vg+, Gordon ex, Hornsby f (name very difficult to read), Keller nm and Fred (Dixie) Walker ex-m.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 318. Ticket Stub for 1942 World Series Game 3 – St. Louis vs. New York at Yankee Stadium. Ernie White pitched a five-hitter as the Cardinals won, 2-0, and took the lead in the series, 2-1. The Cardinals captured the world championship in five games. The stub, for a mezzanine reserved seat, is vg to vg-ex with a crease in the upper left, a small corner crease and paper loss on the back along the edge where it was separated from the rest of the ticket.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 319. Vintage Petrolia Wool Baseball Jersey. Likely from a small town north of Pittsburgh, the jersey shows good use and displays nicely. Vg. It appears to be an adult medium.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 320. 1939 “Look” with Joe DiMaggio, 1940s Magazines with Newhouser, Cooper as Lou Gehrig. These large-format magazines feature excellent color photography on their covers. DiMaggio and his future first wife, actress Dorothy Arnold, are on the cover of the Oct. 10, 1939 issue of “Look.” They married on Nov. 19, 1939, and divorced on May 2, 1944. Inside are articles on DiMaggio and World Series heroes, “Does Notre Dame Get the Football Breaks?” and Hitler and World War II. Vg to vg+. Actor Gary Cooper as Gehrig is on the cover of the July 28, 1942 issue of “Look.” The magazine reviews “The Pride of the Yankees,” in which Babe Ruth plays himself, and offers an article on Joe Gordon as “King of the Second Basemen.” Vg-ex. Newhouser is posed to deliver a pitch on the cover of the July 19, 1947 “Collier’s.” He is the subject of a three-page article. Ex issue. The cover has a small chip along the right edge, and the label is partially removed.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 321. 1940s Baseball Punch Board. Ex-m to nm red, yellow, black and white example promoting Garcia Grande Cigars. It measures 7.25” x almost 10” and is unused.
Winning Bid $30.
Lot 322. 3 Rittgers-Like Baseball Figures – Umpire, Pitcher and Batter. These three figures resemble Rittgers figures, but they apparently were produced by a competing company. Each figure is approximately 5.5” tall. The umpire is ex-m to nm. The pitcher, designated “Lefty” on the bottom of his left shoe, has been repaired at the right knee and left arm. The batter shows extensive repairs, at the right knee, bat, arm, shoulder and neck.
Minimum Bid $35.
Lot 323. 2 Baseball Games – 1940s-50s “Electric Baseball” and 1953 “Line Drives.” The Jim Prentice “Electric Baseball” game has seen good use and no longer works. The board is vg, as is the top of the lid. The side panels are missing. The “Line Drives” game, from Lord & Freberg, has a vg-ex board and approximately 140 game cards. The box is complete, with creases on the lid and tears in the side panels.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 324. 1978 American League Baseball Season Pass Issued to “Lefty Gomez and Party.” The pass has a “Baseball Hall of Fame” designation in the lower left corner. Gomez entered the Hall of Fame in 1972 based on his success as a pitcher over 14 major league seasons, 13 with the New York Yankees. He died in 1989. The pass shows a quarter-sized area of paper loss on the back, which has rules for using the pass. The front, which has a MacPhail facsimile signature, is f-g.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 325. Baseball Grab Bag – Pins, Publications – and an “SI” with Ali on the Cover. This group includes a set of five commemorative pins from the 1997 All-Star Game played in Cleveland. Mint in the original box, the pins represent All-Star Games in the city in 1935, 1954, 1963 and 1981, as well as 1997. From an earlier time, there is a 1959 “Dope Book” from “The Sporting News” with Bob Turley on the cover. Vg. Finally, there are three full issues of “Sports Illustrated”: July 12, 1965, Maury Wills cover, vg-ex, no label; July 30, 1973, Carlton Fisk cover, ex; and April 25, 1988, Muhammad Ali cover, g+ to vg.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 344. Pittsburgh Circa 1910 Baseball Pin. “Pittsburgh 1” is displayed inside a metal banner at the top of this pin, which has a 2” red, white and blue ribbon suspended from it. In turn, a 1” metal bat hangs from the ribbon. Ex. The pin apparently is associated with a city baseball program. Attractive and uncommon.
Winning Bid $61.
