Lot 230. Extremely Rare 1929 Chicago Cubs “Champions 1929” Team Photo Pin. With Joe McCarthy as the manager and players such as Hornsby, Cuyler, Bush, Hartnett, Wilson, English, Grimm, Malone, Root and Stephenson, these Cubs dominated the National League. The elliptical pin issued to celebrate their success is 2.75” across and 1.75” high. With the expected rust on the back, it is centered to the right as issued and ex-m. It’s a high-quality example of a pin that turns up very infrequently.
Winning Bid $242.
Lot 231. Circa 1900 A. G. Spalding & Bros. 33” Wagon Tongue Bat. Heavy-duty specimen, No. 3/0. It is vg to vg-ex with a crack toward the knob, which has been repaired with three vintage nails in the knob. The bat handle has a circumference of 4.75”, and the barrel, 7.75”. Nice vintage display item and conversation piece.
Winning Bid $218.
Lot 232. Early 1900s Baseball 5.75” Plate from Beamish Glassware Co. Located in Kansas City, Beamish was a distributor of Maddock’s American China, apparently from the 1870s through 1918. The front of the plate is decorated with crossed bats above a plate, a baseball, and two players on either side of a baseball diamond that has an animal head and a stylized “S” within the diamond. The animal has been described as a tiger and a bear. We can’t help wondering if the plate has a Chicago connection. In any case, the heart of the plate shows wear, while the graphics remain strong. The distributor’s name is printed on the back of the plate, and the manufacturer’s name is impressed.
Winning Bid $40.
Lot 233. Circa 1930 Diamond Dust Baseball Punchboard with Babe Ruth and 16 Other HoFers. Long before video poker, punchboards provided gambling entertainment in bars and taverns. Typically for five cents, a patron could punch out a circle in a thick paper board in hope of winning a prize. For five cents, this punchboard offers $1. The blue, white and brown board is 9” x 9.75” x 0.5” thick. Vg. At the top, it presents the numbered images of Ted Lyons, Dave Bancroft, Tris Speaker, Walter Johnson, Frankie Frisch, Dave Schalk, Bucky Harris, Eddie Rommel, Max Carey, Pete Alexander, Eddie Collins, Edd Roush, Red Faber, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth, Herb Pennock, Dazzy Vance, Eppa Rixey and Tommy Thevenow.
Winning Bid $115.
Lot 234. 3 Ted Williams Brand Ted Williams Baseball Gloves from Sears. The chain store retailer sold hunting, fishing and baseball equipment with the Ted Williams name beginning in the 1950s. An adult-sized “Pro Model” 1666 right-hander’s glove is nm. The only detractor is the owner’s name above the cloth label. Another righty’s glove, Model 16182, is ex+. It shows light to moderate wear and has a strong patch and very strong stampings. The owner’s name is in a small area on the back. It fits a smaller adult hand. Model 16183 is a left-hander’s youth glove with moderate wear, limited oil stains, clear stampings and an intact cloth patch. Vg-ex.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 235. Ken Boyer 1967 Original Cartoon Art by Phil Bissell of the “Boston Globe.” Outstanding pen and ink illustration of the seven-time All-Star third baseman, who also earned seven Gold Gloves. Ex. Bissell is best known for his 1959 cartoon showing a Minuteman snapping a football. It became the official logo of the new Boston (now New England) Patriots from 1961-92. Here is a nice, original work that will make a great display piece!
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 236. Unusual and Uncommon Denim Banner Featuring Tom Seaver and the 1910s Larry Doyle. Featuring somewhat primitive graphics on denim, this 24.5” x 34.75” red, black and beige banner, apparently from the late 1970s, promotes baseball, jeans and the American Jeans Company. Seaver’s name is not used, but he is referred to as “Tom Terrific, pitched for the Mets 1967 to 1976, he won 25 games.” Doyle’s name is presented without any accompanying information. He played for major league teams from 1907-20, including all or part of 13 seasons with the New York Giants. A star at second base, he helped the Giants to win N.L. pennants from 1911-13. Like well worn jeans, the banner shows moderate fading. We’ve never seen another example. It has plenty of room for a Seaver autograph.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 237. Huge Banner from the 1988 Baseball All-Star Game in Cincinnati. The American League won this game at Riverfront Stadium, 2-1. The canvas banner hung either in the stadium or in the city. It measures 30” x 95”, plus 18” streamers on one side. On a red background, large white letters, accompanied by blue and white stars, simply say “All-Star Game 1988.” Ex-m.
Minimum Bid $75.
Lot 238. 1999 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Dinner Pins. Every year the Hall hosts an exclusive dinner at the Otessaga Hotel on Saturday night of induction weekend to welcome the incoming class. Attendance is strictly limited to HoF members and their guests and special guests of the Hall. All who attend receive a gift set of commemorative pins that honor previous HoF classes. Because of their exclusivity and limited distribution to only those attending, the pins are highly coveted. They rarely reach the collecting market. George Brett, Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount headlined the class of 1999. The two pins in the 1999 gift set commemorate the classes of 1979 (Willie Mays, Hack Wilson and Warren Giles) and 1948 (Herb Pennock and Pie Traynor). Here is set #192, given to some lucky attendee of the July 24 dinner. It is the first 1999 set that we have seen come to market. The pins are mint in the original box!
Winning Bid $70.
Lot 243. Cincinnati Redlegs 1961 Oversized National League Champs Pennant. This red-on-white pennant with a color team photo measures 17” x 35”. Clean and ex with rounding at the tip. The 8” x 10.5 photo shows vertical wrinkles and a few small creases.
Winning Bid $105.
Lot 244. Scrapbook Covering Pete Rose’s 1985 Chase for the Major League Hit Record. Rose officially tied Ty Cobb’s career record of 4,191 hits on Sept. 8, 1985 and broke it on Sept. 11. He concluded his career with 4,256 hits. The scrapbook contains 72 pages of news clippings and other memorabilia focusing on Rose. Twenty-five ticket stubs are in the scrapbook, although none for either Sept. 8 or 11. The stub is present for Sept. 10, when Rose went 0 for 4.
Winning Bid $92.
Lot 264. Burris Jenkins Original, Large 1941 Cartoon with Sam Snead, Max Baer – and Whirlaway! Recognized for his sports and editorial cartoons, Jenkins was one of the nation’s top cartoonists during his long career with the New York “Journal-American,” which began in the 1930s. Calling this work of art a “cartoon,” however, seems to do it a disservice; “illustration” seems more appropriate. Titled “Move Over Boys,” the 16.25” x 19.25” pencil drawing depicts Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown winner, about to join five human athletes in a bed. The five are Sam Snead, Max Baer, Bobo Newsome, a representative of the Columbia University rowing team and 1941 U.S. Open tennis winner Frank Kovacs. In the background are Bill Corum, widely recognized sports broadcaster and columnist, and Eddie Arcaro, who rode Whirlaway to victory in the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont. Burris signed the illustration, which is matted and framed to 21.5” x 24”. Ex-m.
Winning Bid $198.
Lot 265. Original Signed Painting for “Reader’s Digest” by “Sports Illustrated” Artist Frank Mullins. A magazine and book illustrator and reporter-artist who combined bold colors with an impressionist style, Mullins (1924-helped to shape the image and style of “Sports Illustrated in the mid to late-1960s with his color illustrations. Beyond sports, he covered and created illustrations for oceanography and fiction. A member of the Society of Illustrators, he also contributed artwork to the “Saturday Evening Post,” “Redbook” and the American Heritage series, “The Book of Knowledge.” Mullin created this undated gouache on paper illustration, titled “Baseball’s Most Punishing Job,” for “Reader’s Digest.” Measuring approximately 14” x 17.5”, it is signed by Mullins. Nm. It is matted and framed to 17.25” x 21”. Originals by Mullins are rarely offered.
Winning Bid $163.
Lot 275. 3 Pairs of John’s Game-Used Shoes, One a Signed First-of-a-King Pair, and a Signed Poster. In 1978, his final season with the Dodgers, Tommy John suffered an Achilles tendon injury. As he recovered from the injury, his doctors suggested that he wear cowboy boots to relieve pressure on his heel. The boots helped. As he thought about the upcoming season, John recognized that the baseball spikes available then were flat. It occurred to him that a raised heel in his baseball shoes would be beneficial. Soon he called upon his cousin Donald, an expert cobbler, to modify a pair of shoes for him. Donald placed a wedge in a pair of shoes to raise the heel. The fix worked, preventing pain in John’s heel as he opened his first season as a Yankee in 1979. Subsequently, John became as spokesman for PONY, and he had the shoe manufacturer produce shoes for him with raised heels. Offered here are the black shoes modified by John’s cousin. “Those shoes were heavy,” John recalls. “PONY came up with lighter technology.” The 288-game winner, the seventh winningest pitcher among lefties, signed the toes of both shoes modified by his cousin. The signatures are nm-m 8. They are accompanied by a pair each of game-used shoes from John’s years with the Dodgers and the Angels. Also, three signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels. Also included is 23” x 34” PONY poster that shows John pitching for the Yankees. He has signed a black area of the poster in silver sharpie. The signature is large, bold and mint 9. Autographs authenticated by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $125.
