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Baseball Photography
4 Lots
 Lot 36. Pittsburgh Pirates 1909 Panoramic Three-Panel, Double-Fold Postcard of Forbes Field. From center field, the colorized card shows a game in progress. Measuring 3.5” x 16.5”, it is titled “Panoramic View of Forbes Field, World’s Greatest Base Ball Park, Pittsburg, PA.” Chautauqua Photographic Co. copyrighted the photo, and Fort Pitt Publishing produced the card, which is numbered N. 243. Technically vg+ to ex, it looks better and is extremely scarce.
Winning Bid $338.
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 Lot 37. Extremely Rare Engraved Photo of the 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates Team. The 1923 Pirates were led by a manager and fielded four players now in the Hall of Fame – Bill McKechnie, Max Carey, Kiki Cuyler, Pie Traynor and Rabbit Maranville. They finished third in the N.L. pennant race. They and their teammates are pictured in a photo with player identifications promoting the Superior Engraving Co. of Pittsburgh. The photo itself is approximately 4.25” x 12.5”, while the full printed piece is approximately 7” x 14”. It is matted and framed to 11.5” x 18.5”. The engraving has vertical folds and creases and a couple of light stains. We are unaware of another copy. This example comes from the collection of a veteran, serious Pittsburgh collector.
Minimum Bid $200.
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 Lot 39. Very Rare Iron City Beer Color Photo of the 1960 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. This is the 10.75” x 16” version of the brewer’s promotional photo. It is far less common, and easier to display, than the 17” x 33” version. Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski are in the photo, as well as Dick Groat, ElRoy Face, Bob Friend, Vernon Law, Dick Stuart, Smoky Burgess and broadcaster Bob Prince. There is a small chip in the lower right corner, a crease that touches Hal Smith and Don Hoak and various scratches or light indentations, primarily around the Iron City Beer logo. A rarely seen memento of the 1960 championship season!
Winning Bid $242.
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 Lot 288. Leo Durocher 1951 Original New York “Daily News” Photo. At first glance, it looks as if officials might be kicking Durocher out of a ball park for bad behavior on the field. Instead, described by the newspaper’s caption as “exhausted” and “bedraggled,” he is being helped to the New York Giants’ clubhouse by a Polo Grounds attendant and pitcher Jim Hearn. Trailing Brooklyn by 13 ½ games on Aug. 12, the Giants rallied to tie the Bums at the close of a regular season. This photo shows Durocher on Oct. 3, 1951, after the Giants won Game 3 of a three-game playoff series with Brooklyn – and the pennant – on Bobby Thomson’s “Shot Heard ‘Round the World.” The 10” x 13” b&w photo is matted and framed to 15.5” x 19.5”. The photo is mounted on a scrapbook page, and a clipping from the “Daily News” is on the back of the page. Ex+.
Minimum Bid $50.
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