Lot 536. Tommy John Collection of Baseball Pinbacks, Key Chains, a Money Clip, Etc. This group includes a money clip presented to John in 1993. His initials are engraved on the front. A watch fob that appears to be brass has a vintage pitcher on it. Here is a list of the other items: 1. California Angels' 3 3/8” 25th anniversary pin. Nm. 2. 1982 Brewers and Angels 3” Championship Series pin, ex-m. 3. Tommy John 3” Chicago White Sox pin. Nm. 4-8. Five John 1978 3” pins, #197, showing him with the Yankees. 9. Reggie Jackson 3” circa 1980 pin, #291. Vg-ex. 10-13. Four Don Baylor 3” Angels pins, one g-vg, two vg-ex and one ex. 14-21. Eight John key chains or fobs with a jersey and “T.J. 25” on the back. Nm. 22. A Harry Caray “Holy Cow Soda” 2.25” pin. Ex. 23-25. Three numbered 3” pins from the Florida Marlins “First Home Stand Ever!” 1993 pin. Nm to nm-m. 26. Aurelio Lopez 1984 Fund Foods pin #98, nm-m. 27. Tommy John baseball patch, ex-m. 28. New York Yankees belt buckle, nm-m. 29. Yankees 2.5” bag tag with John’s #25 on the back. 30. Chicago White Sox 2.75” bag tag with John’s name on the front. 31. Tommy John Baseball Assistance Team name tag. 32. Yankees’ Fan Festival Special Guest tag. 33-34. Two Holiday Inn plastic keys with two different images of Cal Ripken Jr., vg-ex. 35. Chicago White Sox key fob. 36-38. Three Lou Gehrig medallions from the “New York Post” 2005 “Immortals” collection. Mint in the original packages. 39-43. Five 7/8” black and white pins of a baseball. 44-47. Four Rawlings “Gold Glove” charms. Nm. Two signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels accompany these pins and other items.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 537. Circa 1940s-50s Half Pint Glass Milk Bottle Featuring a Baseball Pitcher. With text that says “After the Game Cool Off with Milk & Keep Fit!” the image of the pitcher is in red on one side of the clear-glass bottle. The name of the Williamsport milk producer, the McDaniels Dairy, is on the opposite side. Ex+. Comes with a signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” label.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 538. Tommy John Collection of 75 Game-Used Baseballs. These baseballs are predominantly major and minor leagues official balls that John accumulated during his career. Many are worn enough that the league cannot be determined. John signed a game-used OAL Bobby Brown ball. His signature is nm-m 8 and authenticated by Kevin Keating. The other baseballs would be excellent for practice for a youth team. Comes with a signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” label.
Winning Bid $301.
Lot 539. Starting Lineup Baseball Figures – Cobb, Gehrig, Campanella, Griffey Jr., Etc. All figures are mint in the original package: 1989, Mark McGwire. 1991, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson (2) and Barry Larkin. 1994 Cooperstown Collection, Ty Cobb and Lou Gehrig. 1995 Cooperstown Collection, Don Drysdale and Satchel Paige. 1997, Ryne Sandberg. 1998, Sammy Sosa. 1998 Pro Action, Randy Johnson and Sosa. And 1998 Cooperstown Collection, Roy Campanella. The packages are generally vg-ex. Two signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels come with the figures. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 540. “Street and Smith’s Baseball Yearbooks” and Other Publications from Tommy John. Thirty-one publications, including the Street and Smith yearbooks for 1972, 1974 (2), and 1976-83. The 1972, 1976 and 1983 issues are missing the back cover. The other issues average vg-ex. Baseball Hall of Fame yearbooks are included for 1991 and 2003, ex+ and vg+ to ex, respectively. Among the other publications are: “Baseball ‘77” from the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, Cobb and Brock cover, ex-m; “Baseball Forecast 1977,” Fidrych cover, ex; “Popular Sports Baseball Illustrated,” May 1980, vg-ex; “Inside Sports” for July 31 and Aug. 31, 1980, vg-ex; Miami Hurricanes’ 1983 baseball yearbook, vg+; “The Sporting News,” Aug. 20, 1984, vg; “Sport,” Jan. 2000, Sosa cover, ex-m; and “Sports Illustrated,” Fall 2001 bilingual issue, f. Also, a 1964 issue of “Baseball Digest,” p; five 1977 issues of the monthly, vg to vg-ex, and 2003-2005 auction catalogs, one each from Hunt Auctions, Guernsey’s and Sotheby’s. MB $20. These publications come with two signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 541. Tommy John’s “Sporting News” Annuals – Registers, Guides Plus Other Publications. One publication is autographed – John’s own copy of the National League 1977 “Green Book.” His name is imprinted on the cover in gold, and his autograph is nm-m 8. Copies of the “Baseball Register” are from 1970 (Seaver cover), 1971 (Mays), 1972 (2, Torre), 197 5 (Hunter), 1977 (Morgan), 1978 (Carew) and 1996 (Maddux). The 1970-77 editions are vg (with pages better than the covers); 1978 is ex, and 1996, nm. One of the 1972 issues is hardbound; it is ex-m. Three “Baseball Guides” are included: 1975, ex+; 1978, ex; and 1996, Ripken cover, nm. The other publications are: “World Series Records from 1903 Through 1965,” TSN, vg+ to ex; “The Book of the 1974 World Series,” ex, and “1974 Pitcher Performance Handbook,” vg, both by Baseball-for-Fans Publications; “Professional Baseball Rules Index,” 1992 edition, Jim Evans Academy; and “Stats Baseball Scoreboard 1994,” vg+ to ex. Seventeen publications, including one signed by Tommy John, plus two signed “Property of Thomas Edward John” labels. Kevin Keating authenticated the autographs.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 650. 19th Century Scorecard by “W.D” with a Baseball Scene on the Front. Measuring 5.5” x 5”, this scorecard has never been folded. It has a ½” split along the fold at the top and a crease. Inexplicably, the card was neatly scored for a 1959 game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers. The card is an 1800s original. G.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 651. Vintage Corkball and Hanna Batrite No. SCB Corkball Bat. Corkball apparently originated in the streets of St. Louis as early as the 1890s and is still played by leagues around the country today. The advantage of the game is that it can be played in a small area, and no base running is involved. Hanna Batrite was in business in Athens, GA, from the 1920s-70s. The 37” bat has a maximum barrel diameter of something less than 1.5”. The bat shows good use, with some paint between the handle and the barrel. Engravings are light-to-moderate, with “ial” in “Official” and “Ball” in “Cork Ball” difficult to read. The ball, which shows no markings, is about 1.75” in diameter.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 652. Scrapbook with 1899 and 1900 News Clippings on Baseball. This scrapbook contains woodcut portraits and baseball articles, apparently from “The New York Clipper.” It appears to have been assembled relatively recently. It presents vintage portraits of H. D. Quin, president of the American Association, J. Bently Seymour, Laven Cross, Thomas Dowd, Tim Flood, John B. Taylor, F. R. Kitson and Fred Ketchem. Articles cover or mention Cap Anson, Billy Sunday, Roger Bresnahan, indoor baseball, Rube Waddell, Ed Hanlon, Jack Glasscock and many more. Henry Chadwick, the father of baseball, is quoted as suggesting that the game might be improved by decreasing the number of balls from four to three and the number of strikes from three to four. The scrapbook has 19 pages of vintage material and 24 pages of photocopies of 1905 and 1905 “Sporting Life” team composites. The May 3, 1902 issue of “Sporting Life,” with significant tears and missing the front and back pages, is also included.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 654. 7” x 10” Color Baseball Cover from the May 1911 “The Outing Magazine.” This magazine was popular in the late 19th and early 20th century. In serial form, it first published Jack London’s “White Fang” novel. Featuring excellent artwork, the cover is f and mounted on a 9” x 12” plaque.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 655. Framed Box Lid for “Pat Moran’s Own Ball Game” from 1919. Moran led the Cincinnati Reds to the 1919 N.L. pennant and then to a world championship against the Black Sox of Chicago. Moran’s endorsement on the lid is dated Aug. 28, 1919, only weeks before the infamous World Series. Smith, Line & French of Philadelphia made the game. The box lid has tears and chips. It is matted to about 12” x 16”. The game is scarce.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 656. Rare Circa 1930s Mickey Mouse Celluloid Figure with a Baseball Bat. This seldom-encountered 2 7/8” figure has “Japan” impressed on the back. It appears to be hand-painted, and some of the red paint from Mickey’s bat is also on the right side of his face. There is a slight indentation on Mickey’s nose and a deeper indentation on the back of his right show.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 657. 2 Scrapbooks with 1930s and Late 1940s-Early 1950s Newspaper Clippings. These are newer scrapbooks, each with approximately 80 pages of vintage material. One has 11 Willard Mullin illustrations and others by Al Demaree and Ed Burns. Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Al Schacht and Rogers Hornsby are among the players illustrated. Articles deal with Gabby Hartnett, Frankie Pytlak, Zeke Bonura, Dolph Camilli, Ducky Medwick, Grover Alexander, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller, the Pirates, rumors surrounding the Red Sox, Goose Goslin, Dizzy Dean, John Shibe, Monty Stratton, Johnny Mize and many more. The second scrapbook offers 1937 columns by Ed Burns of “The Chicago Tribune” and his sketches of several ball parks; a series titled “Minors Coming Up to the Majors,” including Rudy York, Johnny Hopp and Dizzy Trout; and a photo of Lou Gehrig being honored for appearing in his 1901st consecutive game. The second half of the scrapbook has 1940s-50s clippings, including articles, photos or both of Stan Musial, Spahn and Sain, Whitey Ford as a new member of the Yankees’ pitching staff, Sam Jethroe, Joe DiMaggio, Danny Murtaugh, Ted Williams, George Kell, Connie Mack and others. There are Mullin illustrations of DiMaggio, Richie Ashburn as Rookie of the year, and Rex Barney with the Brooklyn Bum. More than 175 pages of entertaining and informative reading and viewing here!
Winning Bid $50.
