Lot 659. 3 “Life” and 4 “Sport” Issues with Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams or Mickey Mantle Covers. DiMaggio is the cover subject of two issues of “Life”: May 1, 1939, vg without a label, and Aug. 1, 1949, vg+ to ex. He also is on the covers of two issues of Sport: Sept. 1947, front cover attached along 2” toward the top of the spine, g-vg, and Sept. 1949, vg. Williams is on the Sept. 1951 cover, g+ issue, and April 1948, g-vg. Mantle made the cover of the July 30, 1965 issue of “Life,” ex-m.
Winning Bid $68.
Lot 660. 1940 Walter Johnson for Congress Pin. Slightly less than one inch in diameter, the pin shows relatively even foxing. The Garrison Toy and Novelty insert is in place. Vg+ to ex. After winning 417 major league games and then managing Washington and Cleveland, Johnson became a Montgomery County, MD, commissioner in 1938. Two years later, he won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Congress in the primary election, but lost the incumbent Democrat in the general election. The pin is from the primary.
Winning Bid $65.
Lot 661. Attractive F J Raff 1948 “Autograph Baseball Game” Board. This 22.5” x 22.5” Masonite board has 36 facsimile autographs representing each of the major league teams. Among the names are Eddie Waitkus, Mickey Vernon, Ferris Fain, Enos Slaughter, Pee Wee Reese, Harry Brecheen, Early Wynn, Al (Red) Schoendienst, Johnny Pesky and Frank Gustine. Ex to ex-m.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 662. Rockwood Pottery 1949 MacGregor Goldsmith 6” Blue Ashtray. This uncommon advertising ashtray has a blue baseball on the front and the MacGregor Goldsmith name. The back has the Rockwood logo, XLIX and “MacGregor Goldsmith Scores in Every Field of Sport.” Nm-m.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 663. 3 1950s to 1960 Baseball Games. 1. 1950 Ethan Allen’s All-Star Baseball Game – Special Edition with All-Time All-Stars by Cadaco-Ellis. This board game has discs for stars of the period such as Ted Williams and Stan Musial, and historical greats such as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb. All of the player discs listed are present. The game is ex overall. The box and lid have split along the seams. Two game tokens are missing, and the game may otherwise be incomplete. The discs average ex to ex-m. 2. 1953 Gotham Pressed Steel Magnetik Baseball. The metal board is vg-ex. The pieces for playing the game are missing. The board has an Auto Race game on the opposite side. 3. 1960 Tudor Tru-Action Electric Baseball Game. Ex-m+ game and pieces, vg-ex box. We believe the game is complete, but can’t guarantee that it is.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 664. 1951 New York Giants Team Sheet with 34 Facsimile Autographs Including Mays. The facsimile signatures are bold on Giants letterhead. They include Willie Mays, Herman Franks, Al Corwin, Frank Bowman, Fred Fitzsimmons, Earl Rapp. Larry Jansen, Al Dark, Sheldon Jones, Whitey Lockman, Leo Durocher, Allen Gettel, Hank Schenz, Frank Shellenback, Monte Kennedy, Alex Konikowski, Bobby Thomson, Eddie Logan, Jim Hearn, Jack Lohrke, Sal Maglie, Ray Noble, Monte Irvin, Dave Koslo, Bill Rigney, Clint Hartung, Wes Westrum, Henry Thompson, George Spencer, Dave Williams, Sal Yvers and Eddie Stanky.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 665. Warren Spahn 1958-62 Original Hartland Statue. The plastic in this statue is off-white to yellow. The statue show light wear on Spahn’s chin, neck and left forearm.
Winning Bid $45.
Lot 666. Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford Store Model Baseball Gloves. Mantle and Ford were close friends. In the introduction to Ford’s book “Slick,” Mantle wrote, “I know men are not supposed to talk about love for other men, especially so-called macho athletes, but I don’t mind telling you that I love Whitey Ford. I couldn’t love him more if he was my own brother.” Together they helped the New York Yankees to win five world championships. The Mantle glove is a Rawlings GJ990 model, and the Ford, a Spalding 42-241 specimen. Both gloves are vg. Ford’s name and most of the other stampings remain strong. The cloth label is missing. Mantle’s stamped name is strong; the other stampings vary, and the Rawlings cloth patch is frayed. Both gloves are for a right-hander and will fit a smaller adult hand.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 667. 4 Store Model Baseball Gloves – Mike Schmidt, Albie Pearson and Tom Tresh. The adult-sized Rawlings GJ 54 Schmidt glove is vg-ex with strong stampings and a worn but intact patch. Some of the lacing has come undone. The Pearson “Professional” glove by Sonnett is attractive, ex to ex-m with bold stampings. Essentially formless, it is also pliable and can easily be worn by an adult. Rawlings made the Tom Tresh glove. Model GM15 for a right-hander, it is ex. Both the Pearson and Tresh gloves have metal buttons for closing the flap on the back. So does the fourth glove, which has no identifying marks. It appears to be from the 1940s.
Minimum Bid $50.
Lot 668. Atlanta “Braves Jr. Badge” 2 1/8” Pin. This multi-colored pin uses the same mascot that the Braves used in Milwaukee. Text at the bottom says “Good Only When Accompanied by an Adult.” Ex.
Minimum Bid $15.
Lot 669. Carl Yastrzemski 1962 Action Baseball Game Made by the Pressman Toy Corporation. Yastrzemski’s image is on the 15” x 19.75” box, which has a tear in the upper right corner and otherwise is vg-ex. The tin litho game board, which displays Yaz’s facsimile autograph, is ex-m, showing minor wear from the action of the bat. Most of the game pieces are missing.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 670. Baseball Grab Bag – Bobble Heads, Publications, All-Star Ballots, Jerseys, Etc. This collection includes an almost-complete run of fan All-Star ballots from 1973-2010; missing 1983, 1984, 1986, 1998, 1999 and 2006-09. Unpunched and nm to nm-m. The bobble heads are of Alex Rodriguez and Oliver Perez. The Bobble Doubles figure of Rodriguez as a Texas Ranger is mint in the original box. The boxless Perez bobble is ex-m. The jerseys are size medium store models from the Expos (vg-ex), which concluded business in Montreal in 2004, and the Astros (nm). Publications are the April 30, 1980 issue of “Inside Sports” with Nolan Ryan on the cover, nm-m; the Feb. 23, 2000 “Sporting News” with Ken Griffey, Jr., on the cover, nm-m; the 1952 “Rawlings Official Baseball Rules,” nm; and “The All-Star Legend,” 1977, nm. Also: A 1994 Cincinnati Reds plastic cup from Coke commemorating the first televised baseball game (in 1939), nm; three “USA Today” full pages with Johnny Bench promoting the All-Star Game (1990 and 1991), pages folded twice; a rolled poster from the 1994 All-Star Game that reproduces All-Star program covers, 1933-93; and a 1988 “Reggie Jackson: ‘Mr. October’ VHS.”
Minimum Bid $15.
Lot 671. 1987 Minnesota Twins “Championship Drive” Hanky and 3 Full-Sized Baseball Pennants. The “Homer Hanky,” approximately 14” x 14”, was distributed by the “Star Tribune” of Minneapolis. The Twins won the A.L. pennant and the World Series. Ex+. The pennants mark the 100th anniversary of the St. Louis Cardinals; the final homestand of the Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium, Oct. 1-3, 1993; and the opening day of Victory Field, home of the Indianapolis Indians, on July 11, 1996. These pennants are nm+ to mint. The Cleveland pennant has Chief Wahoo over Municipal Stadium. The names of the players and coaching staff are presented. The Indianapolis team is the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 672. Vince Coleman St. Louis Cardinals Jersey. Playing for the Cardinals, Coleman was the 1985 N.L. Rookie of the Year. He played for six seasons in St. Louis before commencing a journey that took him to New York (Mets), Kansas City, Seattle, Cincinnati and Detroit during the next seven seasons. He was a two-time All-Star. The jersey has a Rawlings size 42 tag in the tail. Coleman’s name and number are on the back, and his number on the front, which shows significant use and stains.
Winning Bid $168.
