Lot 690. Baseball Magazine Poster of the “Pittsburgh ‘Pirates’ – 1927 Pennant Winners.” Among these Pirates, who faced the New York Yankees in the World Series, are six future members of the Hall of Fame – Paul and Lloyd Waner, Pie Traynor, Joe Cronin, Kiki Cuyler and owner Barney Dreyfuss. The poster is about 9.5” x 11”, matted and framed to 12.5” x 15.5”. It has an nm appearance as framed.
Minimum Bid $40.
Lot 691. Paul Waner 1936 Complete Diamond Matchbook. All of the matches remain inside this matchbook. Vg with the striker pulled loose from the base below the matches.
Minimum Bid $25.
Lot 692. Rosey Rowswell “Radio Scorecard” for a Sept. 8, 1938 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Game. Rowswell broadcast Pirates games from 1936 until his death in 1955. On the scorecard cover, he promotes Mobil gasoline, the sponsor of the scorecard. The 1938 schedule and Pirates 1937 statistics are on the back. Neatly scored and ex.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 693. 1941 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 5-Cent Scorecard. Neatly scored in pencil for a Pittsburgh victory, this scorecard is trimmed somewhat irregularly and has the Pirates home schedule on the back. Vg-ex as trimmed.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 694. 1941 Program and Ticket for a Pittsburgh Dinner Honoring Paul and Lloyd Waner. The Pittsburgh Sports Writers conducted the event. From 1927 through 1939, the Waner brothers helped to give Pittsburgh one of the strongest outfields in baseball. After the 1940 season, the Pirates released Paul, and in early 1941, they traded Lloyd to Boston. Both players are pictured on the cover of the eight-page program, which is vg+ with some soiling at the top. The ticket also is vg+. A member of the 3,000-hit club with a .333 career batting average, Paul was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1952. A .316 career batter, Lloyd was enshrined in 1967.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 695. Color Photo of the 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates. This 8.75” x 11.25 photo is printed with the players’ names at the bottom. Ralph Kiner was the star of this team, which posted a 57-96 record. Vg.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 696. Rare 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates Full-Sized Scroll Pennant with Kiner, Murtaugh, Etc. White, beige and gray pennant on burgundy with a scroll listing 24 Pirates, including manger Bill Meyer and such players as Ralph Kiner, Danny Murtaugh and Vernon Law. Ex with soiling and cracking on the graphics, primarily at the left. The tip is strong. The 1950 Pirates were the second-worst team in baseball, which didn’t prompt a high level of pennant sales.
Winning Bid $185.
Lot 697. Joe E. Brown, Bill Virdon and Frank Thomas Autographs on a 1957 Pirates Dinner Program. The comedian-actor, the Pirates outfielders and Pennsylvania Governor George M. Leader signed the program for an April 15 “Welcome Home Pittsburgh Pirates Dinner.” Thomas and Virdon signed the front cover of the eight-page program in pencil. The autographs of Brown and Leader are large on the back cover. Nm-m 8 and better signatures. The father of Pirates general manager Joe L. Brown, Joe E. was the toastmaster for the dinner. Leader was one of the speakers. The program is stained in the lower left, and the cover has two stains toward the top. The interior includes a team picture.
Winning Bid $20.
Lot 698. 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates Composite Team Photo for a Department Store “Booster Club.” The defunct Horne’s store created this 8” x 10” b&w printed composite from spring training photos. It includes Roberto Clemente, Bill Mazeroski, Dick Groat and Don Hoak. Three players pictured would up not making the team, - Curt Raydon, Gene Baker and Bill Hall. The 1959 team had the Pirates only winning record of the 1950s. Ex.
Winning Bid $15.
Lot 699. Ticket Stub for the Opening Home Game of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1959 Season. On the way to their second winning season of the 1950s, the Pirates got off to an inauspicious start, losing to Milwaukee, 8-0. Warren Spahn gave up seven hits and pitched a complete game. The Bucs finished the season in fourth place, with a 78-76 record. The stub, including the rain check and part of the next section, is vg+ to ex, without stains or paper loss.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 700. Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 “Beat ‘Em Bucs” Championship Plaque – Unused in the Original Box! “Beat ‘Em Bucs” was the battle cry of Pirates fans as they won their first pennant in 33 years. A Pittsburgh area firm produced these 7.25” x 10.5” plaster plaques to celebrate the team’s success. The sculpture depicts a pirate, crossed bats and a glove holding a ball. This example may very well never have been out of the box. It is nm-m+ with several very minor imperfections – a tiny chip over the Pirates’ left eye, a possible rub mark on his bandana and a small spot on one bat where the paint apparently didn’t cover. The plaque retains a removable label that says “National League Pennant Winners, Pittsburgh Pirates.” The label has been damaged by tape. The box is ex-m.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 701. Collection of 4 Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 “Beat ‘em, Bucs” Pennants and One Other. All five pennants are three-quarter size or slightly smaller. Four carry the rallying cry of Pirates fans – “Beat ‘em, Bucs” – during the 1960 pennant chase and World Series. A 25” multicolor on black pennant depicts what appears to be a hillbilly Pirate mascot holding a bat and ball and wearing a Pirates uniform. Vg+ to ex. In a 26.5” white and gray on red pennant, the mascot is above Forbes Field. Vg+ to ex with the tip clipped. A gold on black pennant features a mascot head first used in the 1950s and “Beat ‘Em Bucs” in large letters. Ex, fraying at the tip. “Beat ‘em, Bucs” is on a 17” black on white pennant, vg+ to ex, and a 24” pennant reproduces part of the front page of the Sept. 26, 1960 “Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.” “Pirates Clinch Pennant” the main headline, with “Now Bring on the Yanks” added to the pennant. Ex+ to ex-m.
Winning Bid $105.
Lot 702. 1960 Pirates N.L. Champions Photo, a Murtaugh Autograph and 2 Restaurant Placemats. Three collectibles, all with photos of the 1960 World Series champions. An 8 ½” x 11” framed b&w photo pictures the N.L. champs and has a Danny Murtaugh signature cut stapled to the upper right corner. Except for the staples, the photo is nm-m, and so is the autograph. The placemats, each about 10” x 14”, are from two different restaurants and have slightly different content. The placemat from Ben Weinstein & Sons has a photo of the 1960 Pirates, as well as smaller photos of the 1925 world champions and the 1927 N.L. pennant winners. Ex with toning along the edges and minor foxing toward the top. The placemat from Young’s shows only the 1960 team. It is folded vertically and has multiple edge tears of up to ½”.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 703. “Bob” Clemente J. C. Higgins-Sear Model 1636 Baseball Glove. Vg right-hander’s glove large enough for an adult with all stampings still readable, especially Clemente’s name. The cloth patch is strong. Some lacing in the web needs replacing.
Minimum Bid $20.
Lot 704. Set of 4 Phantom Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets for the 1970 World Series. In their inaugural season in Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates won the N.L. Eastern Division title. The Cincinnati Reds ended their hope for a world championship by sweeping them in the N.L. Championship Series. The phantom tickets, printed without seat numbers, are nm-m.
Minimum Bid $25.
