Lot 264. Willie Stargell 1973-75 Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger WS2 32” Bat. Unusual store model with a flared knob. “WS2” is inscribed on the knob, and an “8” has been added in marker. The bat appears to replicate the S2 34-36” model that Stargell used professionally. Excellent bat that shows light use and is free of dead wood or other problems.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 265. 2 Different Willie Stargell Bobbing Heads. Both were Pittsburgh Pirates promotions, one from 2002 and the other, from 2008. Global Sourcing International produced the 2008 bobble as part of series celebrating the “Lumber Co.,” members of the 1970s teams. BD&A manufactured the second bobbing head. Each is about 8” tall and mint in the original box.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 266. Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Championship Season First Day Covers and Programs. Among the programs is one for the World Series, in which Pittsburgh triumphed in seven games. The scorecards are scored for the sixth game, which Pittsburgh won. The folio with the Pirates’ scorecard is loose. Vg-ex program. Another program, with Chuck Tanner on the cover, is for the N.L. Championship Series with Cincinnati. Nm. And an nm-m regular-season program for a game with Atlanta has the Pirates team photo on the cover. A set of eight first day covers commemorates the series. No. 10 envelopes have a Memorial Stadium postmark for Oct. 9 and 17. The first game of the series was supposed to be played Oct. 9, but was rained out. Game 7 was played Oct. 18. Both envelopes show the Pirates’ mascot. A mascot sticker appears to have been added to the first, and a “Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 World Series” sticker to the second. Nm-m. No. 6 envelopes are used for the other FDCs. Each has a postmark from the ball park where the game was played. All show some soiling at the top and otherwise are ex-m. Also included is an 8.5” x 11” offset press photo of the 1960 Pirates as “National League Champions,” vg+ to ex.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 267. Pittsburgh Pirates Mascot Pins, Patches, a Matchbox Car and Other Memorabilia. Four pins are each 7/8” in diameter. One is a 1960s issue from Guy’s Potato Chips, ex. Two with crossed bats feature the Pirates’ 1950s mascot. One says “Pittsburgh Pirates” in red, nm, and the other simply says “Pirates” in yellow, vg-ex. The fourth has Pittsburgh’s mid-1960s-80s mascot, vg+. This mascot is also on a 7.75” x 11.5” cardboard sign, nm, and on two 2.5” x 3” patches. Also included are a 1993 Pirates’ logo Matchbox car, mint in the original box; a 1.75” logo patch, ex-m; a 3” x 4.5” transfer with an uncommon mascot, vg; and a Fleer cloth sticker, ex. Eleven items.
Winning Bid $25.
Lot 290. Scarce Program for the 1959 Baseball All-Star Game 1 at Forbes Field. Major League Baseball initiated its experiment with two All-Star games in Pittsburgh. The N.L. won the first game, 5-4, as Willie Mays drove in the tying and winning runs with a triple in the eighth inning against Whitey Ford. Don Drysdale pitched three perfect innings. The scorecard at the center of the 136-page program is loose and scored in pencil. The back cover has a 1.5” tear that is reinforced with tape, and there is damage ranging from approximately 1/8” to 1.5” at the top of the last 12 pages. Otherwise, the program is vg+ to ex. It contains photos of Aaron, Mays, Banks, Musial, Mantle, Williams and many other stars. Very collectable example of a comparatively difficult program.
Winning Bid $50.
Lot 296. 2 1953 New York Giants Programs – vs. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Each 24-page program is neatly scored and has the date lightly written in pencil on the cover. The Giants defeated the Phils, 8-1, in the first game of an Aug. 16 doubleheader. They lost to the Pirates, 7-4, in the opener of a Sept. 19 two-game set. Both programs are ex with some discoloration on the scorecard pages resulting from news clippings, which are included.
Winning Bid $20.
