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Pacific Coast League
4 Lots
 Lot 480. 7 ½” x 18” B&W Team Photo of the Record-Setting 1948 PCL San Francisco Seals. Failing to win the PCL championship, the 1948 Seals nevertheless attracted 670,000 spectators, a record lasted for almost 40 years. Lefty O’Doul managed this team, and he is pictured with Gene Woodling, Bill Werle, Cliff Melton, Bob Joyce and other players who made greater and lesser contributions to the majors. The picture is autographed by Manny Perez, who pitched in the PCL for six seasons. A Texas native, he died in California in 1988. Lithographed on thin paper resembling photographic paper, this picture was extracted from something larger. The names of the players in the last row are listed along the top. Vg, looks better.
Winning Bid $50.
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 Lot 481. Scarce Book: “History of Baseball in the California and Pacific Coast Leagues, 1847-1938.” Self-published in 1938 by Fred. W. Lange, this 231-page paperback classic remains a valuable resource for researching and understanding the development of baseball on the West Coast. Beginning in the mid-1880s, Lange played the game himself. His book includes photos that are infrequently seen elsewhere. Tight copy with a vg-ex cover and ex contents. This is the version with the photo on the cover. Fabulous book.
Winning Bid $121.
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 Lot 482. “Pacific Coast League Record Book, 1903-1969.” The 47-page paperback from the PCL itself provides extensive information on annual and all-time leaders. It also details some individual accomplishments - Tony Lazzeri’s 60 home runs in 1925, and Joe DiMaggio’s 61-game hitting streak in 1933, for example. Useful reference.
Winning Bid $50.
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