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Scarce Copy of the 1943 Commiss-oner’s (Landis’) Official Baseball Guide.
Lot 391. Scarce Copy of the 1943 Commiss-oner’s (Landis’) Official Baseball Guide. Baseball Commissioner Judge Landis and J. G. Taylor Spink, Sporting News publisher, had something less than a mutual admiration society. For 1942, Landis agreed to allow Spink to publish an “Official Baseball Record Book.” But when a magazine article sparked another spat, Landis refused to allow Spink to call his 1943 guide “official.” Furthermore, he published his own guide, titled 1943 Baseball: Official Major and Minor League Records. Landis made copies available to teams. Because he did not offer the guide to the public, however, it is comparatively scarce. This 736-page “official” guide is vg.
Winning Bid $40.
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