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Baseball Guides
9 Lots
 Lot 127. 1933 Hardbound “Who’s Who in Major League Baseball.” Published by Grover C. Buxton of Chicago and compiled by sportswriter Harold (Speed) Johnson, this scarce period reference is what every annual should be. Consisting of 544-pages, it devotes a full page to several hundred baseball players. Each player is represented by a large photo. In addition, the publication provides the player’s full record and a biographical sketch with career highlights. The “Who’s Who” starts with Earl “Sparky” Adams and ends with Tom Zachary. Judge Landis, managers, owners and other personalities also are profiled. Ex-m copy with a red cover, and without a dust jacket. Scarce and desirable.
Winning Bid $472.
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 Lot 128. 1935-1952 Near Complete Run of Who’s Who in Major League Baseball. Sixteen of the eighteen issues are here. All are hardbacks. These guides could easily be known as the “Callahan” guides because B. E. Callahan published them during their 18-year run. Speed Johnson edited them 1935-37. Chicago Daily News sports editor John P. Carmichael then edited the annuals through their final issue in 1952. The issues from 1935-40 are without dust jackets. The covers for these years range from vg-ex to ex-m with contents that range from ex to nm. Issues for 1936 and 1938 have the owner’s name inside, and the 1938 volume has light pencil marks on the title page. The 1935 issue is the edition that contains both the American and National Leagues. The leagues also were represented by separate volumes. The other volumes: 1942, ex cover, vg dj, ex contents. 1944, ex cover, vg dj, ex contents. 1945, ex-m cover, ex dj, ex-m contents. 1946, vg-ex cover, vg dj, ex-m contents. 1947, nm cover, vg dj, nm contents. 1948, vg-ex cover, ex-m contents, no dj. 1949, ex cover, owner’s name inside, otherwise ex-m contents, no dj. 1950, nm cover, vg-ex dj, nm contents. 1951, ex-m cover, vg-ex dj, nm contents. 1952, ex-m cover, vg dj, ex-m contents.
Winning Bid $520.
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 Lot 129. 1893, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1910 Spalding Base Ball Guides. 1. 1893, no cover, otherwise vg-ex. 2. 1901, no cover, otherwise vg. 3. 1906, no cover, torn and taped first and final pages, otherwise vg. 4. 1909, no front cover, otherwise vg. 5. 1910, g-vg cover, vg-ex contents.
Winning Bid $248.
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 Lot 130. 1910, 1912, 1916, 1917 Reach American League Base Ball Guides. 1. 1910 g-vg cover, vg-ex contents. 2. 1912, cover and pages through 24 detached; missing pages 13 and 14; otherwise vg-ex. 3. 1916, leather cover, index detached, inside pages ex-m. 4. 1917, front cover detached, otherwise vg-ex.
Winning Bid $163.
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 Lot 133. 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1936 Spalding Base Ball Guides. 1. 1930, slight chip in front cover, otherwise ex. 2. 1932, artist rendering that appears to be Babe Ruth on front cover. Ex. 3. 1933, cover with a photo that appears to be Lou Gehrig batting. Cover vg-ex, contents ex. 4. 1935, Dizzy Dean on front cover. Vg-ex. 5. 1936, vg-ex.
Winning Bid $291.
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 Lot 134. 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939 Reach American League Base Ball Guides. Each of these guides has an especially attractive and colorful cover. Prominent players are featured on 4 of the 5 front covers. 1. 1935, Lou Gehrig is pictured in a batting stance on the front cover. Lefty Gomez is shown pitching in an advertisement on the back cover. Ex. 2. 1936, Mickey Cochrane is pictured catching on the front cover. Ex. 3. 1937, Lou Gehrig is pictured batting on the front cover. Vg-ex cover, ex contents. 4. 1938, Charlie Gehringer is pictured swinging the bat on the front cover. Ex. 5. 1939 Base Ball Centennial is featured on the front cover. Vg-ex cover, ex contents.
Winning Bid $264.
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 Lot 135. 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1953 and 1957 Baseball Guides. 1. 1937 Spalding, Carl Hubbell on front cover, vg-ex. 2. 1938 Spalding, Joe Medwick on vg-ex cover with ex contents. 3. 1940 Spalding-Reach guide, vg-ex. 4. 1941 Spalding-Reach guide, vg-ex cover, ex contents. 5. 1953 Sporting News, Robin Roberts on vg-ex cover, ex contents. 6. 1957 Sporting News, Mantle, Berra and others on vg-ex cover, ex contents.
Winning Bid $180.
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