Lot 612. October 1889 Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine with Baseball Content + a Bonus. The pages in this ex publication are numbered 803 to 960 with an additional advertising supplement. Pages 831-837 feature an article “Base-Ball – For The Spectator with 11 illustrations. As a bonus some additional pages from other Century Illustrated Monthly Magazines along with a portion of the Harper’s Weekly of Saturday July 5, 1902 are included.
Winning Bid $60.
Lot 613. 1910 Spalding Baseball Record Book. Statistics with pictures of individual players and teams fill the pages, which are ex-m. The colorful g-vg cover exhibits wonderful period graphics.
Winning Bid $75.
Lot 614. 1915 Spalding Official Base Ball Record Book. This great guide has more than 500 pages of statistics and team and individual photos. Ty Cobb, A. G. Spalding, Ban Johnson, Connie Mack, Honus Wagner and others are pictured. The guide has a vg cover with ex-m pages.
Winning Bid $152.
Lot 616. Fred Waring’s “Baseball” (America’s Favorite Game) Sheet Music. This promotional 6 ¾” x 10 ½” sheet music from 1939 encourages the reader to “Tune in Fred Waring’s Chesterfield Pleasure Time Broadcast Mondays through Fridays…N.B.C. Coast-to-Coast Network.” Vg.
Winning Bid $9.
Lot 617. Baseball Banter, 1940 Humorous Paperback by Stan W. Carlson. Carlson is better known as the author of Lou Gehrig: Baseball’s Iron Man. In this 58-page booklet, he presents a “collection of humorous baseball stories.” This self-published first edition is nm-m, unusual for a 1940s softbound publication.
Winning Bid $10.
Lot 618. 5 American Association Publications 1935-1951. Some of the best who ever played the game found their way to the majors via the American Association. Each publication pictures and profiles a multitude of players and teams 1. 1935 American Association on Parade, ex. “Rip” Sewell is pictured as a Louisville Colonels, and Clyde Sukeforth as a catcher for the Toledo Mud Hens. Sukeforth may be best known as the Brooklyn Dodgers scout who was instrumental in signing Jackie Robinson. Guides 2-5 are issues of Who’s Who in the American Association. 2. 1948 ex. Featured players include: Roy Campanella playing for the St. Paul Saints, Hank Bauer for the Kansas City Blues and Al Rosen playing for the Kansas City Blues. 3. 1949 no cover otherwise vg-ex: Harvey Haddix is pictured with the Columbus Red Bird, Lew Burdette with the Kansas City Blues and Jimmy Piersall with the Louisville Colonels. 4. 1950 vg: Billy Martin and Johnny Mize are featured infielders for the Kansas City Blues, Ray Dandridge and Hoyt Wilhelm are with the Minneapolis Millers. 5. 1951 ex: The great Willie Mays is pictured as a player with the Minneapolis Millers.
Winning Bid $102.
Lot 619. 15 1937-59 Issues of The American Association Baseball Sketch Book. The sketch books are paperback issues full of statistical data, articles and profiles pertaining to the American Association and its members. There is a near complete absence of photography. While reading through these sketch books of baseball history, you will come across familiar names like Enos Slaughter, Ted Williams, Phil Rizzuto, Vince DiMaggio, Preacher Roe, Danny Murtaugh, Alvin Dark, Harvey Haddix, Roy Campanella, Hoyt Wilhelm, Don Hoak, Don Larsen, Whitey Herzog, Jim Bunning and Roger Maris. One can read about the humble beginnings of some of MLB’s notable players. The issues: 1937, 1937 second edition, 1938, 1938 second edition, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1959. The overall condition is vg-ex to ex.
Winning Bid $185.
Lot 620. 24 1939-73 Issues of The Record Makers of the American Association. Statistics in a wide range of categories and the players and teams who represent them fill these paperback publications. Among the stars who appear in these publications are Cy Young, Casey Stengel, Leo Durocher, Rube Marquard, Rube Waddell, Ted Williams, Enos Slaughter, Carl Yastrzemski, Ken Griffey and Bill Skowron. The issues: 1939 Centennial Edition 1839-1939 62 pages, 1940-42 62 pages, 1945 79 pages, 1946 81 pages, 1947 83 pages, 1948 84 pages, 1949 86 pages, 1950 87 pages, 1951 Golden Jubilee Edition 96 pages, 1952-56 96 pages, 1957 98 pages, 1958 100 pages, 1962 66 pages, 1969 68 pages, 1970 72 pages, 1971 72 pages, 1973 84 pages and 1975 84 pages. The overall condition is ex+. A great lot for the baseball statistics or American Association aficionado.
Winning Bid $204.
Lot 621. American Association Constitution By-Laws and Rules Book + a 1956 Sketch Book. The constitution and by-laws book was published in May 1954. The American Association Baseball Sketch Book is loaded with facts, figures and statistics pertaining to the American Association. Both paperback publications are ex.
Minimum Bid $10.
Lot 622. Baseball Grab Bag Including a 1944 Baseball Register, 1945 Baseball Guide. The Sporting News produced these annuals. The Register has Rube Waddell on the cover, vg-ex, and the Guide, Marty Marion, vg+ to ex. Also from the 1940s, the March 1941 issue of Baseball Magazine with articles on Greenberg, Feller, etc., g-vg. Also: 1. “The Greatest Moments in Sports,” 7” version of the 33 1/3 rpm record, f jacket, ex-m record. 2. 1950s linen postcard with racial stereotypes, “Honey you sure made a big hit with me!” g. 3. Reproduction photo of Ty Cobb, ex-m. 4. 1994 “Hallowed Ground” calendar, vg+ to ex. 5. 1981 22” “Babe Ruth World Series” Louisville Slugger bat, nm.
Winning Bid $35.
Lot 623. Wisconsin Rainbow Baseball League Tenth Anniversary Booklet. Published in 1944, this 48-page publication captures the history of Wisconsin’s largest independent baseball league. Among the league stars pictured is Ray Buivid, an All-America in football at Marquette who played for the Chicago Bears in 1937 and 1938. The booklet is loaded with pictures of baseball teams and tributes to servicemen with ties to the league. Interesting reading. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $61.
Lot 625. The 1954 Baseball Handbook. This 14 page handbook published by the National Research Bureau, Inc., pictures the “New York Yankees 1953 World Champions” and the “Brooklyn Dodgers 1953 National League Champions.” 1954 schedules for the National, American, Pacific, American Association, International, Southern and Texas Leagues are furnished. Ex-m.
Minimum Bid $9.
Lot 626. 1955 Post Sugar Crisp Baseball Facts and Fun Book. This 50 page comic book is loaded with instructional tips and fun facts regarding baseball history. A colorful ad on the back cover features Ted Williams. Vg-ex.
Winning Bid $35.
