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Baseball Partial and Near Sets
12 Lots
 Lot 97. 1941 Play Ball Partial Set – 53 of 72 with Stars – 6 PSA-Graded. The cards graded by PSA are: #14 Ted Williams PSA VG-EX 4, 54 “Pee Wee” Reese rookie PSA EX 5, 60 Chuck Klein PSA VG-EX 4, 70 Bill Dickey PSA VG-EX 4, 71 Joe DiMaggio PSA VG 3, 72 “Lefty” Gomez VG-EX 4. The remainder of this partial set grades: Ex+: #28, 38, 44, 53, 55, 58, 59. Ex: #9, 11, 30, 31, 32, 37, 41, 48, 49, 51, 52, 56, 57, 62, 64 Bobby Doerr, 65, 66, 67. Vg-ex: #2, 5, 6 Carl Hubbell, 16, 26, 29, 36, 39 Tommy Henrich, 68, 69. Vg: #4, 10 “Arky” Vaughan, 12, 45, 46, 61 Vince DiMaggio, 63 Dom DiMaggio. G-vg: #3, 43. G: #7, 8 Mel Ott, 50.
Winning Bid $1,952.
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 Lot 98. 1950 Bowman Baseball Partial Set – 185 of 252. Ex-m: #105, 153, 197, 236, 251. Ex+: #107, 122, 125, 155, 223, 224. Ex: #48, 52, 59, 65, 66, 116, 126, 143, 154, 162, 183, 189, 191, 202, 212, 231, 233, 238. Vg-ex: #20, 24, 27, 34, 36, 44, 51, 54, 57, 63, 70, 82, 91, 93, 101 Brown, 104, 133, 136, 140, 142, 144, 145, 158, 163, 172, 185, 188, 193, 196, 200, 213, 214, 218, 221, 225, 227, 228, 234 Shantz rookie, 235, 243, 252 DeMars. Vg: #7, 17, 25, 26, 29, 31, 3 8, 56, 88, 89, 97, 118, 134, 141, 150, 159, 181, 198, 211, 219 Bauer rookie, 222, 237, 240, 250. G-vg: #13, 15, 69, 71 Schoendienst, 180, 203, 216, 229 Frisch, 230. G: #2, 18, 49, 53, 72, 80, 83, 86, 108, 113, 114, 123, 127, 160, 117, 170, 175, 179, 199, 241, 245, 247. F-g: #4, 16, 42, 45, 81, 87, 92, 96, 106, 128, 131, 135, 151, 161, 165, 168, 171, 182, 208. F: #28, 40 Lemon, 47, 50, 55, 60, 61, 64, 67, 78, 79, VanderMeer, 94 Boudreau, 109, 124, 146, 149, 169, 186, 192. P-f: #12, 37 Appling, 43 Doerr, 103, 110, 138 Reynolds, 173, 184, 190, 207, 210, 215 Lopat, 249. P: #1, 9, 68, 95, 132, 147, 157, 164, 232 Rosen rookie.
Winning Bid $484.
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 Lot 99. 1952 Bowman Baseball Partial Set – 202 of 252. Ex-m: #104, 178, 203, 222. Ex+: #81, 91, 205, 216, 230. Ex: #16, 31, 35, 45, 57, 58, 63, 67, 74, 82, 83, 88, 89, 97, 100, 130, 147, 187, 190, 197, 207, 209, 212, 213, 219, 221, 231, 238, 239, 242, 248. Vg-ex: #6, 9, 10, 17 Lopat, 19, 32, 34, 39, 46, 47, 49, 54, 62, 68, 69, 77, 78, 79, 92, 93, 99, 105, 106, 108, 111, 118, 121, 133, 138, 141, 143, 146 Durocher, 148, 150, 158, 164, 166, 169, 188, 189 Piersall, 198, 200, 210, 211, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 234, 235, 241, 243, 245, 247. Vg: #15, 18, 23 Lemon, 26, 28, 36, 37 Raschi, 42, 59, 72, 87, 95, 96 Branca, 98, 103, 109, 119, 122, 123, 126, 127, 135, 136, 140, 144, 155, 157, 159, 163, 170, 176, 182, 192, 194, 199, 206, 214, 215, 217 Stengel, 223, 224, 240, 246, 249. G-vg: #22, 30 Schoendienst, 51, 55, 73, 124, 125, 132, 181, 186, 204, 220, 236, 251, 252 Crosetti. G: #40, 41, 48, 102, 107, 113, 117, 134, 137, 149, 152, 171, 174, 183, 185, 191, 202, 250. F-g: #13, 38, 60, 61, 66, 112, 114, 129, 172, 184, 195, 208, 237. F: #7, 14, 64, 86, 179. P-f: #12, 25, 110, 120, 139, 153, 154, 173. P: #50, 90, 162 Irvin, 177 Woodling.
Winning Bid $605.
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 Lot 100. 1954 Topps Partial Set – 164 of 250. Ex-m: #66, 191 Schofield rookie. Ex: #19, 67, 100, 118, 188, 203. Vg-ex: #8, 11, 16 Janowicz, 56, 57, 61, 69, 71, 78, 79, 82, 89, 97, 105 Carey, 106, 119, 135, 143, 150, 172, 173, 176, 186, 193, 197, 207, 215, 220, 236, 247. Vg: #29, 43, 58, 60, 65, 84, 87, 109, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 134, 136, 152, 180, 185, 189, 198, 208, 214, 223, 230, 233, 242, 249. G-vg: #22, 28, 31, 38, 42, 44, 62, 75, 81, 93, 99, 108, 131, 142, 149, 164, 182, 195, 216, 218, 228, 231, 238 . G: #4, 26, 35 Gilliam, 39, 47, 54, 55, 64, 72, 73, 88, 103, 107, 110, 120, 140, 145, 151, 161, 200, 206, 224, 237, 246. F-g: #6, 12, 23, 33, 46, 74, 77, 85 Turley rookie, 91, 92, 95, 96, 101, 114, 133, 137, 156, 190, 192, 205, 240, 248. F: #49, 104, 111, 126, 129, 146, 162, 212, 221. P-f: #40, 63, 117, 125, 138, 153, 181, 184, 204, 213. P: #14 Roe, 21, 24, 41, 48, 76, 166 Podres, 168, 169, 178, 222.
Winning Bid $324.
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 Lot 101. 1962 Omaha Dodgers Complete Set of 22. Only 1,000 of these sets were produced. The 3 3/8” x 4 ¼” cards feature black and white photos of 21 individual players and their manager, Danny Ozark. They have facsimile autographs. On 21 of the 22 cards, player names, positions or both are written in pencil on the otherwise blank backs. The set includes Curt Roberts, the first African-American to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The card fronts are nm-m beauties.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 102. 1970 Fleer World Series Complete Set of 66 and 1971-80 Fleer World Series Near Set – 73 of 75 + a Bonus. The 1970 set grades ex to ex+ overall and would grade much higher with a bit of improved centering. The overall condition of the 1971-80 set is ex-m to nm. Four of the cards are graded by PSA. They are: #10 EX-MT 6, 13 MINT 9 (oc), 61 NM 7 and 74 NM 7. The two missing cards are #25 1927 Yankees-Pirates and 43 1945 Tigers-Cubs. The final seven cards in the set, which are key, grade as follows: Nm+ #69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75. PSA NM 7 #74. As a bonus, we are including a complete 28-card 1975 Fleer Pioneers of Baseball set. This set grades ex-m+ to nm overall.
Winning Bid $264.
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 Lot 103. 6 1970s Baseball Sets and Near Sets – Topps, Laughlin, Islay’s-Sweet William. 1. 1978 Topps Near Set – 721 of 726. The overall condition is ex-m to nm. Missing cards are: #6 Ryan record breaker, 34 McCovey, 36 Murray rookie, 400 Ryan and 707 Molitor rookie. Some key cards include: #20 Rose ex-m, 40 Yastrzemski nm, 60 Munson nm, 100 Brett ex-m, 200 Jackson ex-m, 360 Schmidt ex-m, 450 Seaver ex-m+, 530 Winfield nm, 540 Carlton nm and 700 Bench ex-m+. 2. 1979 Topps Comics complete set of 33. The set includes Murray, Yastrzemski, Ryan, Brett, Carew, Jackson, Bench, Seaver, Rose and Winfield. The typical folds are present; otherwise, ex-m overall. 3. 1976 Islay’s-Sweet William complete disc set of 70 with an extra Johnny Bench. This set is loaded with stars including Aaron, Bench, Brock, Carew, Jackson, Morgan, Munson, Palmer, B. Robinson, F. Robinson, Rose, Ryan, Schmidt, Seaver and Yastrzemski. The overall condition is nm-m. 4. 1972 Laughlin Great Feats near set (blue) – 50 of 51. The sets grades nm overall. The missing card is #50 Maris. Six of the cards have been graded by PSA. They are #7 NM 7, 16 NM 7, 24 EX-MT 6, 34 NM 7, 45 NM 7 and 49 NM 7. Keys to the set include: #1 DiMaggio ex-m, 8 Gehrig nm+, 32 Ruth nm-m and 33 Mantle nm. 5. 1975 Laughlin Batty Baseball complete set of 25. The set grades nm to nm-m overall. Three of the cards have been graded by PSA. They are #5 NM-MT 8, 15 NM-MT 8 and 21 NM 7. 6. 1976 Laughlin Diamond Jubilee near set – 29 of 32. The overall condition is nm to nm-m. Key cards include #1 Ryan nm+ and 32 Ruth ex-m+.
Winning Bid $163.
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 Lot 104. 1971 Topps Baseball Near Set – 682 of 752. About 80 of the cards have a small amount of writing on the back, and some cards have had corners touched up with black ink. Overall, the condition is vg-ex. Key cards: #14 Concepcion rookie vg-ex, 20 Jackson f-g, 30 Niekro ex+, 45 Hunter vg-ex, 55 Carlton vg, 100 Rose vg-ex, 110 Mazeroski ex, 140 Perry vg-ex, 160 Seaver vg-ex, 180 Kaline vg, 183 Hodges ex, 210 Carew vg, 230 Stargell vg-ex, 250 Bench vg-ex, 276 Foster rookie vg-ex, 341 Garvey rookie vg, 380 Ted Williams vg-ex, 450 Bob Gibson nm, 550 Killebrew ex-m, 560 Staub nm, 570 Palmer ex, 599 Cash ex-m, 605 Cepeda vg-ex, 620 Howard ex+, 630 Clemente (writing on back) f-g and 640 F. Robinson (corners touched with black ink) f-g. Of the 70 cards that are missing, 26 are high numbers. Missing stars include #5 Munson, 400 Aaron, 513 Ryan, 530 Yaz, 600 Mays, 625 Brock, 648 Mets Rookies, 709 Baker-Baylor, 740 Aparicio and 750 McClain.
Winning Bid $100.
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 Lot 105. 1973 Wichita Aeros J. P. Kelley Bank Complete Set of 21. This set is difficult to come by. Each 3 ½” x 5” card features the black and white photo of a player with his name and position printed beneath. The bank logo also appears at the bottom left. Each back has a brief player biography. The set includes Tony LaRussa as an infielder and Manager Jim Marshall. A tough set in superior condition. Nm to nm-m.
Winning Bid $92.
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 Lot 106. 1974 Topps Baseball High-Grade Near Set – 657 of 660 + 3 Bonuses. With the exception of only 11 cards, every card in this superb near set grades ex+ or better. Nm-m: 33 cards. Nm+: 122 cards. Nm: 135 cards including #20 Ryan, 50 Carew, 60 Brock, 80 Seaver, 207 Strikeout Leaders Ryan-Seaver, 252 Parker rookie, 280 Yastrzemski, 350 B. Gibson. Ex-m+: 158 cards including #2 & 4 Aaron Specials, 85 Morgan, 215 Kaline, 250 McCovey (San Diego), 340 Munson. Ex-m: 141 cards including #3 Aaron Special, 95 Carlton, 100 Stargell, 283 Schmidt, 300 Rose, 400 Killebrew. Ex+: 57 cards including #1 Aaron, 6 Aaron Special, 10 Bench, 55 F. Robinson, 130 R. Jackson, 160 B. Robinson, 456 Winfield rookie. Vg-ex: 3 cards. Vg: 4 cards including #5 Aaron Special. P-f: 4 cards. FIRST BONUS: 8 1974 variations, seven Washington, plus Alou. Nm+: #654a Alou (no position). Ex-m: #197, 250 McCovey. Ex+: #125, 241, 309. Ex: #226, 364. SECOND BONUS: 21 of 24 Topps 1974 Team Checklist cards. Missing Tigers, Astros, Twins. 11 cards are partially checked; otherwise, the overall condition is vg-ex to ex. THIRD BONUS: 1974 Topps Traded near set – 42 of 44. The missing cards are #42T Osteen and the checklist. The overall condition is ex+ to ex-m.
Winning Bid $248.
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 Lot 107. 1975 Hostess Twinkies Uncut Sheet Featuring the Complete Set of 60. What a find! The Sports Collectors Digest 2008 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards states: “Believed to have been issued only in selected markets, and on a limited basis at that, the 1975 Hostess Twinkies set features 60 of the cards from the “regular” Hostess set of that year.” The guide values this set in Nm at $800. Some of the card values as indicated in Nm are: #29 Rose $80, 58 Ryan $100, 80 Yount $40 and 130 Aaron $75. There are only two cards on the sheet affected by creasing: #4 Bando and 125 Madlock. The rest of the cards could be cut to MINT. What then is the value of this uncut sheet of 60 cards representing the entire set? We’re going to find out.
Winning Bid $198.
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