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Tommy John Chicago White Sox Collection – 250+ Items Including 63 Signed.
Lot 117. Tommy John Chicago White Sox Collection – 250+ Items Including 63 Signed. Interesting assortment from the collection of one of baseball’s best left-handed pitchers. John recorded 82 of his 288 career victories in Chicago. Here is the breakdown of the collection, which includes a few items that are not directly associated with the White Sox: 1. Autographed game-used red-sleeved undershirt by Tim McAuliffe; nm 7 autograph. 2. Pair of signed black game shoes, both autographed, not worn with White Sox. 3. 8” x 10” b&w photo showing John with Jim O’Toole, Bob Locker, Marv Grissom, Joe Horlen, Hoyt Wilhelm and Gary Peters. Matted and framed without glass to 11.75” x 15.25”. 4. 8” x 10” b&w bust portrait mounted on a 10.75” x 12.75” plaque. 5-10. Six signed publications: 1967 White Sox yearbook (scarce); 1969 spring training program vs. Kansas City Royals; 1970 White Sox yearbook; 1971 scorebook vs. Baltimore, scored for a game John pitched and won; 1979 Indiana State alumni magazine, and 1990 Comiskey Park “Through the Years” publication. 11-14. Four different signed 7” x 10” b&w photos including a 1966 wire photo showing John reaching home after ripping his first home run of the season. 15-21. Seven signed color photos, four different, one 7” x 9” and the others 8” x 10” or larger. 22. Signed large post-it note. 23-52. Thirty signed b&w postcards. 53-60. Eight autographed 3.5” x 5” color photos. 61-62. Signed 1968 and 1971 Topps baseball cards. 63. Stadia Mundi model of Comiskey Park (“light standards” damaged). 64-238. 175 unsigned b&w postcards with John’s image. 239. “You’re in White Sox Country” seat cushion. 240. Boy baseball player 12” ceramic figure painted in red pinstripes with John’s No. 25 on the front and back and the dates of his tenure in Chicago, 1965-71. 241-243. Three plastic 4” White Sox mugs, one with two images of Carlos May and two with two images of John. 244-246. Two 5” American League Chicago White Sox mugs and one 3” mug with the same White Sox logo. 247. 1970s White Sox full-sized pennant, ex-m+. 248-249. Two commemoratives from a 1990 Old Timers’ game featuring a metal glove on a wood base. 250-255. Six unsigned photos. 256. Full-sized 1950s White Sox pennant, six players around a winged sock, white on blue, vg+. 257. 1960s size 36 White Sox warm-up jacket that was worn by one of John’s children. Generally, the items are ex-m, and the autographs are mint 9 or gem mint 10. They come with a letter from John saying they are from his collection. Autograph authentication by Kevin Keating.
Winning Bid $301.
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