Rogers Hornsby 1921 batting crown....

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, January 6, 1921



* Rogers Hornsby batting crown

* St. Louis Cardinals

* Major league baseball



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "ROGERS HORNSBY LED BATTERS IN NATIONAL", "Cardinal Infielder Has Average of .370 and Made Most Hits With 218" with nice nice of Hornsby with caption: "NATIONAL BATTING C... See More  

Jimmie Foxx 58th home run...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, September 26, 1932 



* Jimmie Foxx home run # 58 

* Boston Red Sox 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on 14: "FOXX WALLOPS 58TH HOMER" and "Jimmy Finishes Two Short of Record".



Other baseball news on the last day of the regular season for 1932.

Other news of the day throughout including period advertising.... See More  

Water Valley MS hangings.....

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, August 3, 1931



* Great lefty Grove headline

* Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GROVE WINS 13TH STRAIGHT" with subheads and photo (see images). Nice to have this report on the front page and very unusual for such a nice headline here as well. Nice ... See More  

Jimmie Foxx... Max Baer vs. Max Schmeling...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 9, 1933



* Jimmie Foxx - Philadelphia Athletics

* 4 home runs in a row record - MLB baseball

* Max Baer vs. Max Schmeling boxing fight



This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the page: "Baer Stops German in 10th As 65,000 Fans Look on; Schmeling Beaten Badly" with subheads and round by round coverage in the sport's... See More  

Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct...

Baseball, automotive, and aviation interest...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 19, 1914



* Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct

* Baseball interest

* Automobile interest

* Early aviation



The front page has construction scenes of the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, with addition images and text on inside pages.  The issue also contains interesting images and articles related to baseball ("Time as a Factor in Baseball"), early av... See More  

1925 Christy Mathewson death...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania,October 8, 1925



* Christy Mathewson death - New York Giants (1st report)

* Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Washington Senators

* World Series Game 2 (pre game)



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10: "MATHEWSON DIED LATE LAST NIGHT", "Men of Game 'Big Six' Loved and Played So Well Mourn His Passing", with ph... See More  

1950 World Series of baseball....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 7, 1950  This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "See N.Y. Yankees As Winner in 4 Straight Games Over the Phillies"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin wear and close cut along right margin with some text loss.

Albany NY earthquake ?... Babe Ruth...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1929 



* Earthquake in Albany, New York? 

* Babe Ruth & baseball youth 



This 22 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"EARTHQUAKE TREMORS SHAKE ALBANY" with subheads. (see) Best title to have in.



Also one column headlines on page 13 that include: "RUTH SAYS KIDS STILL LOVE TO PLAY BASEBALL... See More  

1942 St. Louis Cardinals win AL pennant....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 28, 1942  This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Cards Win Pennant on Final Day; Series Starts in St. Louis Sept. 30". Page 20 has a banner headline that reads: "Cooper Held Logical Choice to Pitch World Series Opener For the Cardinals" with subheads and related photos. (see) Loads of tex... See More  

1953 World Series of baseball...

THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, October 1, 1953 



* 1953 World Series of baseball (game 1) 

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers 

* 5th in a row for Yanks 



This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"Yankees Win Again, 4-2" with inning by inning reporting and small photos of Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin. (see)



Other news of the day... See More  

Yogi Berra 1st pinch-hit W.S. HR....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 3, 1947



* Yogi Berra World Series home run

* New York Yankees



This 20 page newspaper has a two column photo on page 9 with caption: "When A Pinch-Hitter Hits A Homer" which refers to Yogi Berra's home run in game 3 of the World Series.



This was the very first home run hit by a pinch-hitter in World Series history.



Other news of ... See More  

Babe Ruth gets married...

CHRONICLE AND NEWS, Allentown, Pennsylvania, April 17, 1929



* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)

* New York Yankees star



This 24 page newspaper has a two column photo on the front page with caption: "Meet Mr. and Mrs. Babe Ruth" with some text.



Also a nice banner headline on page 10 that reads: "Babe Ruth Married to Former Actress in Dawn Ceremony in New Yo... See More  

Whitey Ford gets 1st victory in MLB...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, July 18, 1950



* Whitey Ford gets his very 1st victory in MLB 

* New York Yankees 



This 48 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 24:



* Yankees Check White Sox at Stadium on Berr's Two-Run Double in Seventh 



with subheads that include: "FORD MOUND VICTOR FOR BOMBERS, 4 TO 3" "Yanks' Rookie Southpaw Gains First Trium... See More  

Mickey Cochrane hit by pitch... John D Rockfeller's funeral...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 26, 1937  This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include:



* MICKEY COCHRANE IN A CRITICAL CONDITION

* Skull is Fractured When Struck by Ball Thrown by Pitcher 'Bump' Hadley



and more with photo. (see)



This tells of Mickey Cochrane's baseball career coming to an end after being hit in the head by a pitch... See More  

Ernie Koy & Emmett Mueller HRs...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 20, 1938 



* Ernie Koy and Emmett Mueller 

* Home runs in 1st at bats in MLB baseball - Brooklyn Dodgers & Philadelphia Phillies 



This 46 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 28: "Six-Run Rally in Eighth Wins for the Dodgers" with subheads that include: "Koy Gets Circuit Smash" "Delivers Initial T... See More  

Baltimore Orioles 1st pennant...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 23, 1966 



* 1st Baltimore Orioles pennant 

* Major league baseball MLB 



This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 11: "Bauer 'Satisfied' As O's Clinch Flag" with photo of manager Hank Bauer. (see)



Tells of the Orioles clinching their first pennant representing Baltimore. The franchise's last flag was ... See More  

Grover Alexander 300th victory...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 21, 1924  This 40+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "PIRATES BEAT BROOKLYN AND GIANTS LOSE TO CUBS" with subheads that include: "Cubs Score Four Runs in 12th to Beat Giants by 7 to 3..." and more with box scores. (see)



Though not mentioned within the repo... See More  

New York Mets in 1st place debut...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 11, 1969 



* New York Mets in 1st place (1st time) 

* Major league baseball - MLB 



This 64 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 46: "Mets on Top As Cubs Lose" with subhead and box scores. (see)



Research shows this win against the Expos moved the New York Mets into first place for the first time in th... See More  

General Custer... Displayable prints...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 18, 1910  The front page has the print, "In Honor of Custer". Inside has:  "Dignity and Impudence", Blazing a Trail for Motorists", From Grand Opera To Gilbert And Sullivan", "Beating the Monroe Doctrine", "The Schoolboy and the Aeroplane", and more.  However, perhaps the two most displayable print... See More  

1941 New York Yankees pennant...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 5, 1941 



* New York Yankees - Major League Baseball 

* Earliest pennant ever won 



This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 25: "Yanks Clinch 12th Pennant" with subheads that include: "FLAG RACE WON IN RECORD TIME" "Yanks' Pennant Victory, Sixth Under McCarthy, Earliest in American League Ann... See More  

Eddie Collins death...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, March 26, 1951



* Eddie Collins death

* Chicago White Sox - Philadelphia

* Major league baseball - MLB



This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "'Immortal' Dies at 63, Red Sox Wear Black" and "Base Ball Mourns Hall of Fame Hero, 25 Years a Player, Then an Executive" with pictorial. (see) Tells of the death of famous major le... See More  

Al Simmons death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 27, 1956 



* Al Simmons death 

* Philadelphia Athletics 



This 60+ page newspaper has two column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "Al Simmons Leaves Host Of Baseball Achievements" "Man With 'Foot-in-Bucket' Stance Dies of Heart Attack at Age of 54"  with photo of Simmons. (see)



Tells of... See More  

MLB returns to Baltimore, Maryland...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 16, 1954 



* MLB baseball back in Baltimore, Maryland 

* 1st game in 52 years 



This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 40: "350,000 Welcome Orioles at Home" with related photo. (see)



Tells of the return of MLB baseball to the city of Baltimore, Maryland for the first time in 52 years.



Other news of the day t... See More  

Tris Speaker death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 9, 1958 



* Tris Speaker death 

* Cleveland Indians - Boston Red Sox 



This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Tris Speaker, Great 'Gray Eagle,' Is Dead" "Hall of Fame Outfielder, 70, Suffers Heart Attack; Has Lifetime Average of .344" with photo of Speaker. (see)



Tells of the d... See More  

Baseball... Elephant hunting... Cockfighting...

PORTER'S SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, April 11, 1857  As noted in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, Literature and the Stage", this is a volume II issue of a very early sporting publication. An article "Base Ball" has the announcement of the elected officers for the Excelsior Base Ball Club of Brooklyn. Another page features an article on "Elepha... See More