Ted Williams' MLB debut... Boston Red Sox...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans Louisiana, April 21, 1939



* Ted Williams 1st game

* Major League Baseball

* Yankee Stadium season opener



This 40 page newspaper has opening game reporting from Yankee Stadium in the 1939 baseball season.



Page 21 has a five column headline: "Yanks Open With 2-0 Victory Over Red Sox" with subheads.



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Amelia Earhart... Grover Cleveland Alexander...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 8, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a young couple with a box of chocolates and she is giving a chocolate to her dog (see photo). The back page has a nice color ad for Coco Cola.  Includes a stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amerlia Earhart, part 5" and "Pitchers Are Siss... See More  

Amelia Earhart... Coca Cola... Basball...

LIBERTY magazine, New York, March 11, 1939. This is the complete issue of this popular title with a nice color cover showing a lady painting a chair on which a dog had jumped onto it (see). The back page has a nice color ad for Camel cigarettes. The inside back cover has a nice color ad for Coca Cola. Includes stories entitled "Lady with Wings - The Life Story of My Wife, Amelia Earhart, part... See More  

Edward Grant Barrow elected President of the New York Yankees...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 1939  This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headlines on page 23: "Barrow Is Elected President of Yanks After George Ruppert Declines Post" with many subheads and related photos.

Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.



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1938 New York Yankees World Series win...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., October 10, 1938



* New York Yankees are champions

* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era

* World Series of baseball (game 4)



Page 14 has a one column heading: "Yankees Clean Up Cubs In 4 Straight" with subheads and box scores. (see)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

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Bob Feller's record strikeouts in a game..

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mass., October 3, 1938



* Bob Feller 18 strikeouts (record at the time)

* Cleveland Indians - MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 18) has a one column heading: "FELLER SETS MARK BY STRIKING OUT 18" with subhead and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Bob Feller breaking the MLB baseball record for most strikeouts for a single game at the time.

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Chicago Cubs win 1938 NL pennant....

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, October 2, 1938



* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant

* MLB - Major League Baseball

* Best title to be had (rare )

* German annexation of Sudetenland begins 

* Current day Czechoslovakia 

* Nazis - Adolph Hitler



The front page has a one column heading: "CHICAGO ROARS A WELCOME TO CHAMPION CUBS" with subhead and tiny map. The back page has a great ban... See More  

Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter... Joe DiMaggio...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 28, 1938



* Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

* Joe DiMaggio 3 triples in a row



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a 7 column headline: "Pearson Pitches No-Hit Game Against Cleveland" with subheads, box scores and photo of Pearson. (see) 1st report coverage of the no-hitter by Yankees pitcher Monte ... See More  

Lou Gehrig hits last grand slam Home run...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1938



* Lou Gehrig hits last grand slam home run

* Holds record for most in career

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



This 70+ page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside, sec. 5): "Yankees Crush Athletics, 11-3, Gehrig Driving Four-Run Homer" and "Lou Bats In Six, Also Hitting a Double--Pea... See More  

Baker Bowl in Philadelphia last MLB game...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 1, 1938



* Baker Bowl last game

* Philadelphia Phillies

* MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 28) has one column headlines: "Giants' Heaviest Barrage of Year Sinks Phils, 14-1" "Bang Out 19 Hits for 29 Bases; Now Lead by Four Games" with box scores. 



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Lindblom High School wins 1938 baseball title...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1938



* Robert Lindblom Math & Science Academy

* Wins High School baseball championship



The front page of section 2 (sports) has a banner headline: "LINDBLOM WINS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TITLE" with subheads and box scores. Nice for display. Only can be found in a Chicago publication.

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Early Joe DiMaggio Yankees contract signing...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1938  



* Early Joe DiMaggio contract signing

* New York Yankees - Yanks

* MLB - major league baseball



The sport's section (page 23) has a four column headline: "Yankee Contract Is Accepted by DiMaggio" with subheads and photo of DiMaggio.

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1938 baseball-themed color cover... Is Joe DiMaggio 'Wonder Man'?

LIBERTY magazine, New York, April 16, 1938  The color cover has an illustration of an older man (grandfather?) swinging a baseball bat with a young boy (grandson?) playing catcher. Also present is an article titled: "Is DiMaggio baseball's Wonder Man?" along with other interesting articles. 

Complete in 62 pages, disbound with a bit of roughness at the spine, 8 1/2 by... See More  

Lou Gehrig's final year contract...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1938



* Lou Gehrig's last contract

* Health failure nears

* Joe DiMaggio wants more also

* New York Yankees baseball



The sport's section (page 31) has a four column heading: "Yanks Boost Offer to Hold-Out Gehrig" with subheads. (see) He would sign the contract a few days later. Gehrig would have to give up baseball the following year due to h... See More  

Grover Alexander inducted into BHOF....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1938



* Grover Cleveland Alexander

* MLB  baseball pitcher

* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame



Page 17 has a 7 column headline: "Alexander Only Baseball Star Added to Hall of Fame in Annual Poll" with subheads that include: "212 OF 262 WRITERS SELECT ALEXANDER" "National League Pitcher for 20 Years Only Man Picked by Requir... See More  

Yankees win 1937 World Series...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 11, 1937



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball

* Joe DiMaggio era



The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a nice banner headline: "YANKS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT WORLD SERIES" with subheads, a few related photos and box scores. (see) Nice for display.

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Yankees win game 2 in 1937 World Series...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 7, 1937



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball (game 2)

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "YANKS BEAT GIANTS AGAIN" with subheads, box scores, scoreboard above the masthead and inning by inning coverage. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this unc... See More  

Satchel Paige as a pitcher...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937 



* Early Satchel Paige report

* Negro Baseball pitcher

* 11 years prior to MLB debut



The sports page has a one column wide report headed: "Negro Stars Annex No-Hit Contest, 2-0" "Beat Dominican Republic Nine Behind Pitcher Taylor--Also Down Minor Leaguers, 1-0". Near the end of the report is: "...Opposing Taylor was Satchell Paig... 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)



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Yankees win the World Series...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Oct. 7, 1936 



* New York Yankees baseball

* World Series Champions

* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era



The sports page has a photo headed: "Clinching Title With Spectacular Slide", then the lengthy report with column heads: "Yanks Show Supremacy in the Series" "More Than Two Score Records Broken or Equaled" with talk ... See More  

Yankees win game 2 in 1936 World Series...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Oct. 2, 1936



* New York Yankees vs. Giants

* World Series MLB Baseball (game 2)

* Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era



The front page has a terrific banner headline: "YANKS WIN, EVEN SERIES" with subheads, box scores, scoreboard above the masthead and inning by inning coverage. Great for display. More in the sport's section and nice to have in this unco... See More  

Negro league... Satchel Paige...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 1936



* Rare Negro League baseball reporting

* Early Satchel Paige as pitcher



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 18: "Nashville Giants Score" and "Crawfords Also Win at Langford Benefit Card Before 18,000"



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Bob Feller's 1st MLB victory.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, August 24, 1936



* Bob Feller's 1st MLB baseball start

* Cleveland Indians

* 15 strikeouts



This 32 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Majors' New 'Schoolboy' Is Now a Starting Hurler" with nice photo of Feller with caption: "One Short of Strikeout Mark"



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Chuck Klein hits 4 homers...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1936



* Chuck Klein 4 home runs in 1 game

* Philadelphia Philles

* 1st National league player to do so



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline under THE SPORT PARADE on page 3: "Chuck Klein Makes Comeback".



Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in go... See More  

Joe DiMaggio has 2 home runs in 1 inning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 25, 1936 



* Joe DiMaggio 2 home runs in 1 inning 

* New York Yankees 



This 46 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 26 that include: "Yankees Triumph" and "Yanks Win, DiMaggio Tying Mark With Two Homers in One Inning" and more with nice photo of DiMaggio and box scores. (see)



Tells of his 2 home runs in on... See More