Kenesaw Mountain Landis... baseball commissioer..
Item #647889
December 17, 1926
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1926
* Kenesaw Mountain Landis
* Elected baseball commissioner
The front page has one column headings that include: "VOTE $65,000 SALARY TO BASEBALL CZAR" "Leagues Re-elect Landis for 7 More Seasons at Increase of $15,000 a Year" and more. (see) First report coverage on the re-election of Kenesaw Mountain Landis as MLB baseball commissio... See More
Babe Ruth suspension ends...
Item #647840
September 08, 1925
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1925
* Babe Ruth suspension ends
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 24) has a one column heading: "RUTH BACK IN FOLD, BUT YANKS LOSE, 5-1" with subheads and box scores. Great to have in this famous NYC title.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, irregula... See More
Babe Ruth suspended in 1925....
Item #647811
August 30, 1925
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1925
* Babe Ruth suspended and fined
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $5,000; COSTLY STAR BANNED FOR ACTS OFF FIELD" with subheads: "Manager Huggins of Yankees Imposes Penalty at St. Louis for 'Misconduct'" "OFFENDER ORDERED HOME" and more. (see) First repo... See More
Jose Capablanca win chess tournament...
Item #647613
March 24, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1927
* Jose Capablanca wins tournament
* Famous Cuban chess player
The sport's section (page 28) has one column headings: "ALEKHINE IN DRAW, WINS SECOND PRIZE" "Divides With Capablanca, Victor of Tourney, in Last Round to Clinch Place" and more with standings and play by play graph. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... See More
Baseball reporting...
Item #647377
September 25, 1877
THE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 25, 1877 The back page has a small section headed: "Base Ball" "We Whacked It to Terre Haute, Anyway".
Four pages, irregular & partially loose at the spine. Large size, nice condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Babe Ruth breaks his season home run record...
Item #647254
July 20, 1920
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1920
* Babe Ruth breaks his home run record (season)
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 6) has a one column heading: "BABE SETS RECORD, THEN ADDS ANOTHER" with subheads that include: "Super-Slugger Hits Twice for Circuit While Yanks Split with White Sox" and more with smaller subheads an... See More
The very beginning of a legendary stadium...
Item #646856
February 06, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 6, 1921
* Original Yankee Stadium is born
* "The House That Ruth Built"
* Site officially picked
Perhaps it would only be in a New York City newspaper that one would find such great reporting on the very beginning of what would become a legendary facility: Yankee Stadium. The top of page 20 has column heads: "YANKEES TO BUILD ST... See More
Baseball: nice print of John Montgomery Ward...
Item #646791
September 07, 1889
FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 7, 1889 Inside has a nice 6 by 4 1/3 inch print of: "John Montgomery Ward, The Famous Short-Stop, New York Base-Ball Club." Includes a brief biography of Montgomery, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Other prints include a full ftpg: "Scene at Quarantine..." "Lake George..." "Scene on the Grounds of the ... See More
Baseball... early spring training... Hot Springs, Arkansas...
Item #646786
March 22, 1890
LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 22, 1890 An inside page has a nice 5 by 7 inch illustration captioned: "Opening Of The Base-Ball Season.--Game Between The Chicago And Brooklyn Clubs On The Flagler Grounds, at St. Augustine, Fla." with a view of the grandstand and portions of the seating along the baselines, with a game in progress. There is a related article on another pa... See More
Uncommon title with a wealth of baseball reporting...
Item #646684
December 11, 1869
NATIONAL CHRONICLE - Journal of American Sports & Amusements, Boston, Dec. 11, 1869 Great masthead engraving has a sports & theater-themed engraving, a portion showing a baseball game. Page 3 is mostly taken up with "Base Ball" reports including box scores for several games, plus other statistical details of various players (see). Also: "Base Ball Gossip".
Page 5... See More
Mickey Cochrane wins 1934 MVP.... Dertroit Tigers....
Item #646317
October 19, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1934
* Mickey Cochrane wins MVP award
* Detroit Tigers - MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 31) has a one column heading: "COCHRANE CHOSEN IN BASEBALL POLL" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Detroit Tiger's catcher, Mickey Cochrane, winning the most valuable player award for the 1934 baseball season.
Other news, so... See More
DiMaggio hitting streak hits #50...
Item #646186
July 12, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 50
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 7) has a three column heading: "Yanks Take 11th Straight" with subheads that include: "DIMAGGIO'S 4 HITS HELP HALT BROWNS" "Joe Runs Streak to 50 Games First Time Up, Then Homer Seals Yanks'... See More
Jack Glasscock, star baseball player from the 1880's...
Item #645208
October 13, 1886
WHEELING DAILY INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, Oct. 13, 1886 The back page has: "A Fine Game Of Ball" "On The Fair Grounds Diamond" "Yesterday Afternoon--A Home Amateur Team Holds up its End Creditably Against the St. Louis Maroons--The Boys Have Their Way at First". Included is a summary and box score of the game, plus three small illustrations within the text
... See More
Mutuals win the championship... game "telegraphed" to other cities....
Item #645207
September 23, 1870
NEW-YORK TIMES, Sept. 23, 1870 Page 3 has: "Base-Ball The Championship Contest--Mutual vs. Atlantic--The Mutuals Win the Champion Pennant --Score 10 to 4". The summary (see) mentions that there was: "...a very large gathering of spectators on the Union Grounds...despite the fact that the admission fee was double the usual charge." Also says there was the largest gathering... See More
First National League game played in New York...
Item #645187
April 26, 1876
NEW-YORK TIMES, April 26, 1876 Page 5 has: "Base-Ball" "The Bostons Defeat the Mutuals--Score Seven To Six". The summary begins: "Fully 800 persons assembled on the Union Grounds, Brooklyn, E. D., yesterday afternoon to witness the first game of the regular Mutual Clubs...". The summary continues with details about this game which was the very first Nation... See More
Babe Ruth's last game at Yankee Stadium...
Item #645161
September 25, 1934
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, September 25, 1934
* Babe Ruth's last game at Yankee Stadium
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "TIGERS CLINCH FLAG AS YANKS BOW TO BOSOX" with subhead and box scores (see) Ext includes: "Babe Ruth, making his last appearance of the year at the stadium and probably h... See More
Baseball meeting... weight of rubber in ball limited to one ounce...
Item #644879
December 01, 1870
NEW-YORK TIMES, Dec. 1, 1870 On page 5 under "Base-Ball" is a report: "Fourteenth Annual Convention of the National Association." The report lists the names of the delegates in attendance & describes the events of the meeting. After the "evils of professional ball playing" were discussed there was a vote endorsing the "professional system".
... See More
Pirate Shenandoah... Jefferson Davis...
Item #643740
July 28, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1865 The front page features "The Pirate Shenandoah - She is Operating in the Arctic Ocean - Eight Ships of Our whaling Fleet Destroyed - The Pirate Does Not Believe in Lee's Surrender" and: "Yale College - The Honors Bestowed Upon Her Fallen Heroes".
Page 4 has: "The Health of Mr. Jefferson Davis at Fortress Monroe - He is Neither Starv... See More
Yankees clinch 1951 pennant...
Item #643136
September 29, 1951
THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1951 A two line, three column heading declares: "Yankees Clinch Pennant; Reynolds Hurls No-Hitter", with subhead: "Brooklyn Drops To First Place Deadlock", plus photo of Allie Reynolds kissing a baseball. This is the front page only and is good condition. See photos for full details.
The town that inspired Tom Sawyer...
"Christy" Mattewson, "Nap" Rucker, "Marty" O'Toole, and Walter Johnson...
Item #177852
August 09, 1913
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 9, 1913 The inside has "Columbia Inspires Sculpture Anew," by John Walker Harrington, which contains 2 pages of vignettes including: "The Young Girl at the Pool," by Frances Grimes, "Night" and "Day," by Michelangelo, "Toil," by Victor Salvatore, and "The Tiger," by A. Phimster Proctor. Also inc... See More
Death of Jackie Robinson...
Item #642613
October 24, 1972
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 24, 1972
* Jackie Robinson death... Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1st African-American to play MLB baseball
* 1st be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
The back page has a one column heading: "Jackie Robinson Is Dead at 51". (see)
Complete as a 4 page issue, a few small binding holes along the spine, address stamp within the masthead, nice... See More
Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster...
Item #642409
May 20, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1929
* Old Yankee Stadium stampede disaster
* The house Ruth built
* New York Yankees - Babe Ruth - Lou Gehrig
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "TWO KILLED, 62 HURT IN YANKEE STADIUM AS RAIN STAMPEDES BASEBALL CROWD; VICTIMS ARE CRUSHED AT BLEACHER EXIT" with many subheads and list of the dead and injured.... See More
1931 Philadelphia Athletics World Series...
Item #642314
October 05, 1931
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1931
* Philadelphia Athletics vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* World Series of baseball (game 6)
The front page has a nice banner headline proclaiming: "MACKS WIN, 8-1; TYING SERIES AT 3-ALL" with subheads and inning by inning description. (see) Nice for display.
Complete in 26 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.
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1928 Waite Hoyt cigarette advertisement....
Item #640658
August 23, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 23, 1928
* Waite Hoyt - MLB baseball pitcher
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* Lucky Strikes cigarettes ad
Page 15 has a 17 x 10 inch advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promoted by New York Yankees HOF pitcher Waite Hoyt. (see)
News, sports and other advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high q... See More
Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...
Item #640514
October 05, 1936
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1936
* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series of baseball
* Joe DiMaggio & Lou Gehrig era
* Subway series
Above the masthead is a nice scoreboard graph showing the Giants winning 5-4. (see) The front page has a two column heading: "GIANTS TAKE 5TH GAME; YANKS LEAD IN SERIES 3 TO 2" with subheads. (see)
Other news, spor... See More
1950 World Series of baseball....
Item #640469
October 05, 1950
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 5, 1950
* New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies
* World Series of baseball (game 1)
* Joe Dimaggio & Yogi Berra era
The front page has a four column headline: "Vic Raschi Hurls Two-Hitter to Steal Show as Yankees Triumph Over Phils In Opening Game of World Series, 1-0" with subheads, box scores and related photo. (see) Much m... See More
Yankees vs. Giants... World Series...
Item #640155
October 09, 1937
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1937
* New York Yankees vs. Giants
* World Series MLB Baseball
The front page has a two column heading: "YANKS WIN 8-1 BEHIND PITCHING OF 'LEFTY' GOMEZ" with subheads and photo of Lefty Gomez and scoreboard. (see) Inning by inning description continues inside.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comp... See More
"One of the greatest in the history of baseball"...
Item #639829
July 03, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1933
* "One of the greatest games in the history of baseball"
* New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals
* Carl Hubbard vs. Tex Carleton
The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "50,000 Watch Giants Go 27 Innings to Sweep Double-Header With Cardinals" with subheads that include: "GIANTS WIN TWICE, 1ST IN 18 INNINGS" an... See More
Giants vs Senators... World Series...
Item #639411
October 04, 1933
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 4, 1933
* New York Giants vs. Washington Senators
* World Series MLB Baseball
The front page has a four column headline: "GIANTS TAME SENATORS 6-1" with subheads and photo of Hal Schumacher. (see) Inning by inning description continues on page 2 with photo of Leon Goslin and box scores..
Other news, sports and ad... See More
Convicted felon Alabama Pitts & baseball...
Item #639000
June 18, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1935
* Convicted felon Alabama Pitts
* Kenesaw Mounted Landis
* MLB Baseball
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Landis Rules Pitts May Play Ball, But Not in Exhibitions This Year" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this ... See More
Early oil in Pennsylvania...
Item #638849
October 24, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 24, 1865
* Pithole, Pennsylvania & more
The back page begins with: "THE PETROLEUM FIELDS" "Survey of the Venango Region" "Personnel of the Excursion" "At Corry" "Down to Oil Creek" "Pithole" and more, the reporting taking 1 1/3 columns. Also within: "THE FENIAN CONGRESS" "The
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* Pithole, Pennsylvania & more
The back page begins with: "THE PETROLEUM FIELDS" "Survey of the Venango Region" "Personnel of the Excursion" "At Corry" "Down to Oil Creek" "Pithole" and more, the reporting taking 1 1/3 columns. Also within: "THE FENIAN CONGRESS" "The
John L. Sullivan plays baseball... Professional baseball in 1883...
Item #638769
November 05, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Nov. 5, 1883
* Boxer John L. Sullivan plays baseball
Page 2 has much on: "Sporting" including: "Sullivan Attracts 5,000 People at the Baseball Park" with details of a baseball game involving famed boxer John L. Sullivan.
Also: "Report of the Base Ball Arbitration Committee", the meeting in New York, as well as: "The National... See More
P.T. Barnum & his white elephant... Modoc Indians... Baseball...
Item #638744
December 08, 1883
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Dec. 8, 1883 The back page has: "Modocs On A Peace Footing" "Bogus Charley--Steamboat Frank--Princess Mary--Shacknasty Jim--Scarface Charley, and others" "Savages Converted Into Agriculturists..." with more on the Modoc Indians in the Idaho Territory, all taking nearly 2 1/2 columns.
Also on the bkpg: "Barnum's White Elephant&... See More
Death of Connie Mack...
Item #638210
February 12, 1956
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 12, 1956 Within the Sport's Section is a banner headline "Final Chapter Written In Story of Baseball Patriarch Connie Mack". Underneath is "Baseball History Reflected by Career of the Late Connie Mack" which includes five photos throughout his life. Other storylines are "Connie Mack and World Series and... See More
Sandy Koufax wins NL MVP.... LA Dodgers...
Item #637808
October 31, 1963
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 31, 1963 This 52 page newspaper has a three column headline in the sport's section (page 44): "Koufax Completes Sweep Of Honors With MVP Win" with photo. Nice coverage on Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Sandy Koufax winning the National League Most Valuable Player award for the 1963 baseball season.
Koufax is remembered as one of ... See More
Polo Grounds last MLB game....
Item #637807
September 19, 1963
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 19, 1963 This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "Phils Top Mets In final Contest At Polo Grounds" "Chris Short Gets 5-1 Victory Over Craig Anderson" with subheads. (see)
Tells of the very last major league baseball game held at the famous Polo Grounds in New York City.
Other news of th... See More
1962 World Series of baseball...
Item #637806
October 05, 1962
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 5, 1962
* 1962 World Series of baseball (game 1)
* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants
* Whitey Ford
This 48 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:
* Ford and Boyer Star as Yanks Rap Giants in Series Opener, 6-2
with subhead and related photos. (see) Much more on pages 40 & 41 with headlines and... See More
Sandy Koufax's perfect game...
Item #637801
September 10, 1965
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 10, 1965
* Sandy Koufax perfect game
* Los Angeles Dodgers
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Koufax Adds Perfection To Long List Of Records"
Tells of Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Sandy Koufax's 1st and only perfect game pitched.
Other news of the day. Little spine wear, oth... See More
Willie Mays 500th home run....
Item #637800
September 14, 1965
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 14, 1965
* Willie Mays 500 HR's
* San Francisco Giants
* MLB Baseball
This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 5: "Mays Keeps Slugging As Juan Hurls Giants Win". Tells of baseball great Willie Mays hitting his 500th career home run.
Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise i... See More
Jimmie Foxx death...
Item #637798
July 22, 1967
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 22, 1967
* Jimmie Foxx death
* Philadelphia Athletics - Boston Red Sox
This 38 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Jimmy Foxx Dies at 59; Hit 534 Home Runs" with photo of Foxx. (see)
Tells of the death a famous major league baseball star Jimmie Foxx.
Other news of the day. Good condition.
wi... See More
McGwire breaks Maris' home run record...
Item #637745
September 09, 1998
CAPE COD TIMES, Haynnis (Cape Cod), Massachusetts, September 9, 1998 See the photos for very displayable coverage regarding Mark McGwire's 62nd home run of the season, breaking Roger Maris' home run record. This is the complete issue and is in very good condition (see images).
Actress Linda Darnell critically burned... Opening of the Astrodome...
Item #637732
April 10, 1965
DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, April 10, 1965 The front page has a two column, three line headline "Linda Darnell Burned Critically In Rescue Effort". "Actress Linda Darnell suffered critical burns Friday in a heroic rescue attempt in a friend's flame-swept home. Burns of second and third degree covered 80 per cent of her body..." This includes a small photo of Darnell... See More
The death of Roberto Clemente...
Item #637592
January 04, 1973
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, January 4, 1973
* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
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* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
Hank Aaron's 600th home run....
Item #637298
April 28, 1971
THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer, New York, April 28, 1971
* Hank Aaron hits 600th Home Run
* Atlanta Braves baseball
The top of page 6 has a two column headline: "600th Homer For Hammerin' Henry" (see)Aaron became the third to achieve this behind Babe Ruth and Willie Mays.
Complete in 20 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.... See More
Ford's Theater... Andersonville... Yale's Commencement...
Item #637221
July 26, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1865
* Government to buy Ford's Theater ?
* Andersonville Prison - Henry Wirz
Page 5 has an item with small head: "Ford's Theater" concerning the possibility of the government buying it or renting it (see). Also on pg. 5: "Base Ball" "Keystone of Philadelphia vs. Mutual of New York" with much text & a box score.
Page 4 has:... See More
Earl Wilson throws 1st African American no-hitter...
Item #637096
June 27, 1962
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 27, 1962
* Earl Wilson throws no-hitter
* Boston Red Sox
* 1st African American in AL
* Major League Baseball - MLB
The very top of the front page has a banner headline: "Wilson Hurls No-Hitter for Boston Red Sox" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Boston Red Sox pitcher, Earl Wilson, pitching the very no-hitter for... See More
Morrisville, Pennsylvania Little League champions....
Item #636831
August 27, 1955
THE DETROIT NEWS, August 27, 1955
* Morrisville, Pennsylvania
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
The sport's section (page 18) has a small one column heading: "Home Run Decides Little League Title" (see). First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Morrisville, Pennsylvania winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I... See More
Hammonton NJ Little League champions....
Item #636784
August 28, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 28, 1949
* Hammonton NJ New Jersey
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
Page 3 of this section has a small and discrete one column heading: "Hammonton Nine Wins Title" with brief text. (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Hammonton, New Jersey winning the World Series championship at ... See More
Ford's Theatre to be a depository for rebel archives... Baseball...
Item #636139
August 19, 1865
NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1865 The front page column heads include: "The Lost Cable Again" which is a lengthy report on the Atlantic cable; "The Pirate Shenandoah - Destruction of a Whaling Bark" and a small bit about making "Ford's Theatre" a fire-proof building as a depository for rebel archives.
Inside has: "Notes From The People" "Li... See More
1st MLB team airplane travel....
Item #635858
May 08, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1940
* Brooklyn Dodgers 1st team to fly
* MLB baseball airplane travel
The sport's section (page 30) has one column headings: "DODGERS TRAVEL TO CHICAGO BY AIR" "Two Planes Transport Entire Squad From St. Louis--Team Home Tomorrow"
First report coverage on the first time a MLB baseball team flew by airplane which was the Brooklyn Dodgers. ... See More
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