Jackie Robinson receives hate mail....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 10, 1947



* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers

* 1st Negro MLB baseball player



The sport's section (bottom of page 10) has a three column heading: "Robinson Is Threatened Via Mails" with photo. See images for text here. This event was mentioned in the blockbuster movie "42".

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the mar... See More  

Neat title...

THE MOSQUITO, Perth Amboy, New Jersey, March 21, 1925  A curious little newspaper which appears to be the combination of the Middlesex Plain Dealer and the Perth Amboy Press. Filled mostly with local news and tidbits, many quite folksy and humorous, plus many ads as well. The ftpg. has a bit noting: "Christy Mathewson, of baseball fame, was recently named one of the trustees of the Ameri... See More  

Yankees win 1943 World Series without DiMaggio...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1943



* New York Yankees baseball

* World Series Champions

* Joe DiMaggio in service (Air Force)

* Best publication to be had ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YANKS WIN SERIES, BEATING CARDS, 2-0, ON DICKEY'S HOMER" with subheads. (see) Much more in the sport's section (pages 31 & 32) with banner headings, a few re... See More  

Joe DiMaggio retires as a MLB player...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 12, 1951



* Joe DiMaggio retirement

* New York Yankees Clipper

* MLB Major League Baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a four column photo with heading: "A Star Passes but the Reflected Light Often Shines for Generations" Also a six column heading: "Joe Eyes TV Job...Feels Arcs Ruined Him...Mantle His Sub" with another related pho... See More  

1919 World Series "fixing" scandal is revealed to the public...

THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Penn., Sept. 28, 1920 



* Chicago White "Black" Sox

* World Series Scandal breaks



The scandal of the 1919 "Black Sox" World Series did not break to the public until just now, covered in this newspaper with a one column front page heading: "EIGHT WHITE SOX BASEBALL MEN SUSPENDED" with subheads. (see)

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1929 World Series.... Cubs vs. A's.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1929



* 1929 World Series (game 1)

* Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Athletics

* Major league baseball MLB



The front page has a one column heading: "ATHLETICS WIN, 3-1; EHMKE FANS 13 CUBS IN SERIES OPENER" with subheads. (see)

Much more in the sport's section (page 25) with headlines, photos and box scores. (see) First report coverage on game 1 o... See More  

1928 Babe Ruth dugout photo...

NEW YORK TIMES (Rotogravure Section only), March 18, 1928



* Babe Ruth in his prime

* New York Yankees dugout



This section has photos involving sports, entertainment, fashion. The front page has a photo titled: "The Glass Of Fashion In The Baseball World: Babe Ruth" (see)

Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition, a little irregular along the spine, nice conditi... See More  

Yankees win the 1961 World Series...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 10, 1961 



* New York Yankees baseball

* Win World Series championship

* Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris era



The front page has a photo showing both managers after the game. (see) The sport's section (page 31) has a banner headline: "Who Needs M&M? It's Yanks, 13-5" and more with related photo and box scores. This was also the seaso... See More  

1915 pictorial includes Tris Speaker...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 14, 1915



* World Series Champions prediction ?

* Boston Red Sox baseball players pictorial

* Tris Speaker, Harry Hooper and Duffy Lewis (more)



Page 6 has a two column pictorial headed: "Red Sox Look Like Best Bet For American League Pennant" which shows six players. Boston would go on and win the 1916 World Series. Surprisingly this issue is in go... See More  

1917 Larry Doyle photo... Chicago Cubs...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec. 27, 1917



* Second Baseman Larry Doyle photo

* Chicago Cubs - NY Giants - MLB baseball



Page 17 has a two column photo headed: "'M'Graw May Seek Aid Of Larry Doyle" with brief text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... See More  

1917 Allen Sothoron photo... St. Louis Browns...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 18, 1917



* Pitcher Allen Sothoron photo & more

* St. Louis Browns - MLB baseball



Page 13 has a two column photo headed: "'Sothoron Has The Stuff That Makes 'Em Great,' Says Ol Fielder Jones" with text. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not tot... See More  

1917 Howard Ehmke photo... Detroit Tigers...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 26, 1917



* Pitcher Howard Ehmke photo

* Detroit Tigers - MLB baseball



Page 9 has a two column photo headed: "Ehmke One Of The Best, Also One Of Thinnest Twirlers In A.L. This Year" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from ... See More  

1915 Federal League lawsuit begins...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 20, 1915



* Federal League antitrust lawsuit (begins)

* vs. American & National Leagues

* Organized MLB baseball



The front page has a banner heading: "ORGANIZED BASEBALL IS FIGHTING IN COURT FOR ITS EXISTENCE" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues th... See More  

1918 Norman, Oklahoma state hospital fire disaster...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 10, 1918



* American athlete Jim Thorpe photo

* Carlisle Indians football fame

* Tries out New York Giants baseball



Page 11 has a two column photo of Jim Thorpe with heading: "Jim Thorpe Sure Is a Persevering Guy" with text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that... See More  

1910 World Series of baseball... Chicago Cubs...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 22, 1910



* Philadelphia Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs

* World Series of baseball (GAME 4)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CHICAGO WINS 4TH GAME; 10 INNINGS" with subheads and inning by inning description. This was the only game the Chicago Cubs won. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. ... See More  

Babe Ruth Photo 3 Home Runs in 1933...

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Babe Ruth retires as a player....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 3, 1935



* Babe Ruth retires as baseball player

* Boston Braves - MLB baseball



The sport's section (page 8) has a two column heading: "Babe Ruth Sings Swan Song Of His Great Baseball Career; Is Dropped From Braves List" Nice to have from a town close to Boston.

Other news, sport and advertisements of the day. Complete in 12 pages, a few... See More  

Early baseball championship series in 1872...

THE WORLD, New York City, September 18, 1872



* Early baseball (game 8)

* Brooklyn - Philadelphia - New York

* Championship series



The back page has small one column headings: "The Ball Field" "The Mutuals Again Victorious--They Defeat the Athletics Easily After a Fine Game--Score 10 to 3" with box scores (see photos).

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The death of baseball great Ty Cobb...

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 20, 1961 



* Ty Cobb burial (1st report)

* Detroit Tigers

* Major league baseball MLB

* In a Detroit publication (rare)



The sport's section (page4-D) has a two column heading: "Cobb Laid to Rest" (see) Also a editorial headed: "Cobb 'Ran Wild' Under Jennings" And a 13 x 10 inch advertisement for Louisville Slugger showing a Illust... See More  

Baseball report in a sporting newspaper, before the Civil War...

THE NEW YORK CLIPPER, June 4, 1859  The front page features a print of the: "Royal YHacht Squadron Club House, Cowes."

Page 3 has most of a column headed: "Ball Play" with much detailed reporting of games, including 4 box scores.

This was a sports-themed newspaper with a wealth of reporting on various games, etc.

Eight pages, old mends near the spine and on page 2, othe... See More  

1914 MLB Baseball strike ?......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 20, 1914



* MLB baseball strike threatened



The front page has a banner headline: "STRIKE OF ALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS THREATENED" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper. Rare as such.

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Electric baseball "scoreboard" for remote "viewing"...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 24, 1891  An inside page has novel new invention headed: "Electrical Sporting Bulletin" which has about half a page of text and two illustrations, one captioned; "Electrical Base Ball Bulletin" and the other: "Diagram of Mechanism & Electrical Connections of the Base Ball Bulletin--Plan View of Double Relay". A portion o... See More  

Jackie Robinson & George Shuba - "Handshake of the Century"...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, April 25, 1946



* Jackie Robinson & George Shuba

* "Handshake of the Century"

* after Robinson's first home run



Page 26 has the image of what has been called: "The Handshake of the Century", which occurred between Jackie Robinson and George Shuba as Jackie crossed home plate after hitting his first homerun in Major League B... See More  

Lou Gehrig breaks consecutive game record...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 18, 1933



* Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record

* New York Yankees - MLB baseball



This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (pg. 26): "Lou Gehrig Smashes Record, Is Honored by League Head", "Durable Yankee First Sacker Plays in 1308th Consecutive Game to Surpass Scott's Old Mark...&q... See More  

Leaders of the 1915 baseball pennant fight...

LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York Oct. 7, 1915  The front cover is a nice, dramatic color print reflecting the action in the early years of World War I captioned: "Directing The Big Guns". Articles within include: "Great Britain's Zeal for War"; The Truth about Alaska - A Land of Great Opportunities"; "Seen in the World of Sport" including photos the leaders... See More