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Item #661057THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1995
* Ripken breaks unbreakable record
* Cal Ripken Jr. is needed in baseball
Front page heading has,"Ripken is king of the iron men, breaking 'unbreakable' record", which tells of Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles playing the most consecutive games in history.
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Item #637335THE SUN, Baltimore, Maryland, September 3, 1999
* Cal Ripken hits 400th home run...
* Great to have in this Baltimore title
The front page has coverage with a related photo of Cal Ripken's 400th home run. The sports section has: "HOME '400' RUNS", with the 5-column headline: "Ripken hits milestone", with another related photo and additional... Read full description -
Item #211896SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, April 22, 1972 A nice color action photo of Bobby Hull in a Chicago Black Hawks uniform takes the entire front page. There is a full page article on him inside. Also of special interest is a very inconspicuous item under the heading: "Southern Sees Tight Race With Young Stars" which... Read full description -
Item #222393SPORT MAGAZINE: Los Angeles, California; May, 1992.
The front page headline of this issue reads: "Cal Ripken Jr. - Pride of the Orioles", which also includes an accompanying photo.
Additional content within this issue relates to Mark McGwire, Karl Malone, Babe Ruth, and many more.
It's 80+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports,... Read full description -
Item #161345THE SUN, Baltimore, September 21, 1998 This 52 page newspaper contains the report of Cal Ripken Jr. ending his famous streak of consecutive games played. The front page headline reads: "2,632 - Ripken Ends The Streak", and includes his response: "I thought about it and decided let's end it in the same place it started. In my home state. IN... Read full description -
Item #649302THE SUN, Baltimore, September 21, 1998 This 52 page newspaper contains the report of Cal Ripken Jr. ending his famous streak of consecutive games played. The front page headline reads: "2,632 - Ripken Ends The Streak", and includes his response: "I thought about it and decided let's end it in the same place it started. In my home state. In... Read full description
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Item #161054"STADIUM EXTRA" of the SUN newspaper from Baltimore, dated Sept. 6, 1995, celebrating Cal Ripken breaking Lou Gehrig's record by playing in 2131 consecutive games. See the photo below for the terrific front page, making this a very nice issue for display. This is a 4 page "Extra" edition which is quite scarce, different from the regular newstand edition of that day. Some yellowing at the right margin, otherwise quite white and in very nice condition. -
Item #160672THE SUN, Baltimore, September 7, 1995 Offered is a very historic issue for the baseball collector, being the Baltimore newspaper reporting Cal Ripken's 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record which stood for 56 years. Great headlines and photos of Ripken appear on both the front page and the 1st page of the Sports Section.
The issue is believed to be complete in multiple sections, but is being offered for the described content. Very nice condition. -
Item #649307THE SUN, Baltimore, September 7, 1995 A very historic issue for the baseball collector, being the Baltimore newspaper reporting Cal Ripken's 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's record which stood for 56 years. Great headlines and photos of Ripken appear on both the front page and the 1st page of the Sports Section.
The issue is believed to be complete in multiple sections, but is being offered for the described content. Very nice condition. -
Item #722624THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, October 28, 1991
Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way... Read full description -
Item #204608THE SUN--STADIUM EXTRA, Baltimore, Sept. 6, 1995 This is actually a special edition newspaper published for sale at the stadium only, hence the heading "Stadium Extra" at the top in red ink. Nice to have this displayable report in a Baltimore newspaper.
You get the complete 4-page issue, folded at the mid-fold at the stadium, in great condition. -
Item #563789THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 17, 1933
* Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to have this in
This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 22: "Gehrig's 1,307th Game in Row Ties Mark, But Yanks Lose to the Browns by 13 to 3".
Tells of Lou Gehrig tying... Read full description -
Item #660590THE DAILY STAR, Oneonta, NY, July 30, 2007 The front page has the full-banner heading "75,000 welcome Ripken, Gwynn", with 2 photos related to the event. The Sports Section has: "Inductions 'overwhelming'", with a large photo of Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., and "HALL OF FAME", with several photos from the event.
Complete in 28 pages and in very good condition.
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Item #564372THE SPORTING NEWS, from St. Louis, Missouri, dated November 6, 1989.
The front page of this issue shows a photo of the Oakland A's titled, "The A's Have It", which relates to Oakland capturing the Bay Area World Series.
This was the first World Series sweep since 1976 and was disrupted for 10-days due to an earthquake which struck at... Read full description -
Item #563804THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, August 19, 1931
* Lou Gehrig
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
This 44 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 26: "Tigers Triumph Over Yankees in Eleventh, 5 to 4" with subheads that include: "GEHRIG EXTENDS STRING" Plays 1,000th Consecutive American League Contest as Member of New York Club"... Read full description -
Item #222357THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, September 11, 1989.
The front page of this issue reads: "Revival in K.C. - Carl Peterson and Marty Schottenheimer are Determined to Fill the Seats with Chief Fans." and has an accompanying photo.
Additional content within this issue relates to Cal Ripken Junior, Bart Giamatti, and many more.
Certainly the premier... Read full description -
Item #222063THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2, 1992.
The front page photo of this issue shows a picture of Tom Glavine which is titled, "Warming Up - N.L. Cy Young Award Winner Tom Glavine Loosens Up for '92".
Additional content within this issue relates to: Kristi Yamaguchi, Cal Ripken Jr., , and many more.
Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine... Read full description -
Item #222061THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, March 9, 1992.
The front page photo of this issue shows a picture of Duke's Christian Laettner battling for a rebound,which is titled, "Duke's View from the Top".
Additional content within this issue relates to: Kareem Abdul - Jubbar, Julius Erving, Cal Ripken, Tiger Woods, Barry Bonds, Magic Johnson, and many more.
Certainly the... Read full description -
Item #568085THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1938
* Lou Gehrig's last of his 23 record grand slam HRs
* New York Yankees - In a NYC paper
This 60+ page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "Yankees Crush Athletics, 11-3, Gehrig Driving Four-Run Homer" "Lou Bats In Six, Also Hitting a... Read full description -
Item #214185THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, July 22, 1991.
Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting... Read full description -
Item #599356THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 17, 1933
* Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The front page has a one column photo of Lou Gehrig with heading: "Lou Gehrig Equals Playing Record in 1307th Game"
The sport's section (page 16) has two column headings that include: "G... Read full description
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