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Baseball Photography
8 Lots
 Lot 195. George Burke Photo of Joe DiMaggio. This 3 ½” x 5 3/8” b&w portrait captures a smiling DiMaggio in his New York Yankees jersey and cap. Some inoffensive staining on the back; otherwise nm. The photo, which has a matte finish, shows excellent focus and contrast.
Minimum Bid $100.
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 Lot 196. Two 1927 World Series Wire Photos Featuring Ruth, Gehrig. The 1927 New York Yankees are considered to be the greatest team in baseball history by many baseball historians. The all-star lineup known as “Murderer’s Row” outscored opponents by nearly 400 runs and hit .307 as a team. Babe Ruth set the original single-season mark with 60 home runs, which was more than any other A.L. team combined. Earle Coombs in center and Bob Meusel in left field hit .356 and .337 respectively. Lou Gehrig had his first big season, batting .373 with 47 homers and a league-leading 175 RBIs. The Yankees became the first team ever to sweep the National League in the World Series. The two sepia 10” x 8” wire photos are matted and framed to 15” x 12.” The first wire photo is described on the back: “Babe Ruth greeted by Lou Gehrig at home plate after one of the Babe’s home runs in the Pittsburgh World Series of 1927.” The second wire photo is stamped “International Newsreel Photo” on the back, which also has a filing label. The filing label says: “Third Game World Series. New York. Photo shows Coombs and Koening of Yankees scoring on Gehrig’s triple, and Gehrig rounding third. He was caught trying to stretch the triple. L-10-7 27.” Both framed pictures display as near mint. These two great photos capture a couple of great moments in baseball history.
Winning Bid $956.
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 Lot 197. 1940s-50s Anonymous Premium Photo of Satchel Paige with the Black Yankees. With Yankee Stadium as a backdrop, this photo shows Paige ready to deliver a pitch. He wears the pinstripes and cap of the New York Black Yankees, a team he played for only in 1943. Who distributed these 8” x 10” black & white photos is uncertain. This photo is a great addition to the checklist, which SCD has started in its 2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards. The photo has some corner impressions from residing in an album, and a couple of minor creases. The appearance is excellent. Paige is seldom seen in a photo with the Black Yankees, and this is one of the earliest photos of the Hall of Fame pitcher.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 198. Large Collection of 1940s-50s Anonymous 8” x 10” B&W Premium Baseball Photos. The SCD 2007 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards makes a start at checklisting this obscure and desirable issue. The 32 photos in this collection will triple the checklist. They will add the first multi-player photos. The issuer of these premium glossy photos is not identified. Each has the player’s name in signature-like script. Each has a white border on the front, and the backs are blank. Most of the photos in the collection have corner impressions from being housed in an album. Otherwise, their appearance is at least ex. Here is the list, with Hall of Fame players noted in bold: Bluege, Bodie, Joe Bowman, Corriden, Cramer, Jumping Joe Dugan, Fitzsimmons, Glossop, Gowdy, Groh, Heilman (Heilmann), Henshaw, Hornsby (printed picture), Hoyt, Klein, Lazzeri, Marquard, Pepper Martin, Carl Mays, Johnny McCarthy, Irish Emil Meusel, Peckinpaugh, Pipp, Root, Schang, Schumaker, Everett Scott, Smokey Joe Wood, Ross Young (Youngs) and Warneke. The multi-player photos are Bresnahan & Archer, and the members of the Cardinals’ Gashouse Gang, including Medwick, Hallahan, Wares, Haines, Mooney, Carleton, Gonzales, Frisch and Dizzy Dean. As a bonus, there are seven photos consistent with the premiums but without the player’s name on the front: Stan Baumgartner, Fonseca, Goslin, Hafey, Pearson, Gordon Rhodes and Zack Taylor. Also, a 6” x 7” printed picture of Nick Altrock from the International News Service. 40 photos total.
Winning Bid $393.
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 Lot 199. Babe Ruth “Home Run on the Keys” Original 1936 Wire Photo. Acme Newspictures issued this 6” x 8” glossy photo, which shows Ruth being prepared for an appearance in the nine-minute movie short from Warner Bros. In the feature, Ruth recounts the story of his called home run in the 1932 World Series at Wrigley Field against Chicago. The caption is attached to the back. Vg photo with outstanding clarity and contrast.
Minimum Bid $75.
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 Lot 200. Rare 1880s Yale Baseball Team Photograph. This sepia 10” x 8” photo is matted and framed to 16 ½” x 12 ½”. Ring bats, large weld catcher’s mask, uniforms with collars and striped overcoats are shown in this terrific piece of baseball history. There are four small tack holes (2 are cropped out by the matte) in the corners and a 2 ½” inoffensive crease. A wonderful framed photo.
Winning Bid $301.
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 Lot 201. Vintage 8” x 9 ¾” Josh Gibson Photo. This black and white photo is creased and exhibits staining in the border. There is a very small amount of inoffensive staining on the photo itself which does not affect Gibson’s image. The photo features Josh in a Homestead Grays uniform and cap with his bat. He is kneeling, waiting and watching intensely in the on deck circle. The image is profound and powerful, appropriately symbolic of Gibson’s remarkable hitting prowess. The text at the far left reads, “Photo by Ernest Withers of Memphis 46.” Gibson’s name and position are written in the lower right hand portion of the photo. A brief biography is typed onto the reverse. Gibson’s feats and accomplishments are legendary. He is perhaps the greatest power hitter the game has ever known. One of his contemporaries may have put it best: “Josh would hurt you” he said. “A ground ball in the infield, catch it, your hand feels broken, he would hurt you.”
Winning Bid $869.
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 Lot 202. 5 Original 1940s-50s Wire Photos Featuring Paul Waner, Champion Golfer. Few baseball players were more proficient with a golf club than Hall of Fame Pittsburgh outfielder Paul Waner. A 1938 Wide World wire photo shows him shaking hands with Jack Russell after he defeated the Chicago Cubs pitcher to win the Baseball Player’s Golf Tournament. An International News wire photos shows him with Lloyd Brown, Cleveland pitcher, as he defends his title in the Miami Biltmore Lefthanders’ Golf Championship. In a 1939 photo from Wide World, Waner defends his Baseball Player’s title against Wes Ferrell. In 1940s photos, he is shown with his brother, Lloyd, and with Ferrell and Russell. The photos are 6 ½” x 8 ½” or larger and have captions on the back. Ranging from g to vg+ to ex, the average vg.
Winning Bid $25.
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