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IMPORTANT SPORTS
MEMORABILIA AND CARDS
CONTEMPORARY ART FROM
THE PANZA DI BIUMO COLLECTION
NEW YORK MAY 13 & 14, 20 03
NEW YORK JUNE 10, 20 05
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I L I A
& C A R D S
N E W Y O R K F R I D AY, J U N E 1 0 , 2 0 0 5
A U C T I O N I N Q U I R I E S A N D
SPECIALISTS IN CHARGE
Collectibles
Leila Dunbar
leila.dunbar@sothebys.com
212 606 7910
Fax 212 606 7937
Marsha Malinowski
marsha.malinowski@sothebys.com
SALE ADMINISTRATOR
Kate Garvin
katharine.garvin@sothebys.com
212 606 7910
Fax 212 606 7937
SPORTS CARDS PLUS
David Kohler
President
david@sportscardsplus.com
Dan Imler
Auction Director
dan@sportscardsplus.com
Clay Hill
Sales Manager
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IMPORTANT SPORTS MEMORABILIA AND CARDS CONTEMPOR
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I
A U C T I O N I N Q U I R I E S A N D S
Bidding at Sotheby's Placing Bids There are fou
I M P O R T A N T S P O R T S M E M O R A B I
S P E C I A L I S T S A N D A D M I N I S T R A
C O N T E N T S Bidding at Sotheby's 4 Spe
session one F R I D A Y , J U N E 1 0 , 2
1 0 · I M P O R TA N T S P O R T S M E M
T H E T O M C O N N O L L Y
1 1 2 · I M P O R TA N T S P O R T S
MAYOR JOHN F. FITZGERALD Lots 1-17 Property
Sit in the bleachers, listen carefully and you ju
OUTSIDE FENWAY PARK, 1918 1924 and the team
3 2 2 1 9 1 0
5 WOODROW WILSON THROWS OUT THE FIRST BALL A
6
8 E V E R E T T S C O T T S I G N E D R E C
10, 11 1 1
1 2 B A B E R U T H A N D L O U G E H R I G
1 4 13 1 3 G R O U P O F S E V E N T E E
1 6 G R O U P O F T O M C O N N O L LY ' S
1 8 1 9 1 7 H O N U S WA G N E R D AY S I L
“Hans Wagner, as great a man as he was a ballpla
19 ACTUAL 1 9 T 2 0 6 H O N U S WA G N E
2 0 H O N U S WA G N E R S I N G L E S I G N
2 2 C I R C A 1 9 1 0 T Y C O B B T O B A C
24 2 4 1 9 2 0 ' S T Y C O B B S I G N E
2 7 U N I Q U E T Y C O B B D U A L S I G N
T H E F O L L O W I N G ( 3 ) L O T S O R I G
T R I S S P E A K E R I “ 'd be
3 4 T R I S S P E A K E R ' S "T H R O W I N
T H E E R N I E L O M B A R
3 7 E R N I E L O M B A R D I ' S 1 9 2 7 O
42 41 4 0 E R N I E L
43 43 4 3 E R N I E L O M B A R D I '
45 45 4 5 PA I R O F E R N I E L
48 4 8 ( 9 ) T E A M S I G N E D B A S E
50 5 0 1 8 8 7 N 1 7 2 O L D J U D G E A
5 1 1 8 8 7 N 2 8 A L L E N & G I N T E R
54 DETAIL 54 PART 5 4 1 9 0 9 -
5 8 1 9 1 0 - 1 1 M 1 1 6 S P O RT I N G L I
T H E M I K E C R A M E R
Lots 61-64 are Property from the Mike Cramer Coll
65 PART Property from the Mike Cramer Collec
67 PART 6 7 1 9 1 1 T 2 0 5 C O M P L E T
69 PART 6 9 1 9 0 9 - 1 1 T 2 0 6 W H I T
N E W YO R K , J U N E 10 , 2 0 0 5 · 4
7 3 1 9 1 5 C R A C K E R J A C K # 1 0 3 J
7 5 1 9 3 3 G O U D E Y B A S E B A L L
7 7 1 9 3 3 D E L O N G G R O U P O F 5 I
7 9 1 9 3 4 - 3 6 R 3 2 7 D I A M O N D
8 2 C H R I S T Y M AT H E W S O N S I G N E
8 3 F I N E I M P E R I A L S I Z E 1 9 1 2
86 8 5 1 9 2 1 G I A N T S V S . YA N K E
JOHN MCGRAW
8 9 1 9 2 0 ' S M U LT I S I G N E D B A L L
92
95, 96 9 5 R A R E P O L O G R O U N D S
97 DETAIL
99 9 9 B A L L H I T B Y B A R RY B O N
BONDS HITS NUMBER 700
100 1 0 0 I M P O RTA N T 1 9 3 4 T O U R
1 0 2 1 9 3 4 T O U R O F J A PA N S I G N
T H E J I M M U R R A Y E
“Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show
107 PART 1 0 7 J I M M U R R AY B A S E B
1 0 9
1 1 1 110 PART 1 1 0 G R O
112 1 1 2 S I G N I F I C A N T M U H A M M
113 PART 7 2 · I M P O R TA N T S P O
113 PART 1 1 3 W I L L I A M K R A M E R
113 PART Kramer retired quietly from the runn
XX
115 1 1 5 S P R E E R I V E R B & W P H
117 1 1 7 N A S C A R 5 0 G R E AT E S T
1 9 2 4 - 1 9 6 9 R O C K Y
119
1 1 9 R O C K Y M A R C I A N O ' S F I G H T
PROVENANCE Consigned by the family of Father John
1 2 0 G R O U P O F ( 1 2 ) C . 1 8 9 0 P O
“He was our Sampson; he was our David. With tough
1 2 3 B A B E R U T H S I G N E D B O X I N
125 1 2 5 M U H A M M A D A L I S I G N E D
T H E A R T H U R A S H E
1 2 6 A RT H U R A S H E S I G N E D B / W
1 2 9
1 3 0 1 9 6 8 M A RT I N L U T H E R K I N G
1 3 1 G R O U P O F A RT H U R A S H E ' S
133 1 3 3 A RT H U R A S H E ' S N E C K L
1 3 6 136 136 1 3 4 PA I
1 3 8 A RT H U R A S H E ' S 1 9 7 8 D AV I
1 4 3
1 4 4 T W O A RT H U R A S H E I N A U
147 1 4 7
148 1 4 8 PA I R O F 2 4 K S O L I D G O
149 1 4 9 1 9 5 8 - 5 9 B O S T O N C E LT
1 5 0 1 9 5 8 - 5 9 B O S T O N C E LT I C S
152 1 5 2 N B A' S 5 0 G R E AT E S T P L
153 1 5 3 J E R RY W E S T E A R LY 1
154 1 5 4 W I LT C H A M B E R L A I N ' S
156 PART 1 5 6 1 9 6 8 T O P P S T E S T
1 5 7 1 9 8 6 / 8 7 F L E E R B A S K E T B A
159, 161 1 5 9 K O B E B RYA N T 1 9 9 8 -
T H E A L A N M A R K S M
1 6 3 1 9 9 7 - 9 8 U P P E R D E C K M I C
1 6 6 C O M P L E T E C O L L E C T I O N O F
166 PART 1981-82 – The Riley Era Dawns Owner
166 PART and the Dallas Mavericks before win
166 PART 2001-02: Thrice as Nice With a
session two F R I D A Y , J U N E 1 0 , 2
167 167 1 6 7 O N LY K N O W
1 6 8 1 9 0 8 B O S T O N R E D S O X F O L
1 1 6 · I M P O R TA N T S P O R T S M E
172 1 7 1 C O L L E C T I O N O F 1 9 1 2
173A PART 1 1 8 · I M P O R TA N T S
174 ACTUAL SIZE 1 7 3 A 1 9 0 9 - 1 1 E 9
1 7 6
177
Property of Ala
Framework of a Curse Even a great theater impres
HARRY FRAZEE
CARTOON BY FRANKLIN COLLIER OF THE BOSTON H
sportswriter Paul Shannon wrote: “Ruth, the
FANS SWARM AROUND THE BABE Two years after
1 8 0
1 8 1 B A B E R U T H S I G N E D B A S E B
A Gift for the Ages In a time when baseball, ree
BABE RUTH AND MAYOR WILLIAM THOMPSON, SEPTEMB
L O T 1 8 3 B A B E R U T H 1 9 2 0 G A
DETAIL
184 1 8 4 1 9 2 2 B A B E R U T H M U LT
1 8 5 YA N K E E S TA D I U M A P R I L 1 8
187 Estate Of James O'Leary 1 8 7 S C R A P
188
190 1 9 0 1 9 2 7 N E W Y O R K YA N K E
192 1 9 2 1 9 2 9 N E W Y O R K YA N K E
1 9 5 1 9 6
1 9 7 B A B E R U T H A U T O G R A P H E D
2 0 1 201
2 0 3 B A B E R U T H S I N G L E S I G N E
206 206 DETAIL
208 ACTUAL SIZE 2 0 8 1 9 3 3 G O U D E Y
2 1 1
2 1 2 F I N E B A B E R U T H S I N G L E S
2 1 3 G R O U P O F ( 9 ) S I G N E D E X H
2 1 6 1 9 3 4 G O U D E Y # 6 1 L O U G E H
2 1 9 1 9 4 2 T H R E E S H E E T M O V I E
2 2 1 L O U G E H R I G S I G N E D A U T O
225 BABE RUTH SAYS GOODBYE AT
226 2 2 8 226 2 2 6 1 9 4 8 S
230 2 2 9 ( 2 8 ) J O E D I M A G G I O S
232 PART 2 3 2 T H E U LT I M AT E
2 3 3 PA I R O F W O M E N ' S S H O E S S
2 3 5 J O E D I M A G G I O S I G N E D P R
“That kid can hit balls over buildings.” Casey S
2 3 9 1 9 5 5 N E W Y O R K YA N K E E S (
2 4 1 M I C K E Y M A N T L E C . 1 9 6 5 -
2 4 3 1 9 5 9 T O P P S # 5 6 4 M I C K E Y
245 2 4 5 L E R O Y N E I M A N O R I G I
2 4 6 R O G E R M A R I S / M I C K E Y M A
2 4 9 1 9 6 9 T O P P S S U P E R # 2 4 M I
2 5 2 G R O U P O F T H R E E ( 3 ) S I N
2 5 5 F O U R G A M E U S E D B AT S F R O
L E F T Y G R O V E E S T A
257 2 5 7 PA I R O F L E F T Y G R O V E
2 6 0 L E F T Y G R O V E ' S L A S T B A L
TOUR OF JAPAN 1931 2 6 2 O V E R S I Z E
263 DETAIL 263 2 6 3 R A R E
265 2 6 6
2 6 7 L E F T Y G R O V E ' S L A S T P R O
2 6 9 269 269
2 7 0 L E F T Y G R O V E ' S 1 9 3 9 A M E
273 273 2 7 3
2 7 4 G R O U P O F L E F T Y G R O V E ' S
2 7 7 L E F T Y G R O V E ' S B A S E B A L L
2 7 9 1 9 5 5 B A S E B A L L H A L L O F F
282 2 8 2 L E F T Y G R O V E ' S H A L L
2 8 5 P R I S T I N E J I M M I E F O X X S
T E D W I L L I A M S O
287 2 8 7 1 9 5 9 T E D W
2 8 9 288
2 9 1 1 9 6 9 T O N Y C O N I G L I A R O B
2 9 3 T E D W I L L I A M S U D A S I G N E
2 9 5 1 9 3 5 D I A M O N D S TA R S # 8 3
297 PART Lots 297-303 Property of the Mike Cr
2 9 9 1 9 4 9 B O W M A N P C L C O M P L E
3 0 3 3 0 4
3 0 5 1 9 5 1 B O W M A N B A S E B A L L P
Lot 308 Property of the Mike Cramer Collection 3
3 1 0 1 9 5 2 T O P P S # 3 1 1 M I C K E Y
313 PART
3 1 6 M E R L I N O L S E N 1 9 6 9 L O S A
317 Lot 317 Property of the Mike Cramer Collec
320 PART 3 2 0 G R O U P O F 2 1 G R A D
322 ACTUAL SIZE 3 2 2 1 9 6 6 - 6 7 T O P
3 2 4 B O B B O U R N E ' S 1 9 7 9 - 8 0 N
326 Lots 326-329 Property from the Alan Smith
3 2 8 2 0 0 0 U P P E R D E C K S P A U T H
330 PART
331 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 U P P E R D E C K H A L
333 FRONT Lots 333-336 Property from the Alan
335 3 3 5 2 0 0 3 U P P E R D E C K S P
Lots 336a-336c Property from the Alan Smith Colle
336C N E W YO R K , J U N E 10 , 2 0 0
337 Lots 337-338 Property from the Alan Smith
338 #1 OF 3 3 8 2 0 0 3 D O N R U S S T I
3 3 9 B A B E R U T H ' S 1 9 3 8
next year Leo Durocher got it, and Ruth wasn't re
3 4 0 E B B E T T S F I E L D O R I G I N A L
344 3 4 4 R A R E 1 9 5 0 " J A C K I E R
345
348 3 4 8 S A N D Y K O U FA X S I G N E D
349 FRONT 349 BACK 3 4 9 1 9 7
3 5 3 R A R E 1 9 2 ' "F I G H T I N G H E A
355 3 5 5 1 9 0 8 C H I C A G O C U B S "
358 3 5 8 1 9 2 7 L U C K Y S T R I K E T
360 3 ' 0 G A M E B A L L U S E D I N C
3 ' 2 G R O V E R C L E V E L A N D A L E X A
364
3 ' ' T H E M A C O S K Y A U T O G R A P H
3 ' 9 369
3 7 0 1 9 3 4 S To L O U I S C A R D I N A L
3 7 2 1 9 ' 7 L O U B R O C K S To L O U I
3 7 4 S AT C H E L PA I G E S I N G L E S I
3 7 7 377 3 7 8
379 3 7 9 M U LT I - S I G N E D H A L L O
3 8 1 M A R K S C O T T ' S O W N A U T O G
381
3 8 3 3
3 8 5 C O L L E C T I O N O F ( 2 6 ) 1 9 9
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