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Description: BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH BOOK Circa 1939-1940
Containing 100 autographs of Hall of Fame members and other players. Every page with one autograph glued down, except for one page which has two. Together with one sheet of paper with six autographs collected on September 27, 1939, and a folder containing twenty-three loose autographs. Autographs on sheet of paper consist of Ted Williams, Denny Galehouse, Johnny Peacock, Jim Bagby Jr., Bosey Berger, and Charles Wagner. Loose autographs in folder consist of Fred Haney, George McQuinn, Ossie Vitt, Del Baker, Hugh Mulcahy, Boze Berger, Myril Hoag, Bucky Walters, Earle Brucker, Jimmy Outlaw, Frankie Frisch, Dick "Leif" Erickson (possibly Ralph "Leif" Erickson), Morris Arnovich, Lynn Nelson, Fred Frankhouse, Johnny Young Lanning, Leo Homenkamp(?), Luke Daniel Hamlin, Roy Joiner(?), Fritz Ostermueller, Red Rolfe, "Doc" Prothro, and Merrill May. Autographs in the book include Ray Blades, Milt Shoffner (1939 Reds pitcher), Roger "Doc" Cramer, George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts, Joe Vosmik, Jimmy Fox, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Jim Bagby, Jr., Jimmy Dykes, Bobby Doerr, Earl Averill, Ival Goodman, Wally Berger, Carl Hubbell, Lou Fette, Tony Cuccinello, Debs Garms, Bill Lee, Gabby Hartnett (Cubs manager), Dick Bartell, Ernie Koy, Joe Moore, Mel Ott, Jim Turner, Connie Mack, Lloyd Warner, Wally Moses, Al Simmons, Buddy Myer, Ben Chapman, Gene Desautels, Joe Medwick, Cecil Travis, Jack Wilson, Lyn Lary, Lefty Grove, Rip Radcliff, Luke Appling, Bill Werber, Lou Gehrig, Danny MacFayden, Johnny Peacock, Joe Heving, Casey Stengel, Bobo Newsom, Ralph Red Kress, Paul Warner, Mel Almada, Johnny Allen, Emerson Dickman, Luke Sewell, Joe Cronin, Eric McNair, Bob Johnson, Jim Tabor, Dick Midkiff, Billy Herman, Bill Dickey, Vince DiMaggio, Frank McCormick, Johnny Mize, Rabbit Warstler, Buddy Lewis, Chuck Klein, Al Lopez, Charles "Red" Ruffing, George Selkirk, Tommy Henrich, Pinky Higgins, Ted Williams, John Conney, Max West, Rudy York, Harry Craft, Elden Auker, Joe Gordon, Joe McCarthy, Bob Feller, Buddy Hassett, Elbie Fletcher, Eddie Miller, Johnny Vander Meer, Tom Carey, Lou Finney, Leo Durocher, Ernie Lombardi, Jeff Heath, Denny Galehouse, Emmett Jerome "Heinie" Mueller, Phil Masi, Barney McCosky, Dizzy Dean, Joe DiMaggio, Hank Majeski, Joe Sullivan, Tom Yawkey, J.A. Robert Quinn (1939 Bees owner), Eddie Collins, (1939 Red Sox general manager), and Cookie Lavagetto.

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Condition: Some of autographs possibly signed by the player's secretaries or representives. Please examine thoroughly and use your own discretion when bidding.


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