October 24, 2024: Fall Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2024
This is the biggest group of pristine 1988 Kenner Starting Lineup Figures that we have ever seen, let along auctioned, with every last one in virtually as-issued condition and with almost six dozen Hall of Famers included in the mix. The campy, charming figures were all the rage way back then and remain a popular collectible for many hobbyists almost four decades later. There are also 18 figures from the 1989 Starting Lineup Baseball Greats Pairs, also listed further down in the document. In the primary listing, there are four figures for each player mentioned, with exceptions noted. The second listing features individual figures. Here’s the breakdown: Phillies (24), including Schmidt, Hayes, Samuel, Virgil, Rawley and Bedrosian; Padres (24), including Gwynn, Santiago, Kruk, Brown, Valenzuela and Stubbs; White Sox (20), including Fisk, Guillen, Redus, Walker and Baines; Twins (24), including Puckett, Hrbek, Viola, Reardon, Gaetti and Brunansky; Mets (24), including Strawberry, Gooden Hernandez, Johnson, Dykstra and McReynolds; Astros (4) – Scott; Expos (4) – Raines; Cubs (24), including Sandberg, Dawson, Dunston, Davis, Durham and Sutcliffe; Red Sox (20), including Rice, Clemens, Boggs, Evans and Burks; Angels (20), including Downing, Joyner, White and Witt; Yankees (12), including Winfield, Mattingly and Henderson; Giants (16), including Clark, Maldonado, Leonard and Rueschel; Pirates (4) – Bonds; Tigers (7), including Trammell and Hernandez (3); Orioles (2) – Ripken; Blue Jays – Bell and Reds (8) – Rose and Davis; Second listing of singles unless otherwise indicated: (135) including Carter, Molitor, Yount, McGwire, Parker, Ozzie Smith, McGee, Dale Murphy, Griffey, Brett, Parish, Surhoff, Deer, Higuera, Sax, Marshall, Guerrero, Canseco, Lansford, Coleman, Herr, Oberkfell, Zane Smith, Clark (2), Morris, Whitaker, Righetti, Randolph (2), Saberhagen (2), Nokes (2), Quisenberry, O’Brien (2), Phelps (2), Pressley (2), Sietzer (2), Worrell (2), Van Slyke (2), Tartabull (2), Tabler (2), Snyder (2), Kennedy (2), Hall (2), Daniels (2), Incaviglia (3), Bass (2), Sierra (2), Bonilla (2), Bream (2), Boddicker (2), Lynn (2), Bell (3), Franco (3), Langston (2), Hough (2), Davis (2), Carter and Ashby; also included are three pristine examples of the Collectors Display Stand; 1989 Starting Lineup Baseball Greats Pairs (18), 1) Banks and Williams, 2) Musial and Gibson, 3) Rose and Bench, 4) Mays and McCovey, 5) Aaron and Mathews, 6) Mantle and DiMaggio, 7) Clemente and Stargell, 8) Ruth and Gehrig, and 9) Jackson and Drysdale. The pile is so imposing that the winning bidder will likely have to pick them up at the Collect Auctions offices in Waupaca or make particular arrangements to get their winning lot from Point A (Waupaca, WI) to Point B.
Massive Group of 1988 Kenner Starting Lineup Pristine Figures in the Package (377)
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