March 30, 2023: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023
This is an eclectic assortment of mostly 1960s Yankees pieces, including a pair of book dust jackets and two scorecards, and another item that is handsomely ensconced in an attractive frame with a ticket stub. The lot is rounded out with a lower-grade 1963 Post Cereal Mickey Mantle card. Here’s the breakdown: 1) Pristine copy of “Men of Autumn – 1949-53 Yanks” with outstanding autographs from Mantle, Hank Bauer, Yogi Berra and Phil Rizzuto on the dust jacket (full LOA from BAS); 2) Pristine copy of “Five O'Clock Lightning” by Tommy Henrich and signed by the author on the dust jacket; 3) 1960s Scorecard, 6-by-9 inches, in Fair condition, scored in pencil; 4) 1964 Scorecard, 5-by-9 inches, in Excellent condition, scored neatly in pencil; 5) Newspaper box score of July 22, 1964, with Near-Mint ticket stub, all presented under glass with wood frame to 10-by-12 inches - Al Downing was the winning pitcher in a game that featured home runs by Mickey Mantle and Phil Linz; and 6) 1963 Post Cereal No. 15 Mantle – Poor.
1960s New York Yankees Artifacts, Many Signed, Including Mantle (6) (BAS)
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