- More
1945 Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mel Ott & Carl Hubbell Multi-Signed "Esquire's All-American Boy's Baseball Game."...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Description
1945 Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Mel Ott & Carl Hubbell Multi-Signed "Esquire's All-American Boy's Baseball Game." Amateur baseball in the 1940's saw its greatest young stars pitted against one another at New York City's Polo Grounds field of battle for an event called the "All-American Boy's Baseball Game," sponsored by Esquire Magazine. While many fans would turn out in hopes of seeing the Big League stars of tomorrow, perhaps even more came to catch a glimpse of the stars of yesteryear, who would serve as honorary managers of the opposing "East" and "West" teams. In 1945 the dugouts were manned by the biggest baseball names of all, Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb."Autograph and clipping book" produced by Esquire as a keepsake for the players. This particular copy originally belonged to pitcher Bob Phelps. Contains over thirty pages of heavy stock glossy photos of the players, managers, coaches, batboys, scouts, journalists, and executives connected with the event. Signed by east manager Babe Ruth (8.5/10 green ink) next to his photo and east coach Carl Hubbell (8/10 blue ink) across his photo. Also signed by Branch Rickey, Jr. (9/10 blue ink) on one of the autograph pages. Furthermore, every player (with the exception of Phelps) signs, as do many other of the individuals connected with the event.
The pages exhibit some uniform undulation but the book is in otherwise overall EX condition. The steel-tip fountain pen autographs are beautiful and grade an overall 9/10 in strength. Full LOA from PSA/DNA (Ruth only). Pre-Certified by PSA/DNA (all).
Auction Info
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
20% of the successful bid (minimum $14) per lot.
Calculate Standard Domestic Shipping Sales Tax information
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Floor auctions
Open for bidding: (View All)Decorative Art
Ends on 12/13/2019
Comics & Comic Art
Ends on 12/13/2019
Arms & Armor
Ends on 12/14/2019
US Coins
Ends on 12/15/2019
World & Ancient Coins
Ends on 12/29/2019
Currency
Ends on 01/09/2020
Comics & Comic Art
Ends on 01/09/2020
World & Ancient Coins
Ends on 01/12/2020
World & Ancient Coins
Ends on 01/21/2020
Currency
Opens about 12/20/2019
US Coins
Opens about 12/20/2019
Decorative Art
Opens about 12/19/2019
US Coins
Opens about 12/16/2019
Sports Collectibles
Opens about 12/23/2019
Fine Art
Opens about 12/31/2019
Jewelry & Timepieces
Opens about 12/26/2019
World & Ancient Coins
Opens about 12/30/2019
Sports Collectibles
Opens about 01/08/2020
Jewelry & Timepieces
Opens about 01/24/2020
World & Ancient Coins
Opens about 01/05/2020
Luxury Accessories
Opens about 01/20/2020
World & Ancient Coins
Opens about 01/13/2020
Heritage membership
- Past Auction Values (prices, photos, full descriptions, etc.)
- Bid online
- Free Collector newsletter
- Want List with instant e-mail notifications
- Reduced auction commissions when you resell your
winnings
- Cash Advances
- More Bidders
- Trusted Experts
- Over 200,000 Satisfied Consignors Since 1976
Learn about consigning with us
I'm a relatively new client at Heritage, and Calvin Arnold, Director and Sports Card expert, has helped make me a Big fan in just a few months.View More Testimonials
Video tutorial
Getting the most out of search
