Lot 1.  Handwritten Harry Wright scorebook for his Philadelphia team in 1889. Beautiful leather bound book comprises 8 of Wrights own “Harry Wright Pocket Base Ball scorebooks” in which he dutifully scored each game in 1889 for his Philadelphia team. The 8 books were then meticulously bound. All games from March 6th 1889 to October 25, 1889. The first page of the first book has written in pencil “March 1st Florida trip - Irwin-Clements - Andrews - Delehanty - Casey - Hallman - Mulvey - Gleason - Shriver - Mitchell - Kirby - Thompson - Sanders - Decker” and then “Absent - Buffington - Farrar - Pete Wood - Bastian” in Wright’s own hand. Every game is neatly scored in Wright’s own hand and many he has initialed “HW” in the box at the bottom in the “Scorer’s box. Virtually all the National League players in 1889 will be found in the book. A historical document once in the Bruce Foster collection in Philadelphia. Minimum Bid $10,000.

Lot 2.  Only known set of “Evening Sun’s Gallery of Famous Baseball Players”. Each of the 21 supplements measures slightly more than 12” x 9” and represent a beautiful portrait drawing, The artist was Lawrence Semon who has gained some notoriety for a similar group of baseball postcards. The postcards, also extremely rare, include the Giants (which are the same poses) but also players from other teams. It would appear the Evening Sun was a Norwich, New York newspaper, a city not very far from Cooperstown. The 21 subjects, which correspond to the 1913 New York Giant pennant winners, are Manager John McGraw (ex), Coach Wilbert Robinson (ex+), Jim Thorpe (vg-ex), Christy Mathewson (ex), Rube Marquard (vg-ex), George Burns (vg-ex), Doc Crandall (vg), Al Demaree (ex+), Art Fletcher (ex), Art Fromme (ex), Grover Hartley (ex), Buck Herzog (ex), Fred Merkle (ex), Chief Meyers (vg-ex), Red Murray (ex), Moose McCormick (ex), Art Shafer (ex), Fred Snodgrass (vg), Jeff Tesreau (ex), Hooks Wiltse (ex) and Art Wilson (ex). All supplements have some minimal creasing in the corner(s). The Snodgrass is autographed “To Fred Snodgrass Best wishes Laurence Semon” and there is written in blue ink “Fred C. Snodgrass N.Y. Giants”, which is probably an autograph of Snodgrass. Ex-Halper. Minimum Bid $5,000.

Lot 3.  Early (1870’s) Harry Wright autographed cabinet. Extremely nice cabinet photo taken by the world famous A & G Taylor Studio in Boston. Wright, named “the father of professional Baseball” by Henry Chadwick, was a member of the 1869 Cincinnati Reds and Managed the National Association Boston team and then the National League Champion Boston Club in 1877-8. It would appear this Cabinet was made in that era. Autographed “Harry Wright” in pencil at the bottom. The rear is clean and carries the photographers advertising on the back. There is a tiny chip at the upper left corner. Accompanied by a Mike Guiterrez COA. Minimum Bid $2,500.

Lot 4.  T-Unc Worch Cigars - Spectacular high grade group of 83 diff. very scarce blank backed 3 1/2 by 5 1/2 B&W or sepia photographs of 82 major league players and 1 minor leaguer distributed in the early 1930s by a Minnesota cigar company. Mounted with photo corners on black sheets and in 3 ring binder. Lot includes 36 HOF -- 1 Nr Mint (R. Ferrell), 34 Ex-Mt (Averill, Bottomley, Cochrane, Cronin, Cuyler, D. Dean, Dickey, Foxx, Fritsch, Goslin, Gehrig, Gehringer, Gomez, Grove, Hafey, Hartnett, Hornsby, Hubbell, Jackson, Klein, Lazzeri, Lopez, Mack, Manush, Ott, Traynor, Ruffing, Simmons, L. Waner, P. Waner, Vance, Vaughan & minor leaguer); 3 Excellent (Averill no team, Ruth (pin hole top), Terry). Almost all commons grade at least Ex-Mt. Complete list of all subjects with team affiliations available on request. Minimum Bid $2,500.

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