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Lot # 440: Rogers Hornsby Scarce Publication and Display Piece Collection (21)

Starting Bid: $300.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Spring 2012 Catalog Auction",
which ran from 5/18/2012 12:00 PM to
6/15/2012 9:00 PM



What a superb assemblage of baseball memorabilia! Included in this lot is a 1927 Giants roster, "The Cardinals & Mr. Hornsby" 1926 sheet music, 1952 Cobb-Hornsby Sporting News postcard, 1964 Hornsby calendar, unusual Giants-White Sox scorecard with fabulous Rogers Hornsby poem written on the reverse side, Baseball Star and Stars of the Diamond notebook covers, 1936 St. Louis Browns roster with Hornsby cover, 1951 Seattle Rainiers roster and program (Hornsby covers), original 1920s pen & ink by Christy Walsh when he was a cartoonist, great 1929 Cubs large supplement, original art and more. A total of 21 pieces that average VG-EX. Considered by many to be the greatest second baseman who ever lived, Hornsby's .358 lifetime batting average still ranks second all-time, behind only fellow immortal Ty Cobb.

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