Welcome to Lelands - Sports Memorabilia and Card Auctions

Lot # 237: Rare 1954 Jim Wilson No-Hitter Program & Milwaukee Braves Signed Book

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 3 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
Lot / Auction Closed




This lot is closed. Bidding is not allowed.

Item was in Auction "2024 Fall Pop-Up",
which ran from 11/3/2024 12:00 PM to
11/17/2024 10:00 PM



Presented is a rare 1954 Jim Wilson Milwaukee Braves no-hitter scored program for the first no-hitter in Milwaukee Braves history, on June 12, 1954. Wilson pitched in 12 Major League seasons: Boston Red Sox (1945-46), St. Louis Browns (1948), Philadelphia Athletics (1949), Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1951-54), Baltimore Orioles (1955-56), Chicago White Sox (1956-58). He was a 3-time All-Star and had an MLB lifetime record of 89-86, with a 4.01 ERA. Wilson pitched his no-hitter at Milwaukee's County Stadium, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0, and the only Phillie to reach base was catcher Smoky Burgess, who walked twice. Wilson struck out six. The Milwaukee runs were on home runs by shortstop Johnny Logan and catcher Del Crandall. The program is scored in pencil, in a basic way in which outs were scored simply as "O," bases on ball were "W," strikeouts "SO," home runs "HR," etc. The program measures 8.4x10.8", and it is VG. On the cover is written, in blue fountain pen ink by an unknown hand, "No Hitter for Jim Wilson." Rookie Hank Aaron's name was originally machine printed as the possible left fielder, but in the actual line-up, and penciled in by an unknown hand, is "5 Aaron" at third base. It is interesting that it lists Aaron as number "5" rather than his later number "44." The program shows some slight darkening, but it is in overall nice condition. Also included is The Milwaukee Braves, a hard-cover book by Harold Kaese and R. G. Lynch. The book is the second printing, with a new 1954 copyright, and is signed in blue ballpoint ink by six persons, including: Braves Hall of Famer Warren Spahn, plus Braves manager Charlie Grimm, players Lew Burdette, Johnny Logan and Danny O'Connell, and one of the book's authors, R.G. Lynch. The book is intact but shows wear, including small tears in the cover and some very small stains in a few places. The scored game program for Wilson's no-hitter and the multi-signed book provide great nostalgia for the Braves' early years in Milwaukee.

Views: 160