Chicago Cubs - Baseball Yearbooks, Programs, Media Guides

Condition - Covers & contents have been carefully inspected for spine wear, tightness, staple stress, cover wear, general handling etc & Strictly Graded accordingly

All below are complete & intact - Major condition issues, tears, creases etc if any are noted under Comments

See Below List For - Complete Ordering Information - e-mail Address - Links To All Pages

Prices are U.S. funds

Yearbooks

All Yearbooks below are "Original" Stadium Sold Issues - No Reprints

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1985 nm m 15.00 Wrigley Field, with die cut window
1986 nm m 12.00 70th anniversary, ryne sandberg

Programs - All-Star Game

Note - "Generic" All-Star Game programs some with bar codes were first offered in 1981 & sold at Magazine Stands or through TV ads during games - The following are "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issues - Not Generic or Reprinted

Un-Scored

Year Grade Price Comments
1962 NM - 100.00 "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue - photos of all players with facsimile signatures, 16 pages + cover  - score page is missing - includes dated Ticket Stub w/ seat number, neatly & cleanly detached at perforation, no creases or bends, sharp corners, has staple hole near top under word "Gate" - Nice!
1990 NM M 20.00 "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue

Programs & Score Cards - Regular Season

Where possible game dates (e.g. 8/21) are noted - All are Un-Scored unless noted as SCORED

Game details of Un-Scored programs & SC's are also included if known, obtained from Media Guide & internet research

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1940 to 1947 are Programs
1940 vg 12.00 Stan Hack - either 6/6 or 8/21 vs Phillies - starting pitchers noted on score page, Bill Lee vs Ike Pearson - FC creased, vertical centre fold, stain on BC, nice tight spine
1944 EX+ NM 55.00 Opening Day Program - 4/21 vs STL - close to NM
1945 NM - 70.00 5/30 double header vs NY Giants - Mel Ott breaks Honus Wagner's lifetime "4,888 Total Bases" record held for 28 years + newspaper article & box score - total hits runs etc very neatly noted on score page - close to NM - Cubs are 1945 NL Champs
1947 NM - 45.00 vs Phillies - close to NM
1947 NM - 45.00 5/21 vs Phillies - neatly SCORED - Doyle Lade (Cubs) beats Al Jurisich 2-1, each gave up 6 hits in a pitchers duel - close to NM
1949 to 1979 are Score Cards
1949 EX+ 20.00 Terwilliger - 10/1 vs St Louis - neatly SCORED - Bob Chipman beats Harry Brecheen  3-1
1950 vg 8.00 9/3 vs Reds - total runs, hits errors filled in on score page, Reds win 7-5 - has 3 vertical creases
1951 nm - 35.00 75th Year - 4/27-29 vs St Louis
1952 NM - 40.00 6/11 vs Phillies - neatly SCORED - Hank Sauer hits 3 HR's off Curt Simmons, Turk Lown beats Phillies 3-2
1953 NM - 35.00 6/26-28 vs NY Giants
1955 EX+ nm 30.00 5/14-15 vs NY Giants
1958 VG ex 10.00 7/13 vs Phillies - neatly SCORED - John Briggs (Cubs) beats Jack Meyer 3-2 - center fold (not crease), creased at corners
1960 NM - 25.00 8/16-18 vs LA
1961 ex+ nm 18.00 6/30 & 7/1-2 vs St Louis - starting line-ups filled in on score page
1962 EX+ NM 18.00 7/20-22 vs LA - 7/21 Drysdale wins 3-1
1965 NM - 20.00 9/23 - neatly SCORED - Jim Bunning (Phils) beats Cubs 11-5, his 18th win, Santo 3 run HR, Larry Jackson loses his 20th after winning 20 in '64 - previously Murry Dickson had 20 W & 20 L in '51 & '52
1966 VG EX 9.00 8/2-4 vs Braves - crease along bottom o/w would be EX+
1967 NM - 20.00 7/21-23 vs SF Giants
1968 EX+ nm 15.00 8/31 vs Astros - neatly SCORED - Don Wilson beats Cubs 6-1
1970 NM - 15.00 7/10-12 vs Phillies - 7/10 Fergie Jenkins pitches 2-0 shutout
1971 NM - 15.00 8/27 vs Braves - line-ups filled in on score page - Pappas vs Reed
1972 NM 15.00 vs NY Mets - 8/12 Seaver beats Cubs in 10 innings 2-1 - 8/13 Jenkins beats NY 7-4
1973 NM 15.00 7/26-27 vs Pirates
1974 EX+ nm 12.00 5/27-30 vs SF Giants
1975 NM 12.00 9/10-11 vs St Louis
1976 NM 12.00 Cubs 100th Year - 9/3-5 vs St Louis
1977 NM - 15.00 Banks HOF Induction Aug 8/77 - 7/21-23 vs Braves - 7/22 Rick Reuschel 4 hit, 1-0 shutout
1978 NM 12.00 5/24-25 vs Phillies - 5/24 Cubs take over 1st place with 6-4 come from behind win, Dave Rader's 8th inning 2 run triple ties it & Manny Trillo's 2 run HR in the 10th wins game
1978 EX+ nm 9.00 8/7-9 vs Pirates
1979 NM 12.00 4/20-22 vs Expos - Cubs sweep 3 games

Media Guides

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1958 nm - 60.00 Spring Edition
1959 NM 60.00 Regular Edition
1961 NM 40.00 Mid Season Edition
1968 NM 25.00 Mid Season Edition
1973 nm - 15.00 Spring Edition
1974 nm 15.00 Regular Edition
1975 nm 12.00 Regular Edition
1978 nm - 12.00 Regular Edition
1979 nm - 12.00 Regular Edition
1980 nm - 8.00 Spring Edition

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Baseball Yearbooks - Programs - Media Guides

Note: Regular Season Programs include game issues from: Nolan Ryan's 1st No Hitter (see Royals) - Hank Aaron's 715th HR - Pete Rose's 2500 Hit, 3000th Hit, NL Hit record & many others.

YB's, Programs, MG's - Angels | Colt 45's / Astros | Athletics | Braves | Brewers | Cardinals

Cubs | Dodgers | Expos | Giants | Indians | Mariners | Mets | Browns / Orioles | Padres | Phillies

Pirates | Rangers | Red Sox | Reds | Royals | Senators | Tigers | Twins | White Sox | Yankees

Programs - Division & Championship Series - World Series - All-Star Games

Team Issued - Photo Albums & Publications

Hall Of Fame - Yearbooks - Induction Programs - Newspapers - Canadian Baseball HOF

HOF Game - Scorecards & Miscellaneous Programs

Minor League Baseball - Programs / Scorecards

Bargain Bin - Baseball Programs / Scorecards

 

Baseball Autographs

1978 Grand Slam Cards (2000 sets issued) # 1 - 100 | 101 - 200

1979 Diamond Greats Cards (1000 sets issued) # 1 - 100 | 101 - 200 | 201 - 300 | 301 - 400

1979 TCMA Cards, History Series, The 1950's # 1 - 100 | 101 - 200 | 201 - 289

1978 TCMA Cards, History Series, The 1960's # 1 - 150 | 151 - 293

Signed Cards - Bowman 1951 & '55, Diamond Stars + Miscellaneous

Signed Cards - O-P-Chee 1972, '75, '77, '78, '79, '81, '83, '85

Signed Cards - Topps - 1952, '54, 55, '56 | 1957 & '58 | 1959 # 7 - 249 | 1959 # 252 - 506

1960 & '61 | 1962 & '63 | 1964 + '64 Giants, '66 to '68, '70, '71, '73, '74, '75, '77, '78

1979 # 10 - 198 | 1979 # 206 - 400 | 1979 # 402 - 600 | 1979 # 604 - 725, + 1980, '82 to '86

1953 Canadian Exhibits - Signed & Unsigned Exhibits

Perez-Steele - Signed & Unsigned P-S Singles

Perez-Steele - Signed & Unsigned "Celebration" Sets

HOF Plaques - Signed & Unsigned

Signed / Un-signed Postcards & Small Photos - McCarthy + Misc | Rowe & Brace

Angels to Dodgers | Expos | Giants to Phillies | Pirates to Yankees

Signed 3 x 5 Index Cards - A - B | C - F | G - K | L - M | N - R | S - T | U - Z

Baseball Business Cards - Signed & Unsigned

Signed "Gateway Stamp" Cache Envelopes (BB, FB, NHL, Racing)

Players A - K + '78 & '79 World Series + 500 HR + '84 Olympic BB Team, McGwire

Players L - Y + Perez Steele + Z Silk Issues + TCMA Issues

8 x 10's Signed / Un-signed - Includes Rawlings Issues, HOF Induction Cards etc

Signed Yearbooks - Mets | Padres | Pirates | HOF Induction Yearbooks

Signed Baseballs - Team, Multi Signed & Single Signed

Signed Limited Edition Fine Art Lithographs - "Decathlon Sports Prints"

Mantle, Ted Williams, Aaron, Mays, Spahn + Nolan Ryan

Unsigned Baseball Cards

Baseball Card Sets - Bowman, Donruss, Fleer, Kellogg's, Score, Topps, Upper Deck

Baseball Card Singles - 1955 Bowman, 1952, 1954, 1955 Topps

Topps - 1956 | 1957 & 1958 | 1959 # 1 - 250 | 1959 # 251 - 546 | 1960 & 1961 # 1 - 300

1961 # 301 - 583 | 1962 & 63 | Topps / OPC 1964 to 1978 + Grand Slam, Diamond Greats, TCMA

 

Baseball Bobble Heads SGA's

Toronto Blue Jays / Skydome - Stadium Give-Away (SGA)

The Following Will Be Added: Baseball Cards Sets - Minor League CMC, TCMA

Baseball Books: Hard & Soft Cover, including Sporting News Guides, Price Guides

Baseball Publications: H&B Famous Slugger YB's, Inside Sports, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News etc. Collector Magazines, Legends Sports Memorabilia, Topps Magazine etc.

 

Hockey Autographs (to be posted)

Signed - Cards - Postcards & Small Photos - 8 x 10's - Team Album Pages

Signed & Unsigned - Beehive Corn Syrup Photos

Signed - 1954 / 55 Detroit Red Wings Team Photo - Stanley Cup Champs w/ Sawchuk, Howe etc

Signed - HHOF Induction Programs - Toronto Maple Leafs Programs & Media Guides

Signed - 3 x 5 Index Cards

Unsigned Hockey Items (to be posted)

Hockey Card Singles - 1970 / 71 - OPChee & Topps | 1971 / 72 - OPChee | 1972 / 73 - O Pee Chee

Wayne Gretzky - Graded Rookie Cards - 1979 / 80 - OPChee & Topps

Miscellaneous - Cards - Food Issues - Small Photos - 8 x 10's

Team - Programs - Media Guides - Various Publications | Ticket Stubs & Schedules

 

Football - Golf - Olympics - Boxing - Wrestling - Entertainment

(to be posted)

Autographs - Various Sports & Entertainment - Programs & Mags - Football CFL, WFL, Boxing