Cleveland Indians Baseball Yearbooks, Programs, Media Guides

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

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Yearbooks

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

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1950 nm - 100.00 50th anniversary
1957 vg 50.00

Roger Maris's 1st Major League Year

FC - Spine has split - a cloth book binding tape used for hard covers & cut in a narrow strip has been neatly applied to the entire length of spine o/w it's in nice shape - No creases - See Example - Pages EX+ NM

1965 nm -

90.00

 
1966 ex+ nm 75.00 Sam McDowell - oversized YB
1969 nm 40.00  
1971 nm 30.00  
1972 nm 25.00 feller, boudreau HOF
1984 nm m 12.00  

Programs - World Series

WS Programs - "Generic" WS Programs some with bar codes were first offered in 1974 & sold at Magazine Stands or through TV ads during games - The following is an "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue - Not Generic or Reprinted

Un-Scored

Year Grade Price  Comments
1948 VG EX 100.00 vs Boston Braves - FC boldly & neatly signed in black ink by Warren Spahn (D) & Bob Feller (D) - FC has center crease, signatures are not affected - tight spine - pages EX NM - "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue

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 is an "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue - Not Generic or Reprinted

Un-Scored

Year Grade Price Comments
1981 NM M 20.00 "Original" Game Day Stadium Sold Issue c/w 2 fold out posters

Programs - Regular Season

Where possible game dates (e.g. 8/17) are noted - All are Un-Scored unless noted as SCORED

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

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1946 EX 25.00 8/17-18 vs White Sox - 8/17 Bob Feller vs Joe Haynes
1948 EX NM 40.00 6th Issue - 8/20-22 vs White Sox - 8/20, largest crowd to attend a night game, 78,382 see Satchel Paige blank Sox 1-0 on 3 hits for 4th straight shutout by Cleveland pitchers, Gene Bearden, Sam Zoldak, & Bob Lemon had the others in the 3 previous games - 8/21 Bob Lemon has a shutout for 8 innings, Sox score 3 runs in 9th to win 3-2, Pat Seerey walks & HR's by Aaron Robinson & Dave Philley end a record 47 inning scoreless inning streak that started with the last 3 innings on 8/15 - the 1903 Indians had 41 scoreless innings & Baltimore will extend the record in 1974 to 54 innings - 8/22 Feller loses to Joe Haynes 8-1 - 1948 WS Champs, Cleveland's last
1948 VG EX 20.00 3rd Edition -  5/15 vs White Sox - SCORED - Bob Feller CG, 6 hit, 7-1 win - 1948 WS Champs, their last
1949 EX+ nm 35.00 4th Issue - 7/14-16 vs Phil A's - 7/14 Bob Lemon wins 7-1 & 7/15 Feller vs Dick Fowler
1951 EX nm 30.00 3rd Issue - 6/3-5 vs NYY - 6/3 DH, Feller beats Raschi 7-3 & Bob Lemon wins 4-1 over Spec Shea - 6/4 Mike Garcia vs Lopat, Indians distribute 15,000 lucky rabbits feet for " Beat Eddie Lopat Night", Lopat later recalled, "While I was warming up before the game, a drunk came on the field & threw a black cat at me & it clung to my jersey", Cleveland scored 5 runs in 1st on Bob Kennedy's 3 run HR, tribe wins 8-2, Lopat's 1st loss to the Indians after 11 straight wins - 6/5 Allie Reynolds beats Early Wynn 8-2
1959 EX nm 40.00 Opening Day Program - 4/14-15 vs Tigers - 4/14 Herb Score beats Jim Bunning 8-1 - nice ink signatures on score page, Rocky Colovito, Minnie Minoso, Vic Power (D), Gary Bell, Herb Score (D), Russ Nixon & in pencil Mike Garcia (D)
1960 NM - 30.00 Opening Day Program - 4/19-20 vs Tigers - 4/19 Colavito is 0-6 in his return to Cleveland & 1st game with Tigers incl. 4 K's, Frank Lary & Gary Bell each pitch 10 shutout innings, Tigers score 2 in 11th & Indians tie it on Jim Piersall's 2 run hit off Jim Bunning in the 15th, Al Kaline's 2 run single gives Detroit 4-2 win, a ML record for the longest Opening Day game
1961 vg ex 10.00 vs KC - SCORED - A's win 4-2 - written on FC "Sept 20/61 last home game of year" - light folds on FC, nice spine
1962 NM - 30.00 2nd Issue - 5/28 vs White Sox - Early Wynn shuts out tribe & Dick Donovan 2-0
1962 EX+ 18.00 5th Issue - 7/31 & 8/1-2 vs Angels
1963 EX+ NM 25.00 vs Yankees
1964 NM - 35.00 Opening Day Program - 4/14 vs Twins - Mudcat Grant vs Camilo Pascual
1964 NM - 30.00 vs Yankees
1965 EX+ NM 18.00 2 avail - vs Yankees or KC A's
1966 NM - 30.00 Opening Day Program - 4/15-17 vs Boston - 4/15 Sam McDowell 2-0 shutout
1966 EX+ 15.00 vs Washington
1966 EX+ 15.00 vs Washington - different contents with team photo
1968 EX+ 25.00 vs Washington - nice ink signatures on FC Leon Wagner (D), John Lipon (D), Willie Smith (D), Dave Nelson, Vern Fuller, Jose Azcue, Sonny Siebert, Jim Hannan & Phil Ortega (very tough)
1969 NM 25.00 vs Seattle Pilots, their 1st & only year
1970 EX+ NM 15.00 vs White Sox
1970 EX+ 10.00 9/8 vs Boston - neatly SCORED - Ken Brett beats Steve Hargan 4-3
1971 NM 20.00 9/13-14 vs Washington - 9/14, 2nd game of DH, Vince Colbert vs Bill Gogolewski, suspended in the 17th tied at 5 runs & completed on 9/20 in Washington with Steve Dunning opposing Pete Broberg, Senators win 8-6 in 20th to complete suspended game - in 20 innings the 2 teams issue an AL record 30 walks, for an extra inning game, Washington pitchers walk 19 - both teams combine on 2 AL records, stranding 25 base runners & both totaling to score 4 runs in the 20th inn
1971 EX+ nm 15.00
1972 EX+ NM 15.00 vs Yankees - close to NM
1972 EX+ nm 15.00 vs A's
1973 NM - 25.00 Gaylord Perry, others - Opening Day Program - 4/7-8  vs Tigers - 4/7, record attendance of 74,420 is set for both an Opening Day & a day game - G. Perry beats Tigers & Lolich 2-1, Chambliss & Mickey Stanley HR's
1973 EX+ NM 15.00 Perry, others - vs Boston
1974 NM - 20.00 8/16-18 vs Texas - 8/18 Fergie Jenkins shuts out Cleveland 1-0
1974 NM - 20.00 7/25-26 vs Baltimore
1975 NM - 75.00 F. Robinson, G. Perry - Opening Day Program - 4/8 vs Yankees, Frank Robinson's debut, 1st black ML Mgr & 1st win 5-3, hits a dramatic HR in 1st, his 575th of career, & 8th Opening Day HR, establishing a new ML record, Perry's CG & 199th win, Boog Powell is 3 for 3 with Dble & HR in Indians debut, Eckersley's 1st year in ML
1975 NM M 15.00 Frank Robinson, Gaylord Perry - 6/3-5 vs KC
1975 NM - 15.00 Buddy Bell, Perry - 6/30 & 7/1 vs Tigers
1976 NM - 15.00 Frank Robinson, Colavito - 6/7-9 vs Twins - 6/7 Indians execute triple play
1976 NM 15.00 Frank Robinson, Colavito - 6/28-29 vs Milwaukee
1977 VG+ EX 6.00 Wayne Garland - 4/22-24 vs Yankees - FC has small spine split, BTOS neatly applied o/w FC is NM - pages NM, no creases or surface wear
1977 NM 15.00 7/1-3 vs KC - 7/2 Andy Hassler's CG, 1 Hitter, 1-0 shutout beats Eckersley CG
1978 NM - 15.00 View of Field - 7/7-9 vs Red Sox - 7/8 Eckersley CG win, HR's by Fisk & Yaz hits 375th HR of career
1978 NM - 15.00 Cap, Ball, Glove - 9/18-19 vs Baltimore - 9/18 Scott McGregor wins 15th, 10-3
1979 EX+ nm 10.00 4/20-22 vs White Sox - 1/4" piece torn from top RH corner o/w would be NM -
1980 NM 12.00 9/26-28 vs Baltimore - 9/26 Spillner wins 16th,  5-4 - 9/27 Barker wins 19th, 6-5, - 9/28 Palmer wins 16th, score 5-3
1983 NM 12.00 Indians Memorabilia - 5/31 & 6/1-2 vs Seattle

Media Guides

Year Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1971 NM - 12.00  
1973 NM - 12.00  
1974 NM - 12.00  
1975 EX+ nm 10.00 Frank Robinson - 1st black ML Mgr - Indians 75th Year
1976 EX nm 8.00  
1977 EX+ NM 8.00  
1978 NM 10.00  
1979 NM 10.00  

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Baseball Autographs

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

1979 Diamond Greats Cards (1000 sets issued) # 1 - 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 # 1 - 726 + 1980 to 1986

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

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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

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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

Posters - Signed / Un-signed - Various Players, Blue Jays Shoppers Drug Mart, CIBC, SGA's

 

Unsigned Baseball Cards

Card Condition - Grading

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

 

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Card Condition - Grading

Hockey Card Singles + Lots + Inserts - 1970 / 71 OPC & Topps | 1971 / 72 OPC | 1972 / 73 OPC

1979 / 80 OPC + W Gretzky Graded RC + 1980 / 81 OPC 5 x 7 Set + Much More

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