Cleveland Indians 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

Binding Tape On Spine, BTOS - Narrow Cloth Tape used for Book Binding has been neatly applied to entire length of spine to stop small splits from further deterioration, otherwise it's in nice condition - See example BTOS

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 o/w FC is EX, no creases & YB is complete - EX+ NM pages - Binding Tape neatly applied . Click here to see example: BTOS
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 - 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, Minnie Minoso, Vic Power (D), Gary Bell, Herb Score, Russ Nixon, Rocky Colovito & 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 John Lipon, Leon Wagner (D), Dave Nelson, Vern Fuller, Jose Azcue, Sonny Siebert, Jim Hannan, Willie Smith, 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 - 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

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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)

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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

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

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

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Hockey Autographs (to be posted)

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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

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