Baseball Yearbooks

Cooperstown Hall Of Fame

Annual Induction Programs - Newspapers, see separate tables below

Annual Yearbooks

Beautifully illustrated - full of player photos, stats, articles etc.

Condition - Front, back covers & contents have been Strictly Graded including spine, tightness, staple stress, cover surface, edges, corners, general handling etc. Inside pages unless noted are better & complete. The following below are in exceptional condition.

Prior to 1981 the HOF issued an annual book consisting mainly of plaques. Each of the following early YB editions have the HOF inductees on the Front Cover, perfect for signing, all beautifully illustrated by artists Dick Perez, D Trusilo (1984 issue) & Jimmy Devine (1985 issue).

Ordering information, payment options, postage amounts, mailing / e-mail address & links to all pages are noted below the listed items. Prices are U.S. funds.

Year

Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1981 nm - m 45.00 1st HOF yearbook, bob gibson, johnny mize
1982 nm - m 65.00 hank aaron, frank robinson, travis jackson, happy chandler, fC boldly signed in 1982 by Chandler in ultra fine point black permanent ink Staedtler pen
1983 nm - m 30.00 brooks robinson, juan marichal, george kell, walt alston
1984 nm - m 25.00 harmon killebrew, luis aparicio, pee wee reese, don drysdale, rick ferrell
1985 nm - m 20.00 lou brock, enos slaughter, hoyt wilhelm, arky vaughn
1987 nm - m 20.00 jim catfish hunter, billy williams, ray dandridge
1989 nm - m 20.00 carl yastrzemski, johnny bench, red schoendienst, al barlick, hOF 50th Anniversary

Annual Cooperstown HOF Induction Programs

Prior to 1982 Induction programs were similar to folded scorecards without photos. Beginning in 1982 The Sporting News has published these in a stapled multi page magazine format. Except for 1982, the FC's featured the inductees & all FC's are pre-printed with induction dates.

Year

Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1982 nm - m 8.00 interior of HOF - 1982 inductees are hank aaron, frank robinson, travis jackson, happy chandler
1983 nm - m 8.00 1982 inductees, aaron, f. robinson, jackson, chandler - 1983 inductees are b. robinson, marichal, alston, kell
1984 nm - m 8.00 1984 inductees, killebrew, reese, drysdale, aparicio, ferrell
1987 nm - m 8.00 1987 inductees, hunter, b. williams, dandridge
1988 nm - m 8.00 1988 inductee, willie stargell
1992 nm - m 10.00 1992 inductees, seaver, fingers, newhouser, mcGowan, c/w Baseball Olympics Stamp & Cooperstown Post Office Induction Day Cancellation
1993 nm - m 10.00 1993 inductee, reggie jackson, c/w Lou Gehrig Stamp & Cooperstown Post Office Induction Day Cancellation
1993 nm - m 8.00 1993 inductee, reggie jackson

Newspapers of Cooperstown HOF Inductions
FJ - The Freeman's Journal (Cooperstown)
ODS
- The Oneonta Daily Star

1982 - Aaron, Frank Robinson, Travis Jackson, Chandler

fj hOF induction day issue nm 5.00

1983 - Brooks Robinson, Marichal, Kell, Alston

fj hOF induction day issue nm 5.00
ODS July 30 - hOF induction issue & aug 1, regular daily issue, post induction nm 5.00
ODS aug 1st - regular daily issue only, post induction nm 5.00

1984 - Reese, Killebrew, Drysdale, Aparicio, Ferrell

fj hOF induction day issue nm 5.00
ods aug 11 - hOF induction issue supplement & regular daily issue nm - 5.00

1992 - Seaver, Fingers, Newhouser, McGowan

fj hOF induction day issue nm 5.00

1993 - Reggie Jackson

fj hOF induction day issue nm 5.00

Canadian Baseball HOF Induction Souvenir Magazines

The first Canadian Baseball HOF Induction ceremonies were held in 1983 & continues to be an annual event..

Below are the first 3 issues, full of photos, articles & Canadian baseball history.

Year

Grade Price Front Cover in Bold Black - Comments
1986 nm - m 15.00 1st Issue - Art Cover re Canadian Baseball - 1986 Inductees, Oscar Judd, Reggie Cleveland, Bob Emslie, Bob Prentice
1987 NM - M 15.00 1957 Inductees, Fergie Jenkins, Glenn "Rocky" Nelson, George Gibson, Russell Ford
1988 NM - M 15.00 Photos of past inductees - 1988 Inductees, Reno Bertoia, Ted Bowsfield, Jeff Hearh, Ron Piche, Bill Phillips - F & BC foldout to show 1st ever team photos of the 1977 Toronto Blue Jays & 1969 Montreal Expos

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Signed Items

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 # 205 - 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 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

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.