Just in time for the holidays, enjoy one of the finest "White Elephant" sales you are likely to encounter, with this Philadelphia Athletics scorecard and yearbook collection of (51). Born in 1901 as a charter member of the American League, the A's moved from Philadelphia to Kansas City after the 1954 season. In 1968 the franchise moved further west to Oakland, and soon it will relocate again to Las Vegas. Dating from 1930-1954, this collection begins in the 1930 final World Series Championship of the storied Philadelphia era, and ends with the final season in the "City of Brotherly Love".



Highlights are:



1930 World Series championship season:



8/9/30 Shibe Park scorecard Gd scored for Game 1 of a doubleheader vs. Chicago White Sox, with Cochrane 1/4, Simmons 1/4, Foxx 3/4, Rommel W;



8/9/30 Shibe Park scorecard Vg scored for Game 1 of a doubleheader vs. Chicago White Sox, with Simmons 1/3, Foxx 1/3 career HR #81, Earnshaw W;



8/12/30 Shibe Park scorecard Vg scored vs. Cleveland Indians, with Cochrane 1/4, Simmons 1/4, Foxx 2/3;



8/21/30 Shibe Park scorecard Vg scored vs. Detroit Tigers with Cochrane 2/4, Simmons 4/5, HR, Foxx 1/5, Grove season win #21;



1931 American League pennant season:



6/13/31 Shibe Park scorecard Pr, spine completely split, scored for Game 2 of a doubleheader vs. St. Louis Browns, with Simmons 3/5, Foxx 3/4, Earnshaw HR, W, Goslin 2/3;



1932 season:



8/29/32 Shibe Park scorecard Vg scored vs. Detroit Tigers, with Simmons 4/5, Foxx 1/4, Gehringer 2/5;



8/31/32 Shibe Park scorecard Gd scored vs. Detroit Tigers, with Simmons 3/5, Foxx 2/4, Gehringer 3/4, carrer HR #62;



8/31/32 Shibe Park ticket stub Ex+;



Yearbooks (5) average Vg to Vg-Ex: 1949 first yearbook, Connie Mack cover, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 final Philadelphia yearbook.



Miscellaneous (3): 1948 Elephant Trail newsletter Vol. 2, #3 Vg+; 1950 Connie Mack and the A's Golden Jubilee commemorative program Vg; Connie Mack business card Vg-Ex.





Balance are:



Scorecards from Shibe Park:



1937 (4): 1.) vs. New York Yankees Pr, with Gehrig, DiMaggio, Lazzeri Dickey, Gomez listed, 2.) vs. St. Louis Browns Fr, with Hornsby listed, 3.) vs. Detroit Tigers Gd, with Gehringer, Greenberg listed, 4.) vs. Detroit Tigers Gd (detached centerfold), with Gehringer, Greenberg listed;



1938 (2): 1.) scored vs. St. Louis Browns Gd, 2.) scored vs. Chicago White Sox Fr-Gd (detached centerfold);



1939 (2): 1.) vs. New York Yankees Gd, with Dickey, Keller, Gordon, Gehrig, Gomez listed, 2.) 8/17 scored vs. Boston Red Sox Vg-Ex, with Foxx 2/5, T. Williams 2/4;



1940 (6): 7/7 scored vs. New York Yankee Vg+, with DiMaggio 1/5, Dickey 2/5, 2.) vs. Detroit Tigers Vg-Ex, with Gehringer, Greenberg listed, 3.) scored vs. Cleveland Indians presents Gd details with deference to tape repaired spine, 4.) vs. St. Louis Browns Ex,5.) scored vs. Cleveland Indians Vg, with Feller listed, 6.) vs. Chicago White Sox Ex, with Appling listed;



1941 (4): 1.) vs. Washington Senators Fr, 2.) vs. Detroit Tigers with Gehringer [resents Vg details with deference to tape repaired spine, 3.) vs. New York Yankees Gd, with DiMaggio, dickey, Gordon, Rizzuto rookie, Gomez, Ruffing, 4.) vs. Cleveland Indians Gd, with Feller;



1942 (4): 5/10 scored vs. Boston Red Sox Vg+ with Williams, Foxx, 2.) vs. New York Yankees Gd, with DiMaggio, Dickey, Rizzuto, Keller, Gomez, Gordon, Ruffing, 3.) scpred vs. Cleveland Indians with Boudreau, presents Vg details with deference to tape repaired spine, 4.) vs. Detroit Tigers Vg;



1943 (2): 1.) vs. New York Uankees Gd, with Keller, Gordon, 2.) Pr, spine taped repaired, cover detached, centerfold absent;



1944 (2): 1.) vs. Washington Senators Gd+, 2.) vs. St. Louis Browns presents Gd details with deference to tape repaired spine;



1945 (2): 1.) vs. Washington Senators Vg+, 2.) vs. Detroit Tigers presents Gd details with deference to tape repaired spine, 3.) vs. Detroit Tigers Gd;



1946 vs. Boston Red Sox with Williams, Doerr, presents Gd details with deference to tape repaired spine;



1947 vs. Washington Senators presents Vg details with deference to tape repaired spine;



1948 vs. Boston Red Sox Vg, with Williams, Doerr;



1949 Scored vs. Cleveland Indians presents Vg details with deference to hole punches;



1950 vs. St. Louis Browns Vg-Ex, with pasted in scoring grids;



1951 Scored vs. Cleveland Indians Gd;



1952 vs. New York Yankees Ex, with Mantle, Berra, Rizzuto, Martin;



Scorecards from Connie Mack Stadium:



1953 Scored vs. St. Louis Browns Vg;



1954 Scored vs. Washington Senators Ex.

Opening Bid $200.