Lot # 1784: 1958 Sports Illustrated Big League Secrets Complete Set (5) with Richie Ashburn Signed #5

Starting Bid: $50.00

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Item was in Auction "Summer Auction 2024",
which ran from 7/18/2024 12:00 PM to
8/1/2024 10:00 PM



Gain a Hall of Famer autograph, and a first rate education on how to play baseball, with this 1958 Sports Illustrated Big League Secrets complete set of (5). Big League stars of the day provided insights into the fine points of the game, in this informative series of vintage Sports Illustrated issues. All (5) are similarly styled with images of the learned baseball professors against white covers, and all are affixed with mailing labels for the same subscriber.



Highlighting this set is the 5/19/58 "Outfielding and Base Running" issue (VG) signed by Hall of Famer Rich Ashburn ("8.5"), Auction LOA from James Spence/JSA..



The other (4) issues are: 3/17/58 "Sal Maglie on Pitching" (VG-EX); 5/31/58 "Roy Sievers on Hitting" (EX); 4/21/58 "Del Crandall on Catching" (EX-MT); and 5/5/58 "Gil McDougald on Playing the Infield" (EX+) with deference to moderate staining along the perimeter. Opening Bid $50.

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