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NEW RELEASES Home
The 1900 Cleveland Infants (Indians): minor-league ball; a look at the players, plus rare team photo; booklet: $6.95
Roberto Ortiz, Yellow Dog and Other Baseball Heroes: real animals on the diamond; booklet: $6.95.
The Unintentional Wit and Dubious Wisdom of Chris Von der Ahe. 10-page booklet offers the best of the crazy tales about Chris; &7.95.
The Night the Senators Died: 8-page booklet tells story of the last game in 1971 before Bob Short moved team to Texas; rare color illustration of fans swarming field, box score: $15.95.
The Washington Senators' Cuban Connection and Other Matters From Long Ago: Marrero, Vernon, Howard, McLain, etc.: $12.05.
It Only Hurts When I Laugh; Baseball's craziest injuries: $7.95.
THE STAT SERIES
Minor Heroes vol. 1: Career stats of 100 former players. There's also commentary telling about the players, many of whom were fringe major leaguers or career minor leaguers. They have one thing in common: they're interesting for one reason or another. Click here for names.  $24.95.
More Minor Heroes vol. 2: Career stats of 100 former players. Click here for names of the players. $24.95.
Buckeyes in Baseball: This booklet contains commentary and career records of many Ohio State players who entered the pros. Players include Steve Arlin, Barry Bonnell, Galen Cisco, Frank Howard, Scott Klingenbeck, etc. with all-time list of baseball lettermen: $5.99.
From Kent State to the Majors: This booklet has commentary and career records of a few KSU greats, such as  Thurman Munson, Steve Stone, Dain Clay, etc.; plus list of all-time lettermen: $5.99.
Buckeyes and Baseballs: Records of about 100 Ohioans who played in the majors; $14.95
Georgians in Baseball: Lifetime records, with commentary, of many Georgians, from Cobb to Rocker;  click here for more details: $9.95.
Baseball Heroes of Canton, Ohio: Some history of the Terriers, illustrations, plus commentary and lifetime records on some of the city's heroes; included are Mel Parnell, Tex Hughson, Chick Genovese, Anton Karl, Butch Nieman, etc. $12.95.
Oddballplayers and their Bizarre Stats: Info, career records on Pat Seerey, Virgil Trucks, Jimmy Wynn, etc. $12.50. Click here for names of all players.
Baseball's Bad Boys: Career stats of Art Shires, Albert Belle, Greek George, Ryne Duren, Sig Jakucki, etc. available 7/1/03: $15.
Hanging On: How 400 Major Leaguers Coped With Getting Old: This shows the players' records after they left the big time. Click here for names. $31.95
Baseball's Graybeards: Narrative plus career records (inc. minor) of many older players: Paige, Cramer, Brunet, Ryan, Arano, etc.: $12.95.
Baseball's Most Courageous Players: narrative, career stats (minor, too): Gray, O'Dea, Shepard, Kurowski, Abbott, Hoy, etc. $12.95.
Northern Lights: Career records of selected Canadian major leaguers: $8.
Best Pitchers Who Never Were: Commentary and career records on sore-armed pitchers such as Boo Ferriss, Herb Score, Russ Bauers, Marius Russo, Atley Donald, Von McDaniel, Steve Kline, Silvio Martinez, etc.; $9.95.
Double-Duty Players: Commentary and career records on many who pitched and played positions in the majors; included are Bob Lemon, Bucky Walters, Mike Ryba, Johnny Lindell, Jack Harshman, Clint Hartung, Ralph Winegarner, Prince Hank Oana, Lefty O'Doul, etc; $12.95.
GENERAL INTEREST BASEBALL BOOKS
The Baltimore Orioles: a Half Century in the Majors 1954-2002: Handy reference booklet shows who played what every season, who top pitchers were; lots of stats, but mainly this'll tell you, for instance, who played second base in 1957: $6.
Uncle Nick's Birthday Party: Oral history for turn-of-the-century ball;  Young, Nichols, McGraw, Burkett, etc. talk baseball; genuine quotes. A goldmine for those of you who write columns; laser type: $32.95
The Names of the Game: stories, oddities, plus the pronunciations of 1,800 players' names; $18.95. Part 2, published later, is $14.
Baseball Goes to War: $12.95. Click here for details.
Baseball Biogs, first volume: biogs of Tommy Tucker, Paul Radford and many others; $7.
Remember When?: stories, boxes on 57 unforgettable games played by Cleveland's teams; illustrated; $15.
oddBall Games: Some You Might Have Missed: stories and boxes on NL's 1900 Championship Series, March 1940 All-Star game in Tampa, 1942 Service All-Star game and seven 1945 War Fund Games; $9.50. (I have one proof copy for $2.98.)
CPC Almanac (1993): baseball history, biogs, stories, drawings, etc.; supply limited: $9.
CPC Baseball Almanac Part 1 (2005); lots of trivia, anecdotes: $7.95. Click here for details.
CPC Baseball Almanac Part 2 (2005); lots of trivia, anecdotes: $7.95.
The Cheat Sheet: Primarily for writers; handy answers to expansions, dates, etc. $5.
THE TEMPLE CUP, WORLD SERIES, ETC.
The Championship Series of 1892: Spiders vs. Beaneaters, play by play, starts, stories: $9.95.
The Temple Cup of 1894: Orioles vs. Giants, play by play, stats, stories: $9.95.
The Temple Cup of 1895: Spiders vs. Orioles, play by play, stats, stories: $7.95 (still in dot matrix).
The Temple Cup of 1896: Orioles vs. Spiders, play by play, stats, stories: $9.95.
The Temple Cup of 1897: Orioles vs. Beaneaters, play by play, stats, stories: $9.95.
The Championship Series of 1900: Grooms vs. Pirates, play by play, stats, stories: $5.95.
Fall Classics of the 1890s: story and box on each Temple Cup game, plus 1892 Championship Series games; play by play on many; series and composite stats on everybody who played in postseason championship series of 1890s; old edition in dot matrix: $26.75
The Tigers vs. the Cubs: the 4-F World Series of 1945; many illustrations; $16.95.
The 1946 World Series: many illustrations as Slaughter's run beats the Red Sox: $18.95.
LATIN AMERICAN BASEBALL AND/OR MIAMI TEAMS
Caribbean Camelot: Facts and info about Havana Cubans of Florida International League (1946-54) and Havana Sugar Kings (1954-60); more than 50 players pictured; $16.
Cubans-Sugar Kings Stats: Career figures for all players on Havana's two summer teams (1946-60); more than 100 pages of records: $32.
Tropical Passion: The story of baseball in Cuba 1492-1945; $14.95.
The Havana Cubans of 1946-53: The story of the city's venture into the Florida International League, yearly stats included for each player, all-time roster and stats: $32.
The Havana Sugar Kings of 1954-60: The story of the International League franchise, complete with playoff and Junior World Series boxes for the legendary 1959 season, complete info on the transfer to Jersey City; yearly statistics, plus all-time rosters and stats: $32.
The Mexican Jumping Beans: Story of the baseball war of 1946; Junior Stephens, Sal Maglie, Max Lanier and friends follow Cubans Roberto Ortiz, Bobby Estalella, Rene Monteagudo, etc. across the border; many illustrations. This is available in a proof-type edition only; laser type: $21.95.
The Mexican Jumping Beans, Volume 2: This includes the career statistics of the three dozen players involved in the baseball war, from Junior Stephens to Homer Gibson; $16.
A History of the Florida International League: Besides a narrative, there are yearly standings, playoff info, yearly leaders, career records of top stars, illustrations showing players, $14.
A Short History of Minor League Baseball in Miami and Miami Beach: How Gene Bearden, Paul Waner, Ducky Medwick, Pepper Martin became greater Miami's first baseball heroes, to be followed by Satchel Paige, Bill Veeck, ect.; illustrations; laser type, spiral bind. $14.95. Click here for further info.
Mexican Baseball Stars: career records (major and minor) of many Mexican League vets, Mexicans in majors, etc. $21.95.
Latin-American Stars: Career records of selected players, most of whom did NOT play for Havana's summer teams: $9.95.
Baseball Stars of Miami and Miami Beach: narrative, career stats (minor and major) of selected players in 1940-60 era; 28 pages; $9.98.
BOOKS ABOUT THE INDIANS
Openers: stories, boxes on each Cleveland season opener 1889-1994; illustrated; $22.95.
The 1901 Cleveland Blues; day-by-day account of the present franchise's first major league season in the AL; all scores, winning and losing pitchers, plus some boxes and line scores, play by play, transactions: $21.
When Lajoie Came to Town: The 1902 Cleveland Blues; a day-by-day account of the present franchise's tumultuous season; all scores, winning and losing pitchers, some box scores, line scores, play by play and trans, set against a backdrop of other baseball news. $21.95.
The 1903 Naps: a day-by-day account of the season; illustrated; all scores, etc., some boxes, including those games in Canton, Ohio; line scores of postseason series vs. Reds; death of Delahanty, etc. $23
The 1908 Naps: a day-by-day account; including scores of ALL AL games and details on 99%; CPC's most detailed book. $32.50.
The 1918 Indians; Day by day through shortened wartime season as teams scrape to find players; shortages press Cleveland's Joe Wood and Boston's Babe Ruth into becoming outfielders. $15.95.
The 1920 Indians: A day-by-day account of how Indians won their first pennant, set against a backdrop of baseball's most tumultuous season, in which Ray Chapman was killed and the Black Sox scandal broke; $18.50.
The Crybaby Indians of 1940: day by day through the most tearful season with Ossie Vitt & Co., illustrations of all Indians, most Tigers, many others; CPC's best-seller; $41.95.
The 1945 Indians; day by day through last wartime season; laser type; $15.
The 1946 Indians: day by day as Feller goes for strikeout record; now in laser type; illustrations of all Indians: $24.95
The 1947 Indians: day by day as Veeck gets things together; now in laser type; illustrations of all Indians; $24.95.
The 1991 Indians -- When Spring Training Lasted All Season: misadventures of Indians' worst team; $21.95.
The Champion 1995 Indians: day by day to the pennant; new; $24.95.
Winners: a biographical who's who of every Cleveland player in 1946-56; BACK IN PRINT at $19.95. Click for more info.
A Century of Hope: Cleveland player transactions from 1889 through 1989; 4th ed., indexed: $18.95.
Cleveland Transactions of the 1990s (into 1996); new: $9.95.
Who Was Who in Cleveland Baseball 1901-10: biographies of all players Blues/Naps of that era; extensive detail on most; $24. Click here to see cover.
Who Was Who in Cleveland Baseball 1911-19: $12.
The 'Twenties: Who Was Who in Cleveland Baseball: $12.
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 1: mish-mash includes box of Cy Young's debut, info on 1900 team. $12.
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 2: Career records of many players, misc. items. $9.95. Click here for more details.
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 3: More career records, misc items. $9.95.
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 4: More career records, reprints of '47 scorecard items; misc items. $9.95. Click here for more details.
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 5: More career records, reprints of '48 scorecard items; misc items. $9.95
Cleveland Baseball Notebook 6: "Camera Days"; candid photos in Stadium in 1949-52; $9.95
Hanging On: How 163 Cleveland Players Coped With Getting Old: Text ,stats trace them after they left majors; career records; this is also helpful in comparing quality of play during war with postwar period: $15.
They Never Played for the Indians: The Greenberg List: a catalog of dozens of players who never quite got into a game $9.
BOOKS ABOUT THE CLEVELAND SPIDERS
The Spiders: Who Was Who: biogs of every player who played for Cleveland's NL franchise in 1889-99; revised, 2nd edition. $24.
The Amazing 1889 Babes: Cleveland's Spiders hit the NL, illust: $16.
Buck Ewing and the 1893 Spiders, especially interesting because of longer pitching distance; illus. $17.95.
The 1894 Cleveland Spiders: $17.95.
The Champion 1895 Spiders: Cleveland's famous old team routs Orioles and wins the Temple Cup; $17.95.
The Riotous 1896 Cleveland Spiders; Patsy Tebeau, Jesse Burkett, Jimmy McAleer and Peach Pie O'Connor at their worst/best; day by day account; their arrest in Louisville on their wild and woolly way to playing Orioles for Temple Cup. More details than rest of series. $29.50.
Chief Sockalexis and the 1897 Cleveland Indians; $18.
The 1898 Cleveland Spiders; $35.95. This is the biggest Spider book yet. Follow Patsy, Jess and Cy as they tangle with the Beaneaters while Teddy and his Rough Riders are battling the Spaniards; 140 illustrations.
The 99 Spiders: day by day with the worst team ever; winning and losing pitchers (mostly latter), some boxes, line scores; fascinating reminiscences and anecdotes of turn-of-the-century players; $34.95 ppd.
$1 PHOTOS
  PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Due to downsizing, I'm beginning to sell much of my photo collection. Most photos in this batch are printed on THIN NON-GLOSS STOCK. A lot have been scanned, but on big commercial color scanners (even though photos may be black and white.) Quality varies from exceptional to acceptable. I know that some collectors like only glossies. These are GUARANTEED, though: if you don't like them, you may return them for refund. First come, first served. Incidentally, some of the Cubs and Red Sox photos are facsimiles of the litho 6x9 team issues.
SET 1 (Indians, sizes approx.) $9 for set of 9.
Harry Simpson, 8x11, casual
Pat Seerey, 8.5x11 swinging bat
Mickey Harris, 8.5x11, casual
Wimpy Willis, 7x10, pitching
Toothpick Sam Jones, 7.5x10, casual mug shot.
Barney McCosky, 8.5x11, casual mug shot.
Roy Weatherly, 5.5x8.5, mug.
Don Ross, 8.5x11, swinging bat.
Charley "Bubba" Harris, 11x13 throwing
SET 2 (Indians, sizes app,) $6 for set of 6.
Roy Weatherly 8x8 mug
Wimpy Willis 10x11 throwing
Barney McCosky 8x11 candid mug
Don Ross 8x10 batting (posed)
Charlie "Bubba" Harris 7x12 throwing
Joe Krakauskas 8x10 throwing
SET 3 (Indians, all about 8.5x11) $7 for set of 7.
Tom Timmerman 8x10 action, throwing
Heinz Becker in BP, 8.5x11
Bob Feller, throwing prob. in '30s, 8x10
Steve Gromek, candid mug 8.5x11
Ken Keltner, mug 8.5x11
Rocky Colavito, 8x10, nice mug but slight dot pattern visible
Lou Boudreau, 8.5x11, mug w/very slight dot pattern visible.
SET 4 (Indians, all about 8.5x11) $6 for set of 6.
Barney McCosky, candid profile
Milt Nielson mug
Frank Papish, candid mug nicely tinted
Frank Papish, throwing
Hank Majeski, mug
Earl Moore, posing
SET 5 (Indians, various sizes) $9 for 9.
Mark Ballenger (color)
Hal Kurtz
Bill Abernathie
Lou Boudreau w/facsimile autograph in blue/very nice item as print is sepia.
Lou Boudreau, mug
Bob Kaiser (glossy, but obviously a copy
Chuck Machemehl
Charlie "Bubba" Harris
Dick Niehaus (copy from 1915 clip)
SET 6 (Red Sox, mostly abt 8.5x11) $9 for 9
Harry Agganis batting
Tex Hughson
Rip Russell batting
Leon Culberson batting
Leon Culberson fielding
Leon Culberson mug shot
Mickey Harris
Rudy York in dugout
Jack Kramer
SET 7 (Red Sox) $4 for 4.
(approx. 6x9 to 8.5x11
Tex Hughson
Rip Russell batting
Leon Culberson batting
Leon Culberson fielding
PHOTO SET 8 (Cubs) $10 for 10.
(Inc. team litho facs, etc.)
Lou Novikoff
Nicholson and Foxx (tinted)
Heinz Becker
Hank Wyse
Pop Prim
Rip Russell
Claude Passeau
Don Johnson, batting
Stan Hack
Phil Cavarretta (color clip)
PHOTO SET 9 (CUBS) $2 for 2.
(8.5x11.)
Pop Prim
Don Johnson, batting
PHOTO SET 10 (INDIANS) $4 for 4.
(All 8.5x11 extra nice)
Gee Walker posed
Les Fleming batting
Steve Gromek pitching
Walt Judnich batting
PHOTO SET 11 (INDIANS, varying) $3 for 3.
Ron Law, color
Chuck Machemehl
Roy Weatherly
PHOTO SET 13 (INDIANS) (varying size) $5 for 5.
Phil Hennigan, 8x10 action
Steve Bailey
Mark Ballinger
Ron Law      
Wimpy Willis
PHOTO SET 14 (CLEVELAND SPIDERS) $2 for 2.
Jesse Burkett mug 8.5x11
Ed McKean, mug 8.5x11
SALE: TEAM PHOTOS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: Some '80s photos have ads in corners. Some paper stocks will vary. Again, satisfaction guaranteed, and first come, first served.
1895 Cleveland Spiders no ID, black and white 9x14 image area on semi-gloss photo paper: $9
1920 Indians no ID, black and white, 8x10 photo (copy): $2
1946 Indians w/ID, black and white, abt 8x15 image area, on larger thin paper; some dot pattern visible, but very nice: $5
1948 Indians no ID, 8x10 glossy photo: $2
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates w/ID, color, 8.5x11 on thin stock: $1
1952 Indians no ID, b and w, 12x14.5 litho on cover stock: $3
1953 Indians no ID, black and white, 12x14.5 litho on cover stock, some on light stock; first come, first served: $$2.
1954 Indians no ID, 8x10 glossy photo: $2
1978 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 on thin stock, printed autographs (a little cheap-looking this season): $2
1979 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 on semi-gloss photo paper: $2
1980 Indians w/ID, color, 11x14 semi-gloss photo paper: $2
1981 Indians w/ID, color, 8.5x11 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1981 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1982 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1983 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1983 Indians w/ID, color, 8.5x11 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1984 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 thin stock: $2.
1984 Baltimore Orioles, ID, color, various sizes on thin stock: $2.
1985 Indians w/ID, color, 10x14 semi-gloss on photo paper: $2
1986 Indians, w/ID, color, 8x10: $2
50-CENT COLOR CLIPS
  PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: These are litho images on thin paper. They're blank on the back, but they look like clippings. Sizes range from post card size to 8x16. Again, satisfaction guaranteed, and first come, first served.
CLIPPING SET 1: $10 for 21.
Stan Musial
Ted Williams (great batting shot)
Emil Verban
Harry Brecheen
Eddie Stanky
Boo Ferriss
Willard Marshall
Ewell Blackwell
Earl Torgeson
Charlie Keller
Sam Mele
Kirby Higbe
Bobby Doerr in field
Bobby Doerr batting
Spec Shea
Jackie Robinson
Spud Chandler
Dick Wakefield
Howie Pollett
Mort Cooper
Tony Gonzalez
CLIPPING SET 2
Bobby Doerr fielding
Bobby Doerr batting
Kirby Higbe
Harry Brecheen
Jackie Robinson
Earl Torgeson
Ted Williams, big, nice but slightly faded
Charlie Keller
Spud Chandler
Dick Wakefield
Tony Gonzalez
SPECIALS
oddBall Games: one proof copy for $2.98.
1 binder with 5 of the career-record books: $39.95.
Cleveland transactions 1990-95: stapled proof:  $4.95.
Minor Heroes Vol. 1, one proof copy for $7.98.
All Cuban books under one cover: $49.96 (only 2 available)
SABR BOOKS ($10 each)
1975 Research Journal
1976 Research Journal
1979 Research Journal
SABR BOOKS: $5 each
1984 Research Journal
1986 Research Journal
1988 Research Journal
1991 Research Journal
1992 Research Journal
1993 Research Journal
1995 Research Journal
1994 Research Journal
1997 Research Journal
1996 Research Journal
1998 Research Journal
1999 Research Journal
2000 Research Journal
Journal 34 (2005-06)
Fall 1982 National Pastime
Winter 1985 National Pastime
Winter 1987 National Pastime
#9 National Pastime
#10 National Pastime
#16 National Pastime
1995 National Pastime
1996 National Pastime
1997 National Pastime
1998 National Pastime
1999 National Pastime (Joe D)
2000 National Pastime
2003 National Pastime
2005 National Pastime
Minor League Journal V2, #1
Road Trips (2004)
Baseball Records Update 1993
MOVIE AND THEATRE BOOKS
Guide to Randolph Scott's films: $9.95.
Guide to Charlie Chan's films: $9.95
Guide to Sterling Hayden's films: $8.95.
Guide to Eddy-MacDonald films: $9.95
Lotta Linthicum on Broadway: $15.95.
Story of Joe Jefferson: $5.95.
Break a Leg: Theatrical Biogs and Anecdotes, $9.95.
Guide to Taylor Holmes' films: $9.95
The Life of Warner Oland (Charlie Chan): $7.95.
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Misc. Photos
all about 8x10
Archie Moore
Jake Lamotta
Rocky Marciano
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney