Ott Mel (9 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Hy Rubin (illustrator). a near fine paperback book, no handwriting, no creases or folds to bright covers.

PAPER BACK PICTORIAL. Condition: POOR. CIRCA 1950 title page and copyright page missing, the books in two pieces, the book and the covers are separated, covers have creasing, pages are browned DATE PUBLISHED: 1950 EDITION: 242.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. b/w illus; Mel Ott & Bill Dickey (baseball manaagers) d in Chesterfield ad on rear cover (illustrator). 1st. 32 clean, unmarked pages + ads; items by/about: Freshman Contest Winners (Arthur T. Hadley for "James" & Alan Frederick Neidle for The Classic Tradition in Abstract Paintig); Harvey Shapiro (2 poems); James Yaffe (Eithdrawal of Evelyn Waugh); T. McMahon (Conversation Piece); Ignatius G. Mattingly (The Two Mr. Carrolls, Lewis Carroll); Willliam Wise (2 poems); Philip Walker (Mr.Oliphant's Solofuy on the Golden flutes and Harps of God, Mrs. Oliphant); John McCracken (The Lazy Monk);Book Theatre, NMusic, Movie reviews),

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 247 pages; Stories of 47 great baseball players first published in the sports pages of the Chicago News. Bantam edition; Pages yellowed; moderate page wear; red page edges; Few pencil marks on contents page. Glossy soft cover with yellow spine #500 Cover illustration by Hy Rubin of a daring baserunner with spikes reaching for the home plate. Yellow spine slightly weakened; is reinforced by clear tape. One half inch of Top spine is frayed but pages are intact. Inner spine crease is cracked; some foxing on end papers. Famous player stories include: Babe Ruth, Mel Ott, Dizzy Dean; Charles Grimm; Muddy Ruel; Jimmy Archer; Satchel Paige; Jimmy Foxx; Casey Stengel; Connie Mack, Leo Durocher; Rogers Hornsby, etc. RARE VINTAGE SPORTS BOOK.

Unbound. Condition: Good. A sepia-toned press photograph measuring 9" x 7" with a stamp on the verso and a printed caption on paper (detached but present). Stain in left margin and on verso, a good example. Caption explains that Ott safely leapt over the Dodger second baseman Alex Kampouris on opening day of the season, with the Giants winning 6-4.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. No Jacket. PBO, Red & White & Blue & Black decorated Wraps minor Rub, Wear Scuff Cover, Tiny Chips & Creases primarily Extremities, Cover small black mrk & slight Curve ,Internally Nice, Tight Clean minor Wear & pgs slightly yellowed, NF-/VG, AS-IS, SOFTCOVER.

Ephemera. Fine. 8'' x 10''inch glossy photography. Photograph is in beautiful condition no flaws. Frame Ready.

Photograph. Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1933 New York Giants team after capturing the NL pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell, Mel Ott, Travis Jackson, and Bill Terry. Fine photo. Overall, a beautiful vintage team photo. After winning the NL pennant, the 1933 New York Giants went on to defeat the Washington Senators in the World Series in five games. The team's success was due in no small part to exceptional pitching throughout the season by Carl Hubbell and Hal Schumacher. Carl Hubbell was a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent his entire career with the Giants. He won NL MVP honors twice (1933, 1936) and was selected for nine All-Star games. His most memorable moment in the league came when he struck out five all-time great hitters - Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin - in a row in the 1934 All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. Mel Ott was a Hall of Fame right fielder who spent his entire playing career with the New York Giants (1926 - 1947). He was selected to 12 All-Stars games and was a 6x NL home run leader. Notably, he led the Giants in home run hitting for 18 consecutive seasons (1928 - 1945), which still stands as a record today, and was the third player to join the 500 home run club after Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. Ott was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951. Bill Terry was a 3x All-Star whose greatest feat was batting .401 in 1930 (to date, he is the last player to hit over .400 in the National League). In 1933, Terry was a player-manager, succeeding Hall of Famer John McGraw in the role of team manager.

Photograph. Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1937 New York Giants team after winning the pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Carl Hubbell and Mel Ott. Near fine photo, with just some light toning and rippling, and brown lettering to upper margin. Overall, a great vintage team photo. The 1937 New York Giants won the National League pennant, though they went on to lose in the World Series against their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees, in five games. Carl Hubbell was a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent his entire career with the Giants. He won NL MVP honors twice (1933, 1936) and was selected for nine All-Star games. His most memorable moment in the league came when he struck out five all-time great hitters - Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin - in a row in the 1934 All-Star Game. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947. Mel Ott was a Hall of Fame right fielder who spent his entire playing career with the New York Giants (1926 - 1947). He was selected to 12 All-Stars games and was a 6x NL home run leader. Notably, he led the Giants in home run hitting for 18 consecutive seasons (1928 - 1945), which still stands as a record today, and was the third player to join the 500 home run club after Babe Ruth and Jimmie Foxx. Ott was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951. Other notable players featured in the photo are 4x All-Star Wally Berger, 6x All-Star Jo-Jo Moore, and 3x All-Star Hank Leiber.