Play Ball Sports Memorabilia "Opening Day" Collector's Sale by Play Ball Sports Memorabilia

10TH ANNUAL

OPENNG DAY COLLECTOR'S SALE

APRIL 2021

Welcome to the 10th Annual play ball sports memorabilia “Opening Day” Sale! Thank you to everyone that has supported the sale for the last 10 years and welcome to all of the new collectors! I want to give a special thanks to my awesome girlfriend Cait for helping to make it all possible.

PLAY BALL! Contact:

Text - 803-553-9506 Email - tcgamble@gmail.com Facebook Messenger - Chris Gamble

The Fine Print:

Sale Terms: This is a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE sale. Whoever contacts me first via email, text, or Facebook messenger will get first shot at that particular item(s). SHIPPING IS INCLUDED in the posted price. First to pay will be the first to ship. A Lot Listing is at the very end of the catalog. This should serve as a quick reference to individual lot information. Additional photos of most items are available upon request. All item(s) will come with a money back guarantee provided they are returned in the condition they left. Buyer to pay return shipping cost. All items are guaranteed original by Play Ball Sports Memorabilia. If you find that they are not, you will receive a full refund, no questions asked. Payment Terms: Paypal is the preferred form of payment but I will also accept bank or personal checks and money orders. THE SALE WILL END ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT 4/9/21.

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01 • 1964 Tommy Harper Reds Game Used Jersey Vest Very attractive road flannel once belonging to one of the better players the Reds had in the 1960s. The diminutive Harper was an All Star in 1970, stole over 400 bases and is in the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. The numbers and name on the back have been professionally restored but Cincinnati on the front is original to the shirt and remains vibrant. Has some light pinkish (most likely from red undershirt) and brown stains spots as well as a small hole from major league and most likely minor league useage but overall condition remains very good. Would look nice in any vintage Reds display! $1,250

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Not exactly sure what year or what ballpark these were used or sold at but I assume it either had to do with the baseball centennial in 69 or the closing of crosley or opening of riverfront in 70. What I do know is its a really cool display piece!

$165

02 • Circa 1969-70 Reds Styrofoam Hat

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03 • 1970s Reds Pin with Knife Pins with small knives attached were much more common in the 50's, so this is a pretty exciting and fun find! Measures about 7 inches in length and remains in excellent condition.

$55

04 • Reds 1975 Western Division Champs Pennant Very uncommon red version of this full size pennant but it's missing the black vertical band that runs along the spine of the pennant. Still a very cool display piece! $65

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05 • Ted Kluszewski Baseball School Cap and Team Photo

Original 60's or early 70's baseball cap used at BIG KLUS baseball academy. Also included is an original 8 x 10 team photo. Both items are in great condition but the sweatband inside the cap is crackling from useage and the photo has some light creasing. Excellent pair representing the Babe Ruth of the Redlegs! $325

Not included in lot, for example purposes only

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06 • 1975 Big Red Machine Pin

In my opinion one of the best Reds pins produced during the 70s. Pin measures 6 inches in diameter and remains in very good condition. $85

07 • 1975 Cincinnati Reds Brochure

Striking advertising piece from the height of the Big Red Machine. Brochure measures 8.5 x 11 inches unfolded and remains in very good condition. $55

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08 • 1953 All Star Game Pennant Crosley Field Tough to find memento from the second mid summer classic the Reds ever hosted. Has some obvious condition issues but still a great display piece! $275

10 • 1970s Cincinnati Reds Banner 09 • Circa 1950 Reds Patch This is the first one of these I've come across in 20 years of collecting. Patch measures 4 inches in diameter and appears to resemble Ewell Blackwell's $65 likeness. Neato!

Unusual sized and shaped Reds display piece that appears to be from the 70s. Banner measures 12 x 9 inches and was made with a string across the top for hanging. Item has some age toning but otherwise remains in very good condition. $125

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11 • 1978-80 Bill Bonham & John Hale Game Used Jersey Bill Bonham finished tied for second on the 78 Reds with eleven wins behind Tom Seaver's team leading 16 wearing this jersey. It was then recycled to the minors and worn by former major leaguer John Hale during spring training in 1980 but he didn't end up making the team. Both sets of numbers have been changed from 42 to 46 and Bonham has been replaced with Hale on the back. Nice Big Red Machine era gamer! $265

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12 • Johnny Vander Meer Signing Banner One of a kind vinyl banner signed by Mr. Double No Hit himself at a show in the early 90's. This single sided banner measures 4 x 6 feet and was made with grommets for hanging. Condition is excellent except for a few marks from useage.

$325

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13 • 1988 All Star Game Silver Coin This attractive commemorative coin was issued for the 4th mid summer classic ever held in the queen city. Coin is about the size of a half dollar and is made of 1 ounce pure silver. I've never seen another... $225

14 • Vintage Cincinnati Reds Stickpin Not sure of the exact age of this pin but I had a local jeweler confirm that it is gold (most likely 14k) and that contains a small diamond as well. Pin measures about 2 inches in length and remains in very good condition. True redleg treasure! $325

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15 • 1961 Go Go Reds Blowhorn I believe these were sold at Crosley Field during the 1961 World Series and the white version is much less common than the red. Horn stands about 7 inches tall and remains in good condition but does have some surface scratching and the original chain it came with is missing. Still a nice and tough to find vintage piece. $85

16 • 1961 Reds National League Champs Menu Very attractive 9 x 6 inch menu program honoring the Ragamuffin Reds of 61. Program is in excellent condition but does have a barely discernible water stain towards the top of the front cover. Super cool piece! $125

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17 • 1977 Reds Cardboad Schedule

18 • 1976 Reds Cardboad Schedule

Stunning easle backed diplay piece featuring The Big Red Machine in all its glory. Sign measures approximately 13 x 10 inched and remains in very good condition but isn't perfect. Doesn't get much better than this!! $225

Impressive piece from the second of consecutive world championship seasons for the Reds. Schedule measures approximately 13 x 10 inches and remains in very good condition but isn't perfect. Would look awesome in any Big Red Machine era display!! $225

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19 • Circa 1980 Johnny Bench Picture Bat I've been told these were originally distributed as a SGA but it seems like they were sold through Reds gift catalogs or brochures as well. Bat measures 29.5 inches in length and remains in like new condition. Would be tough to find a nicer one! $125

JOHNNY BENCH 20 • 1979 Johnny Bench Roast Program For the collector of unique Bench memorabilia, I present this roast program from 1979 featuring Bob Hope among many others... Program contains 8 pages including the front and back cover and measures 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Excellent condition. $85

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21 • 1962 Reds Christmas Silver Serving Tray Who says Christmas can't come in April? Here's a very stylish silver plated serving tray that would look good in any vintage Reds display. Tray measures 15 inches in diameter has a slight warp to it along with some surface scratches and tarnishing from being used but still presents nicely. $125

22 • Circa Late 50s Reds Cricket Tavern Menu RARE 60+ year old placemat style menu from a restaurant / bar that no longer exist in Cincinnati. Menu measures 8.5 x 11 inches and is in only fair condition but good luck finding another one! $65

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23 • 1970 Cincinnati Reds Player Card - Johnny Bench These popular player cards were issued by Reds as team sets all the way up until the mid 70s and measure slightly bigger than a postcard. All of them have condition issues of one sort or the other but still display nicely! $65

24 • 1970 Cincinnati Reds Player Card - Pete Rose These popular player cards were issued by Reds as team sets all the way up until the mid 70s and measure slightly bigger than a postcard. All of them have condition issues of one sort or the other but still display nicely! $65

25 • Circa 1970 Johnny Bench Kenwood Plaza Card Tough to find regional card issue featuring the swinger from binger at his peak. Card measures 4 x 5.25 inches and has some condition issues including light creasing in various spots and some tape residue at the top and bottom but still displays pretty well. $150

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26 • 1971 Reds Gift Brochure This is the first of these I've seen and as you can see, there's lots of cool stuff inside and out! Brochure measures approximately 8.5 x 11 inches unfolded and remains in excellent condition. $45

27 • 1971 Reds Courac Serving Tray Attractive and heavy duty plastic display piece featuring mr. redlegs running over the top of the Reds newly built baseball palace riverfront stadium. Tray measures 15 x 10 inches and in very good condition but does have some surface abrasions from use and the wood has partially peeled off the surface. Still, a unique display piece. $225

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28 • Cincinnati Reds Rooters Pak Rare 1970s fan package of Reds mementos including the original box. The only remaining original contents of the box are a shirt and bat but the box itself is the best part! . $85

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29 • 1950s Reds Scripto Vue Lighter Make Marge proud with this nifty scripty for the collector of Reds smoking paraphanalia. Lighter measures about 2.75 inches in length and remains in very good condition but contains no lighter fluid. $165

30 • 1950s-60s Reds Pocket Knife

Neat little memento from Reds of yesteryear. Knife measures about 3.5 inches in length and remains in very good condition. Well made and has some weight to it! $65

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31 • Early Reds Mini Pennant The Indians were known as the Naps until 1914 and the Highlanders became the Yankees the same year so going by the group photo, I date this Reds pennant to 1914 as well. Pennant measures about 6" in length and the C in Cincinnati is almost gone but otherwise this Reds relic is in very good condition for being 107 years old! $225

Not included in lot, for example purposes only

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LET'S GO REDS

32 • Big Red Machine Era Pin

Nice condition pin from the glory days of the BRM. Measures approximately 3.5 inches in diameter. $35

33 • 1970 Reds World Series Pin Attractive dispay piece from The Big Red Machine's first World Series appearance. Pin and ribbon measure an impressive 7 inches long and the condition remains very good but there is a slight dent to the front of the pin as well as some oxidation on the back. $55

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34 • Partridge Meats Night Riverfront Stadium Pin Only the second one of these I've come across. Pin measures 3" in diameter and remains in good condition but does have some age spotting on the front. $45

35 • 1975 Cincinnati Reds World Champs Pin From the heyday of the Big Red Machine comes this approximately 3.5 inch pin. Pin has some condition issues but still presents nicely.

$55

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36 • 1962 Reds Snapshots Crosley Field Nice group of original images from what appears to be photo day at crosley in the summer of 1962. Players / coaches pictured include: Wally Post, Gordy Coleman, Bill Henry, Don Blasingame, Jim Brosnan and Eddie Kasko. All photos measure 3.25 x 3.25 inches and remain in very good condition but do have some age toning. $55

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37 • Vintage Capitol-Barg Magic Scorer Unique scoring apparatus that was probably used at Redland Field in the 20s as well as into the 30s and 40s at Crosley. Scorer measures approximately 2.75 x 4.50 closed and features what I believe to be Babe Ruth's likeness on the cover. Has some condition issues from use but nothing too bad. $85

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38 • 1983 Reds Partial Team Signed Pennant From the days of The Big Redheaded Stepchild Machine comes this full size pennant signed by the following players: Johnny Bench, Ben Hayes, Rich Gale, Nick Esasky, Bill Schererr, Paul Householder, Frank Pastore, Ted Power, Mario Soto, Ron Oester, Gary Redus, Steve Christmas, Alan Knicely, Tom Foley, Skeeter Barnes (twice), Eddie Milner and Alex Trevino. Signatures are in black ballpoint pin and are a tad light but still very legible. $125

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39 • 1978 Reds Japan Tour Travel Agency Brochure First one of these I've seen, this 15-page brochure measures 8.5"x11" and has some creasing on the cover but still displays very nicely. $45

40 • 1975 Reds Arrow Express Schedule Flyer Very colorful memento from the heyday of the Big Red Machine. Measures approximately 8"x4" and remains in excellent condition. $45

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41 • 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs Pocket Schedule About as good as it gets graphically for a Reds pocket schedule and it has HOF Waite Hoyt pictured to boot! Schedule has some handling wear but overall is in very good condition. $65

42 • 1975 Reds Marching Band Pin Rare appx. 3/4" diameter pin from the heyday of the big red machine. Condition is excellent. $75

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43 • 1976 Reds World Series Knife Neat memento from the Reds second consective appearance in the fall classic. Knife measures 2.5 inches long and is good shape but has some age toning and slight rusting of the blade. $45

44 • 1941 Reds Coke Pocket Schedule Eye catching 80 year old relic from a simpler time. Schedule measures 2.5 x 4.75 inches folded and 7 x 4.75 unfolded. Has some handling wear and a crease but still displays very nicely... $65

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45 • Mose's Baseball Pomes (1940 Cincinnati Reds) RARE 80 page soft cover book detailing every game of the Reds World Championship season of 1940 from a "blackface" perspective. Book measures 9 x 6 and remains in good condition, but the spine is partially coming loose from the book and there's a crease on the back cover with spotting on the front. Some of the pages have underlining and checkmarks. More photos available upon request. $125

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46 • (5) 1976-80 Reds Season Ticket Calendars Super cool lot of 5 BRM era calendars. Calendars were used by the previous owner but overall condition remains very good to excellent! Each measures 8.5 x 11 inches $265

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47 • Vintage Hard Ball Playing Prohibited Sign SUPER cool 50s or 60s metal sign that would look great in any vintage display. Sign measures 18 x 18 inches and has some condition issues as shown but still a knockout of a piece! Also has holes in all four corners to allow for easy hanging. $550

48 • Jackie Robinson Crosley Field Snapshot 1947

Vintage snapshot of potentially Jackie's first appearance at Crosley. Snapshot measures 3.5 x 2.5 inches and has begun to fade slightly but otherwise it's in very good condition. If you have any questions about the image or how I determined the age, please ask and I will explain further. Here's your chance to own a real piece of history! $450

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49 • 1957 National League Umpires Manual Rare 48 page guide to be used by the men in blue for the summer of 57. Booklet measures 8.5 x 5 inches and remains in very good condition but does have some light staining and age toning on the cover. $65

50 • 1956 Toledo Blade Baseball Schedule Poster Amazing that this hs survived all these years but I'm glad it did because it's really neat. Poster measures approximately 18 x 23 inches and has several condition related issues but you'll probably never see another one... Note: Poster has been shrink-wrapped on foam board to protect it's fragile condition. $85

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$20

51 • 1981 Reds Opening Day Ticket

52 • 1980s Cincinnati Reds Lighter & 1969 Reds Centennial Matchbook

$45 $35

53 • 1970s or 80s Johnny Bench Business Card

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$20

$35

54 • Big Red Machine Era Keychain

55 • 1981 Reds Budweiser Pocket Schedule

$25 56 • Mr. Red Keychain

Big Red Machine Post Season Tickets Presented are various 1970's playoff and world series tickets in the following conditions:

57 • 1972 World Series, Game 1: 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 •

Has slight creasing 1972 World Series, Game 2: Has a heavy crease 1972 World Series, Game 7: Perfect condition 1972 NLCS: Excellent condition 1973 NLCS: Has a slight edge bend 1976 NLCS: Light bends 1976 World Series, Seat 13: Has some light indentations 1976 World Series, Seat 14: Has some light creasing

$20 $35 $25 $45 $20

$25

$30 $35

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Lot Listing 01 • 1964 Tommy Harper Reds Game Used Jersey Vest 02 • Circa 1969-70 Reds Styrofoam Hat 03 • 1970s Reds Pin with Knife 04 • Reds 1975 Western Division Champs Pennant 05 • Ted Kluszewski Baseball School Cap and Team Photo 06 • 1975 Big Red Machine Pin 07 • 1975 Cincinnati Reds Brochure 08 • 1953 All Star Game Pennant Crosley Field 09 • Circa 1950 Reds Patch 10 • 1970s Cincinnati Reds Banner 11 • 1978-80 Bill Bonham & John Hale Game Used Jersey 12 • Johnny Vander Meer Signing Banner 13 • 1988 All Star Game Silver Coin 14 • Vintage Cincinnati Reds Stickpin 15 • 1961 Go Go Reds Blowhorn 16 • 1961 Reds National League Champs Menu 17 • 1977 Reds Cardboad Schedule 18 • 1976 Reds Cardboad Schedule 19 • Circa 1980 Johnny Bench Picture Bat 20 • 1979 Johnny Bench Roast Program 21 • 1962 Reds Christmas Silver Serving Tray 22 • Circa Late 50s Reds Cricket Tavern Menu 23 • 1970 Cincinnati Reds Player Card - Johnny Bench 24 • 1970 Cincinnati Reds Player Card – Pete Rose 25 • Circa 1970 Johnny Bench Kenwood Plaza Card 26 • 1971 Reds Gift Brochure 27 • 1971 Reds Courac Serving Tray 28 • Cincinnati Reds Rooters Pak 29 • 1950s Reds Scripto Vue Lighter 30 • 1950s-60s Reds Pocket Knife 31 • Early Reds Mini Pennant 32 • Big Red Machine Era Pin 33 • 1970 Reds World Series Pin

34 • Partridge Meats Night Riverfront Stadium Pin 35 • 1975 Cincinnati Reds World Champs Pin 36 • 1962 Reds Snapshots Crosley Field 37 • Vintage Capitol-Barg Magic Scorer 38 • 1983 Reds Partial Team Signed Pennant 39 • 1978 Reds Japan Tour Travel Agency Brochure 40 • 1975 Reds Arrow Express Schedule Flyer 41 • 1958 Cincinnati Redlegs Pocket Schedule 42 • 1975 Reds Marching Band Pin 43 • 1976 Reds World Series Knife 44 • 1941 Reds Coke Pocket Schedule 45 • Mose's Baseball Pomes (1940 Cincinnati Reds) 46 • (5) 1976-80 Reds Season Ticket Calendars 47 • Vintage Hard Ball Playing Prohibited Sign 48 • Jackie Robinson Crosley Field Snapshot 1947 49 • 1957 National League Umpires Manual 50 • 1956 Toledo Blade Baseball Schedule Poster 51 • 1981 Reds Opening Day Ticket 52 • 1980s Cincinnati Reds Lighter & 1969 Reds Centennial Matchbook 53 • 1970s or 80s Johnny Bench Business Card 54 • Big Red Machine Era Keychain 55 • 1981 Reds Budweiser Pocket Schedule 56 • Mr. Red Keychain 57 • 1972 World Series, Game 1 Ticket 58 • 1972 World Series, Game 2 Ticket 59 • 1972 World Series, Game 7 Ticket 60 • 1972 NLCS: Excellent condition 61 • 1973 NLCS: Has a slight edge bend 62 • 1976 NLCS: Light bends 63 • 1976 World Series, Seat 13 64 • 1976 World Series, Seat 14

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