St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1982 First edition. Signed throughout by 95 baseball Hall of Famers, including: Hank Aaron, James "Cool Papa" Bell, Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Lefty Gomez, Hank Greenberg, Billy Herman, Waite Hoyt, Carl Hubbell, Monte Irvin, Sandy Koufax, Al Kaline, Buck Leonard, Ted Lyons, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Johnny Mize, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, Red Ruffing, Joe Sewell, Duke Snider, Warren Spahn, Pee Wee Reese, Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Wade Boggs, Johnny Bench, Orlando Cepeda, Willie Stargell, Bobby Doerr, Ray Dandridge, and others vbn. Publisher's brown wrappers, lettered in red, white, and yellow, with photos of seven Hall of Fame players to front wrapper including Babe Ruth at the center, and photo of Hank Aaron to rear wrapper. Very good, with some light edgewear, light rubbing to spine, light creasing to rear wrapper, and a few blue marker strokes to wrappers. Overall, a bright copy, packed with Hall of Fame signatures. The Sporting News, Hall of Fame Fact Book contains photos, career highlights, statistics, and select bios for 178 baseball Hall of Famers. According to the table of contents, "Major league records of all players in the Hall of Fame Fact Book are based on performances in the following leagues: National League - 1876 through 1980, American Association - 1882 through 1891, Union Association - 1884, Players League - 1890, and American League - 1901 through 1980." This copy is signed by many of the greatest baseball players of all time, including 25x All-Star Hank Aaron, 10x World Series champion Yogi Berra, and 12x Gold Glove Award winner Willie Mays.. Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

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Bookseller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SNHOF02
Title: The Sporting News, Hall of Fame Fact Book
Author: MacFarlane, Paul [Editor]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: St. Louis: The Sporting News
Date Published: 1982
Bookseller catalogs: Signed Books;

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