This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/3/2013
Offered is a collection of 244 cards from 1951-65 mostly celebrating the Milwaukee Braves Franchise. Highlights include an Eddie Mathews collection and assorted Braves cards from each year of their Milwaukee existence. Below is a breakdown of the collection. The cards range in F/P to Excellent condition with a majority of the cards in Very Good condition.
1953 Johnston Cookies Complete Set of 25 cards. Includes Warren Spahn and Eddie Mathews. Cards range from F/P to VG condition. The Spahn and Mathews are both in Good condition.
1953-55 Johnston Cookies Assortment of seven cards. The lot includes five cards (Charlie White, Del Crandall, Phillip Paine, William Walters and Lou Burdette) from the 1954 set and two cards (Walker Cooper and Charlie Grimm) from the 1953 set. All cards are in Fair/Poor condition.
Eddie Mathews collection (23 cards) – 1954 Bowman, 1955 Bowman, 1955 Topps, 1956 Topps, 1958 Topps, 1958 Topps All-Star, 1958 Topps Fence Busters with Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Del Crandall, 1959 Topps, 1959 Topps Fence Busters with Hank Aaron, 1960 Topps, 1960 Topps All-Star, 1962 Topps, 1962 Post, 1963 Topps, 1964 Topps, 1965 Topps, 1966 Topps, 1967 Topps, 1968 Topps, 1973 Topps, 1974 Topps, 1980 TCMA Baseball Immortals, 1983 Larry Fritsch Cards Promotional Sample. The condition ranges from F/P to EX with the majority in Good condition.
1951 Bowman – Earl Torgeson.
1953 Topps – 12 Boston Braves (Sibby Sisti, Jim Pendleton, Johnny Logan, Jim Wilson, Murray Wall, John Antonelli, Del Crandall, George Crowe, Sid Gordon, Ebba St. Claire, Vern Bickford and Bill Bruton)
1954 Bowman – 11 Braves cards (Jim Wilson, Del Crandall, Jack Dittmer, Lew Burdette, Vern Bickford, Andy Pafko, Ernie Johnson, Danny O’ Connell, Billy Bruton, Bobby Thomson, Joe Adcock)
1954 Topps – 15 Braves cards (Dave Jolly, Ray Crone, Roy Smalley, Johnny Logan, Jim Pendleton, Bob Keely, Jack Dittmer, Joe Jay, Bill Bruton, Del Crandall, Bob Buhl, Sammy Calderone, Gene Conley)
1955 Bowman – 8 Braves Cards (Lew Burdette, Danny O’ Connell, Johnny Logan, Ernie Johnson, Bob Buhl, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall, Dave Jolly)
1957 Topps -25 Milwaukee Braves cards (Braves checklist, Warren Spahn, Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews, Bob Buhl, Lew Burdette, Johnny Logan, Wes Covington, Del Crandall, Joe Adcock, Ernie Johnson, Frank Torre, Bobby Thomson, Felix Mantilla, Andy Pafko, Danny O’ Connell, Chuck Tanner, Gene Conley, Juan Pizarro, Del Rice, Ray Crone, Dave Jolly, Taylor Phillips and Red Murff).
1958 Topps - Lou Burdette.
1960 Topps – 28 Milwaukee Braves (Bob Buhl, Don McMahon, Juan Pizarro, Carl Willey, Joe Jay, Frank Torre, Bob Rush, Felix Mantilla, Lee Maye, Lou Burdette, Braves Team Checklist, Bob Hartman, Joe Adcock, Red Schoendienst, Del Crandall, Johnny Logan, Wes Covington, Billy Bruton, Bobby Avila, Chuck Cottier, Mel Roach, Don Nottebart, Ken MacKenzie, Bob Hartman, Al Spangler, Chuck Dressen, Mound Magicians (Lou Burdette, Warren Spahn and Bob Buhl) and coaches card.
1961 Topps – 13 Braves (Joe Adcock, Lou Burdette, Del Crandall, Wes Covington, Bob Buhl, Carl Willey, Don McMahon, Billy Martin, Frank Bolling, Roy McMillan, Felix Mantilla, Bob Hendley, Charlie Lau, Al Spangler, Mel Roach, John DeMerit, Ron Piche, Don Nottebart, Andre Rodgers, Bob Taylor, Ken MacKenzie and Howie Bedell.
1962 Topps – 17 Braves Lou Burdette, Joe Adcock, Del Crandall, Frank Bolling, Don McMahon, Tony Cloninger, Bob Hendley, Bob Shaw, Carl Willey, Mack Jones, Lee Maye, Bob Taylor, Mike Krsnich, Cecil Butler, Lou Klimchock, Howie Bedell and Braves team card.
1963 Braves – 10 cards Lou Burdette, Roy McMillan, Bob Hendley, Mack Jones, Denver LeMaster, Lee Maye, Ron Piche, Ty Cline, Bobby Bragan, Tommie Aaron.
1964 Braves – 16 Cards Joe Torre, Dan Schneider, Tony Cloninger, Felipe Alou, Denver LeMaster, Roy McMillan, Denis Menke, Gene Oliver, Bob Sadowski, Ed Bailey, Ty Cline, Hank Fischer, Len Gabrielson and Frank Funk.
1965 Braves – 28 cards Tommie Aaron, Denis Menke, Tony Cloninger, Wade Blasingame, Denver LeMaster, Bob Sadowski, Woody Woodward, Ty Cline, Hank Fischer, Frank Lary, Jim Britton/Larry Maxie, Braves checklist, Joe Torre, Felipe Alou, Rico Carty, Frank Bolling, Mack Jones, Gene Oliver, Lee Maye, Mike De La Hoz, Billy O’ Dell, Gary Kolb, Bob Tiefenauer, Dan Schneider, Lou Klimchock, Dan Osinski, Santos Alomar/John Braun and Bobby Bragan. (55I0284)
The collection also includes a 1974 Topps Hank Aaron Special cards 1-6 featuring Aaron as the New All-Time Home Run King and a five card set featuring every Topps card of Aaron from 1954-73. There also is a 1973 Topps Aaron in Good condition, a 1973 All-Time Home Run Leaders card with Babe Ruth, Aaron and Willie Mays and a 1979 Topps All-Time Home Run Record Holders with Aaron and Roger Maris. Also offered is a 1980 TCMA 42-card set featuring the 1957 Braves. (55I0284)