George Lemire Scrapbooks : scrapbooks, 1934-1944.

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George Lemire Scrapbooks : scrapbooks, 1934-1944.

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A collection of scrapbooks, created by baseball fan John Lemire, showing a year-by-year overview of the National and American Leagues from 1934-1944. Each scrapbook has the yearly batting, fielding and pitching statistic, team, game and various photos from magazines or newspapers. Each has information an that year's Spring Training, All-Star game and World Series, including box scores and play-by-play accounts. There is information on rookies, awards, injuries, yearly obits and weddings of players and Hall of Fame inductees. Items of note: volume 3 includes game accounts between Japan team and Harvard, Yale. Volume 5 has an article that the AL has approved the first night game. Volume 6 has a few pages on Gehrig including a photo of him in his Columbia uniform, look back at 100 years of baseball, photo of the 1858 Knickerbockers and the 1884 Providence Club. Volume 8 has a tribute to Gehrig and Connie Mack, drafted plaeyrs. Volume 9 has articles on the Chicago City Series, Service Notes, war's impact on baseball and a tribute to Branch Rickey. Volume 10 has articles and photos on the July 12 exhibition game between the Ruth All-Stars and the Boston Braves, obit of Jimmie Collins, first major leaguer drafted. Volume 11 has a upper deck ticket, no date, from Briggs Stadium and a postcard with an aerial view of Briggs Stadium and an article regarding the fire at Oriole Park.

scrapbook v. 1 1 scrapbook (252mm x 320mm x 32mm)scrapbook v. 2 1 scrapbook (277mm x 350mm x 35mm)scrapbbok v. 3 1 scrapbook (296mm x 390mm x 47mm)scrapbook v. 4 1 scrapbook (294mm x 388mm x 52mm)scrapbook v. 5 1 scrapbook (294mm x 388mm x 55mm)scrapbook v. 6 1 scrapbook (295mm x 390mm x 66mm)scrapbook v. 7 1 scrapbook (unknown)scrapbook v. 8 1 scrapbook (295mm x 388mm x 65mm)scrapbook v. 9 1 scrapbook (295mm x 390mm x 65mm)scrapbook v. 10 1 scrapbook (293mm x 388mm x 55mm)scrapbook v. 11 1 scrapbook (296mm x 395mm x 85mm)

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Lemire, John

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Scrapbooks giving an overview of the 1934-1944 seasons for the National and American Leagues. From the description of George Lemire Scrapbooks : scrapbooks, 1934-1944. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 170966060 ...

National League.

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All-Star (Baseball).

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World Series (Baseball)

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Lemire, George W.

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Gehrig, Lou, 1903-1941

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Lou Gehrig played his entire career with the New York Yankees (1923-1939). He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. From the description of Letter, [1939-1941]. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294733 ...

Mack, Connie, 1862-1956

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Connie Mack played for the Washington Statesmen (1886-1889), Buffalo Bisons (1890), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1891-1896). Mack is best known, however, as a manager. He managed the Pirates (1894-1896) and Athletics (1901-1950). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. From the description of Letter, 1953, January 22. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). WorldCat record id: 47294734 From the description of Letter, 1932, January 11. (National Baseball Hall of Fame). W...