[Baseball] Autographs of the Outstanding Stars of the Major Leagues, 1930-'31

Autograph album containing the signatures of 61 Major League baseball players, 35 of which are in the Hall of Fame. Players include: 1. Nick Altrock (1898-1933) 2. Buzz Arlett (1931) 3. Jim Bottomley* (1922-37) 4. Joe Bush (1912-28) 5. Ben Chapman (1930-46) 6. Mickey Cochrane* (1925-37) 7. Eddie Collins* (1906-30) 8. Earle Combs* (1924-35) 9. Hughie Critz (1924-35) 10. Joe Cronin* (1926-45) 11. Alvin Crowder (1926-36) 12. Kiki Cuyler* (1921-38) 13. George Earnshaw (1928-36) 14. Jewel Ens (1922-25) 15. Wes Ferrell (1927-41) 16. Freddie Fitzsimmons (1925-43) 17. Lew Fonseca (1921-33) 18. Jimmie Foxx* (1925-45) 19. Frankie Frisch* (1919-37) 20. Lou Gehrig* (1923-39) 21. Kid Gleason (1888-1912) 22. Goose Goslin* (1921-38) 23. Burleigh Grimes* (1916-34) 24. Lefty Grove* (1925-41) 25. Bill Hallahan (1925-38) 26. Gabby Hartnett* (1922-41) 27. Babe Herman (1926-35) 28. Rogers Hornsby* (1915-37) 29. Travis Jackson* (1922-36) 30. Walter Johnson* (1907-27) 31. Bill Killefer (1909-21) 32. Chuck Klein* (1928-44) 33. Tony Lazzeri* (1926-39) 34. Freddie Lindstrom* (1924-36) 35. Ted Lyons* (1923-46) 36. Connie Mack* (1886-1896, 1901-50) 37. Pat Malone (1928-37) 38. Heinie Manush* (1923-39) 39. Rabbit Maranville* (1912-35) 40. Joe McCarthy* (1926-50) 41. John McGraw* (1891-1932) 42. Lefty O'Doul (1919-34) 43. Mel Ott* (1926-47) 44. Roger Peckinpaugh (1910-27) 45. Wilbert Robinson* (1886-1902, 1914-31) 46. Charlie Root (1923-41) 47. Babe Ruth* (1914-35) 48. Al Schacht (1919-21) 49. Burt Shotton (1909-23, 1928-34, 1947-50) 50. Al Simmons* (1924-44) 51. Riggs Stephenson (1921-34) 52. Lefty Stewart (1921-35) 53. Gabby Street (1904-31, 1929-33, 1938) 54. Bill Terry* (1923-36, 1932-41) 55. Pie Traynor* (1920-37, 1934-39) 56. Dazzy Vance* (1915-35) 57. Lloyd Waner* (1927-45) 58. Paul Waner* (1926-45) 59. Pinky Whitney (1928-39) 60. Hack Wilson* (1923-34) 61. Glenn Wright (1924-35) * Hall of Fame.

An extraordinary survival. In 1930 and 1931 an intrepid young Philadelphia baseball fan collected the signatures of 61 home and visiting ballplayers. In time, 35 of those players would be enshrined in Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame. The signatures are all on white, 2 x 3 1/2-inch cards, mounted only with photo corner-type mounts in an album charmingly annotated with various cut-out figures of the players, their stats, nicknames, etc. The album is in no particular order but the first page fittingly begins with a single card signed by both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Minor conservation to verso of some album pages, not affecting signatures or cards. Some signatures may be "clubhouse" or secretarial, including but not limited to, Jimmie Foxx, Chuck Klein, John McGraw, and Hack Wilson.