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Card Sets 
Pennant Race Collection
Stats: 118 player signatures, 59 deceased signatures & 47 HOF signatures.
The autographs below are part of our signature set, the Pennant Race Collection. These signed historic MLB pennant race box score game cards are by players who played a significant role in the pennant race whether it be that specific game or season. The autograph box score game cards range from the great ‘Stan the Man Musial’ (1942) to a relatively nobody who hit ‘the Shot heard ’round the world‘, Bobby Thomson, and many, many more. This signature series is loaded with priceless autographs on many of MLB greatest game cards. As you would expect the time and expense collecting these signatures was a monumental task. For example, getting multiple players to sign a specific pennant race box score game card … at times was literally crazy.
Enjoy viewing the signed box score cards and definitely click the article side for the story to appreciate the significance and timing of the autograph.
Many, many times the player signing the game card, not exactly but pretty close would say, ‘It is almost as if I were living that game all over again’! These signed cards are timeless treasures.
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0011
Card Date: September 27, 1942
Autograph(s): Stan Musial (D) – HOF
Grade Value: VV
Comment:
What can you say about ‘Stan the Man’ Musial that hasn’t been said … a truly great guy and one of the great players of all time. He was such an admired ball player that in 2011 President Barack Obama presented Musial with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the highest civilian awards that can be bestowed on a person by the United States government. His autograph is treasured.
As for the box score game card … represents one of the great comebacks something you will not see in today’s MLB playoff format.
Player’s link:
Stan Musial – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0012
Card Date: October 1, 1944
Autograph(s): Don Gutteridge (D); Ray Hayworth (D).
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
Autographs? Don Gutteridge was the last living St Louis Brown player and a member of the Gashouse gang. Ray Hayworth played 17 major league seasons as a catcher and at one point held the MLB record for consecutive chances without an error (catcher) 439, later broken by Yogi. Berra The autographs speak for themselves Think about this, Hayworth was born in 1905, 120 years ago! Add the autographs to this Brown’s pennant clincher, their first ever … awesome!
Player’s link:
Don Gutteridge – Wikipedia
Ray Hayworth – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0013
Card Date: September 30, 1945
Autograph(s): Hal Newhouse (D) – HOF; Virgil Trucks (D).
Grade Value: V3
Comment:
Hal Newhouser was an MVP two years in a row (1944-45) as a pitcher! Add that with the events leading up to Virgil’s Tiger return at the end of the season and this is one heck signed box score game card. These two autographs connecting baseball and WWII together … special
Player’s link:
Hal Newhouser – Wikipedia
Virgil Trucks – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0014
Card Date: October 3, 1946
Autograph(s): Stan Musial (D) – HOF.
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
This game is historic in no short order … it was MLB’s first ever playoff series, EVER!. What could be more appropriate than Stan Musial’s autograph to be front and center.
Note: The NL format for a playoff when teams were tied for first … no wild card here … was a best-of-three series. Whereas the AL was one-game, winner take all.
Player’s link:
Stan Musial – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0015
Card Date: October 4, 1948
Autograph(s): Lou Boudreau (D) – HOF.
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
One game playoff. Seems unimaginable in today’s world where two teams would have the best record in their league and be forced to settle matters with a one-game playoff. Well, that’s exactly what the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians did in 1948. The Boston press predicted it would be no contest, and they were right Lou Boudreau, and the Indians destroyed Ted Williams and the Red Sox!
Note: What makes Boudreau signature so special on this box score game card is not only was he the MVP of the game, but of the ’48 season. And he did it all while managing the team.
Player’s link:
Lou Boudreau – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0016
Card Date: October 2, 1949
Autograph(s): Card #1 -Phil Rizzuto (D) – HOF; Bobby Doerr (D) – HOF; D. DiMaggio (D); Hank Bauer (D); Jerry Coleman.
Card #2 – Yogi Berra (D) – HOF; Jerry Coleman.
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
One heck-of-a pennant race. Some old-timers will tell you this is when the Red Sox / Yankee rivalry was revived. Since the 1920’s the Red Sox were just another AL team the Yankees rolled over. But with Ted Williams around no one rolled over the Red Sox. However, when all was said and done who won this classic pennant race? The Yankees! The article side of this box score game card explains it all.
Note: The autographs on this card are of players that had renowned careers … three of whom made it to the Hall of Fame including Bobby Doerr who was the last living player from this rivalry. Unfortunately, Bobby died at 99, the only time in his life that he wanted to bat 100.
Player’s link:
Jerry Coleman – Wikipedia
Yogi Berra – Wikipedia
Bobby Doerr – Wikipedia
Dom DiMaggio – Wikipedia
Hank Bauer – Wikipedia
Phil Rizzuto – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0017
Card Date: October 2, 1949
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Don Newcombe (D. Card #2 – Jack Banta (D).
Grade Value: V
Comment:
This was a pennant race that in mid-September you would have thought the Cardinals had it won easily. But on the last day of the season the Brooklyn Dodger with their rookie ace Don Newcombe on the mound won an exciting 9-7 game. Though Newcombe got knocked out early, he did have two RBIs, he would go on to be the Dodger ace for five more years. He would be the starting pitcher in the historic final games of the 1950 and 1951 seasons as well of which Newcombe has signed all three. And further, Newcombe would be the first player in MLB history to have won the Rookie of the Year, CY Young and MVP awards. His autograph here in his rookie year is certainly special
Note: Card #2 – Jack Banta ended up being the pitching hero that clinching day.
Player’s link:
Don Newcombe – Wikipedia
Jack Banta (baseball) – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0018
Card Date: October 1, 1950
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Robin Roberts (D) – HOF. Card #2 – Robin Roberts (D) – HOF; Don Newcombe (D).
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
An era where you sent out your best pitcher and never looked back. On this October day, Robin Roberts for the Phillies and Don Newcombe for the Dodgers, in this classic confrontation where winner takes all between the Wiz Kids and the Bums pitched magnificently. But as it happens so often in MLB history, a blunder this time by the Dodger’s third base coach sent the game into extra innings. And Newcombe who was fading served one up a three-run shot to Wiz Kid Dick Sisler and that was the difference Philly was the NL Champs!
Note: Having Card #2 – Roberts and Newcombe autographs on the same box score game card is very special … as well as Card #! with just Roberts’ autograph.
Player’s link::
Robin Roberts (baseball) – Wikipedia
Don Newcombe – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0019
Card Date: October 3, 1951
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Bobby Thomson (D); Ralph Branca (D). Card #2 – Bobby Thomson (D); Ralph Blanca (D); Don Newcombe (D); Monte Irvin (D) – HOF.
Grade Value: V3
Comment:
This is the greatest game ever played in MLB history … no ifs, ands or buts. You really have to know your baseball here and the surrounding circumstance involving ‘‘The Game’!
First off, from a national interest it brought back the Merle’s Blunder re-match game between the Cubs and Giants (1908). Secondly, Sal ‘The Barber’ Maglie (Giant) verses Don Newcombe (Dodger), what a match up, Thirdly, the teams, their players, the New York neighborhoods, you name it, … Dodgers and Giants of all strips hated each other. I mean hated each other. Lastly, ending in a Bobby Thomson three-run walk-off home run at the historic Polo Grounds … there’s no comparison … this is the grand daddy!
Note: This has always been known as the ‘Shot Heard Round the World‘ because US troops were stationed worldwide, listening to ‘The Game‘ via any radio contraption the troops could put together . Ya, nothing like a ball game on radio where you just let you imagination go especially if you played baseball growing up … which the majority of kids in that era did.
Card # -Signatures Thomson and Branca the prize. Card # 2 – Add Newcombe and Monte Irvin … nice!
Player’s link:
Bobby Thomson – Wikipedia
Ralph Branca – Wikipedia
Don Newcombe – Wikipedia
Monte Irvin – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0020
Card Date: September 25, 1954
Autograph(s): Larry Doby (D) – HOF; George Strickland (D); Bill Glynn (D); Frank Lary (D).
Grade Value: V
Comment:
This Cleveland Indian team won 111 games to end a Yankee run of five straight World Series championships establishing at the time the American League record with only the 1906 Cubs winning more in a season (116). And yes, since this set was produced there’s been some great AL regular season teams such as the Mariners (2001 – 116 wins) and the Yankees (1998 – 114 wins). But this team was special including the Larry Doby (HOF), the first Afro-American to play in the American League. An exceptional signed … Doby to this day doesn’t receive as much notoriety as he should. He was a heck of a player.
Player’s link:
Larry Doby – Wikipedia
Bill Glynn (baseball) – Wikipedia
George Strickland (baseball) – Wikipedia
Frank Lary – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0021
Card Date: September 29, 1959
Autograph(s): Duke Snider (D) – HOF; Warren Spahn (D) – HOF; Maury Wills (D); Lou Burdette (D); Wally Moon (D); Ron Fairly (D); Chuck Essegian (D); Stan Williams (D).
Grade Value: V3
Comment:
There have been many dramatic events is Dodger baseball history and for Los Angeles Dodger’s in particularly this game is right there at the top of them.
Yes, the Dodgers moving to LA in 1958 was certainly historic. But finishing last that same year definitely took some shine off the moved.
Then came the ‘59 LA Dodger team a smorgasbord of players starting from the old aging Brooklyn stars like the ‘Duke’ to the new up and coming LA stars like Maury Wills. They would be responsible for changing it all and with this playoff victory this victory would be the pre-curser to LA Dodger mania as we know it today. The signatures on this box score game card say it all.
You have Duke Snider who represents the old Dodgers (Brooklyn). Next, Maury Wills who represents the new Dodger (LA). Then, you have Wally Moon ‘The Moon Shot’ who represents their odd ballpark the ‘Coliseum’. And then, you have Chuck Essegien who will hit two (2) pinch hit homers in the ’59 World Series, first man ever to do it. And next, you have Warren Spahn & Lou Burdette, the Braves aces who led Milwaukee to the two prior NL pennants (1957 & 1958) and one World Series title. And lastly, you have the winning pitcher Stan Williams who will walk in go-ahead run in the final game of the 1962 NL playoff. History, history, history.
Player’s link:
Duke Snider – Wikipedia
Warren Spahn – Wikipedia
Maury Wills – Wikipedia
Lew Burdette – Wikipedia
Stan Williams – Wikipedia
Wally Moon – Wikipedia
Ron Fairly – Wikipedia
Chuck Essegian – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0022
Card Date: October 3, 1951
Autograph(s): Willie Mays (D) – HOF; Jaun Marichal – HOF; Willie McCovey (D) – HOF; Gaylord Perry (D) – HOF; Orlando Cepeda (D) – HOF; Duke Snider (D) – HOF; Maury Wills (D); Tommy Davis (D).
Grade Value: VP
Comment:
After only five years removed from New York, eleven years from competing in the one greatest playoff games in baseball history … and here they were at it again the Giants and Dodgers in another momentous pennant playoff game. Note: It would be the ‘San Francisco’ Giants only pennant for almost 50 years. And on this box score game card, autographs that carry this signed card through the ages.
You have five legit Giants HOFs including one of the greats of all time, Willie Mays. Next, Duke Snider, a HOF connecting the Brooklyn & Los Angeles Dodgers franchises. Then add Maury Wills, whom on this day would steal his 104th base of the season, a record few people thought would ever be broken. And for good measure Tommy Davis who would end up the 1962 NL’s Batting & RBI champ. A very, very valuable box score game card.
Player’s link:
Duke Snider – Wikipedia
Willie Mays – Wikipedia
Willie McCovey – Wikipedia
Juan Marichal – Wikipedia
Orlando Cepeda – Wikipedia
Gaylord Perry – Wikipedia
Maury Wills – Wikipedia
Thomas Davis – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0023
Card Date: October 4, 1964
Autograph(s): Bob Gibson (D) – HOF; Lou Brock (D) – HOF; Tim McCarver (D); Ed Kranepool (D).
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
Four intriguing autographs. First you have Bob Gibson an ace by anyone standard. Then, you have Lou Brock whom 10 years later would smash the MLB record for most stolen bases in a season with 118. Next, you have Tim McCarver whom would become a national icon on radio & TV. And lastly, you have one of the most beloved original Mets Ed Kranepool.
All this on a box score game card that represented an incredible pennant race.
Player’s link:
Lou Brock – Wikipedia
Bob Gibson – Wikipedia
Tim McCarver – Wikipedia
Ed Kranepool – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0024
Card Date: October 1, 1967
Autograph(s): Carl Yastrzemski – HOF; Jim Lonborg; Rico Petrocelli; Russ Gibson, (D); Jose Tarabull; Reggie Smith; Mike Andrews; George Scott (D); Ken Harrelson; Tony Oliva – HOF; Rod Carew – HOF.
Grade Value: VP
Comment:
This box score game card is a relic if you consider where the Red Sox franchise was in 1966 and where it is today. On this day these players became the ‘Impossible Dream’ team which captivated the city of Boston only to be surpassed by 2004 Red Sox team.
Carl Yastrzemski, the 1967 triple-crown winner and Jim Lonborg, the CY Young winner were the big shots, but the other Sox (autographs) were quite a cast of characters and certainly did their part. Add two HOF Twins from this box score Minnesota team and it’s a cherish piece.
Player’s link:
Carl Yastrzemski – Wikipedia
Jim Lonborg – Wikipedia
Rico Petrocelli – Wikipedia
Russ Gibson – Wikipedia
José Tartabull – Wikipedia
Mike Andrews – Wikipedia
Reggie Smith – Wikipedia
George Scott (first baseman) – Wikipedia
Ken Harrelson – Wikipedia
Tony Oliva – Wikipedia
Rod Carew – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0025
Card Date: October 6, 1969
Autograph(s): Ron Gasper; Ed Kranepool (D); Cleon Jones (D); Ken Boswell.
Grade Value: V
Comment:
Miracle Mets … what a team. As for the autographs on this box score game card? Jones was their leading hitter (.340, etc.); Kranepool was an ‘original’ Met; Gasper (a rookie) would always be remembered when just before the World Series, Frank Robinson said, “Bring on the Mets and Ron Gaspar!”; and Boswell whom on September 10th had the game winning hit for the Mets in the 12th inning which put the Mets in first place … for the first time in their history. And they never looked back.
A very valuable Met collectible!
Player’s link:
Ed Kranepool – Wikipedia
Cleon Jones – Wikipedia
Ken Boswell – Wikipedia
Rod Gaspar – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0026
Card Date: October 1, 1973
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Tom Seaver (D) – HOF; Card #2 – Tom Seaver (D) – HOF; Burt Hooton.
Grade Value: V!
Comment:
Tom Seaver is and always will be Mr. Met. So, his autograph is always valuable piece especially when you look at a box score game card in which Seaver took a barely .500 team a pennant championship. Also, included is a second card with Seaver’s autograph and alone with Burt Hooton’s, the opposing pitcher that day.
It was a crazy, crazy pennant race.
Player’s link:
Tom Seaver – Wikipedia
Burt Hooton – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0027
Card Date: October 3, 1974
Autograph(s): Rollie Fingers – HOF; Gene Tenace; Vida Blue (D); Joe Rudi; Sal Bando; Reggie Jackson – HOF; Bert Campaneris.
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
When you talk about the great teams of the 20th Century, this Oakland A’s team, maybe at the bottom of the ‘great, great’ list, but they are on that list.
These are seven of the key players (autographs) from those 1972, ’73 & ’74 World Championship teams. An Oakland MLB team that will cease to exist.
Note: Missing is Catfish Hunter’s autograph … unfortunately he was too ill to sign the card. Quite a box score game card!
Player’s link:
Bert Campaneris – Wikipedia
Rollie Fingers – Wikipedia
Sal Bando – Wikipedia
Reggie Jackson – Wikipedia
Vida Blue – Wikipedia
Joe Rudi – Wikipedia
Gene Tenace – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0028
Card Date: October 14, 1976
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Chris Chambliss; Card #2 – Chris Chambliss; George Brett – HOF.
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
This is an historic game in Yankee lore. Chris Chambliss’s home run in the bottom of the ninth is as dramatic home run as any in Yankee history … it ended a New York Yankee twelve-year playoff drought and welcomed in the Steinbrenner era. Add HOF George Brett’s autograph to the box score game card, who’s 3-run homer knotted the game at 6-6. And WOW!
Player’s link:
George Brett – Wikipedia
Chris Chambliss – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0029
Card Date: October 2, 1978
Autograph(s): Bucky Dent; Ron Guidry; Goose Gossage – HOF; Jim Rice – HOF; Dwight Evans; Mike Torrez; Lou Pinella,
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
A tumultuous season where the New York Yankees fired in mid-season their manager Billy Martin; the Sox should have fired theirs Don Zimmer as they blew a 14 mid-July lead; and then this historic playoff game when Bucky Dent’s 290 foot, three-run home run was the difference. Add Ron Guidry autograph … he had a phenomenal year going 25 – 3, Hall of Famers Goose Gossage and Jim Rice as well as Dwight Evans who ended his career with over 2500 hits. These autographs on this game card say it all.
Player’s link:
Bucky Dent – Wikipedia
Ron Guidry – Wikipedia
Goose Gossage – Wikipedia
Jim Rice – Wikipedia
Dwight Evans (baseball) – Wikipedia
Mike Torrez – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0030
Card Date: October 12, 1980
Autograph(s): Steve Carlton – HOF; Mike Schmidt – HOF.
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
In the five games played in this play-off series four would be decided in extra innings. And true to form this last game decided the NL Pennant in extra innings. This series was as wild as it gets. The autographs: HOF Mike Schmidt was the 1980 NL MVP while HOF Steve Carlton was NL CY Young winner.
Player’s link:
Steve Carlton – Wikipedia
Mike Schmidt – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0031
Card Date: October 19, 1981
Autograph(s): Card #1 – Fernando Valenzuela (D); Rich Monday; Steve Rogers. Card #2 – Fernando Valenzuela (D); Rich Monday; Steve Rogers. Steve Garvey, Ron Cey, Bill Russell, Dusty Baker; Andre Dawson – HOF; Tim Raines – HOF.
Grade Value: V3
Comment:
First this was MLB second work stoppage strike, 1972 being the first. With all this hullabaloo and the strike finally over, MLB made a decision to split the season resulting in the first ever post-season series outside of the USA. Up stepped Rick Monday’s dramatic 9th inning home run off of Steve Rogers to win the NL Pennant for the Dodgers and you have two historic box score game autographs. But that is only the being. Add Steve Garvey’s autograph the 1981 WS MVP and the king fish of ‘em all for the ‘81 season, Fernando Valenzuela. Fernando will this ’81 season become the only player in MLB history to win Rookie of the Year and Cy Young in the same season. For Dodger fans this season will be known as ‘Fernandomania’. Other iconic signatures Dusty Baker, Ron Cey, Bill Russell and Montreal’s HOF Andre Dawson as well as Rogers.
Player’s link:
Fernando Valenzuela – Wikipedia
Rick Monday – Wikipedia
Steve Garvey – Wikipedia
Steve Rogers (baseball) – Wikipedia
Ron Cey – Wikipedia
Bill Russell (shortstop) – Wikipedia
Tim Raines – Wikipedia
Andre Dawson – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0032
Card Date: October 3, 1982
Autograph(s): Paul Molitor – HOF; Robin Yount – HOF; Eddie Murray – HOF; Jim Palmer – HOF; Don Sutton (D) – HOF; Cal Ripkin – HOF; Ted Simmons – HOF.
Grade Value: VP
Comment:
This one-game playoff game did not live up to the hype when considering the lineups and starting pitchers. However, if you are a collector, it’s an extremely valuable box score game card when you consider the significance of the game and all the HOFs who signed it.
Note: Getting the players to sign the box score game card and the expense was no small task. It’s hard to measure the true value of this box score game but as players die such as Don Sutton pass away it gets extremely valuable.
Player’s link:
Paul Molitor – Wikipedia
Robin Yount – Wikipedia
Cal Ripken Jr. – Wikipedia
Jim Palmer – Wikipedia
Eddie Murray – Wikipedia
Don Sutton – Wikipedia
Ted Simmons – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0033
Card Date: October 12, 1986
Autograph(s): Dave Henderson (D); Bruce Hurst; Rich Gedman; Rod Carew – HOF.
Grade Value: V1
Comment:
Dave Henderson’s autograph representing his dramatic 11th inning home run that capped an unbelievable 9th inning … awesome! Card #2 autographs pretty cool too …Henderson, Rich Gedman (had a heck-of-a-game), Bruce Hurst (starting pitcher) along with HOF Rod Carew rightfully known as ‘Mr. Halo’.
Player’s link:
Dave Henderson – Wikipedia
Bruce Hurst – Wikipedia
Rod Carew – Wikipedia
Rich Gedman – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0034
Card Date: October 15, 1986
Autograph(s): Jesse Orosco; Lenny Dykstra.
Grade Value: V
Comment:
Jesse Orosco did what no other player since MLB incorporated the playoff system … win every game in the series … three in all! And he had a heck of a career … retiring at 46 after playing in four different decades. This is a special single signed box score game card. Note: The only player in MLB history to have played in five different decades Minnie Minoso … we have his signature as well in our Regular Season collection.
Player’s link:
Jesse Orosco – Wikipedia
Lenny Dykstra – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0035
Card Date: October 3, 1951
Autograph(s): Card #1– Larry Herndon. Card #2 – Larry Herndon; Frank Tanana.
Grade Value: V2
Comment:
This was a high-stakes, classic pitching duel between two of the best in 1987 season. Frank Tanana for the Tigers and Jimmy Key for the Blue Jays.
Key made one mistake; it cost him and the Blue Jays the division title. The mistake … Larry Herndon’s home run. The autographs? Card #1 Herndon; Card #2 the gem, Herndon & Tanana.
Player’s link:
Larry Herndon – Wikipedia
Frank Tanana – Wikipedia
Box Score Game Card: PRFL0036
Card Date: October 17, 1991
Autograph(s): Card #1 – John Smoltz – HOF; Card #2 – John Smoltz – HOF; Tom Glavine – HOF; Greg Maddux – HOF.
Grade Value: V3
Comment:
Card #1 John Smoltz (autograph) at his HOF best, pitching Atlanta to its first ever senior circuit title. Card #2 autographs? Smoltz, Greg Maddux in a league of his own, and Tom Glavine, a 300+ career winning pitcher. Yes, Maddux did not play for this 1991 Braves team, but they are known by and large known as Atlanta Braves ‘Big Three’. Pretty cool signed card.t
Player’s link:
John Smoltz – Wikipedia
Tom Glavine – Wikipedia
Greg Maddux – Wikipedia