Hal Newhouser (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations & Photographs; This is a small format hardback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some lightish bumping, rubbing and chipping to the top and bottom spine ends, with the top spine end being more worn. The text pages are clean and bright. There is some beginning generalized toning to the endpapers. "Harold Newhouser (May 20, 1921 November 10, 1998) , nicknamed "Prince Hal" and "Hurricane Hal," was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher from 1939 to 1955, most notably for the Detroit Tigers, where he was selected for seven straight All-Star Games from 1942 to 1948. He became the first pitcher to win the Most Valuable Player Award twice in consecutive years, winning in 1944 and 1945. Newhouser was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1992 and his number 16 was retired by the Detroit Tigers in 1997. " (from Wikipedia).

Hardcover. Condition: Good Minus. Arthur E. Haug (illustrator). 1st Edition. *Signed & inscribed by Hall of Famer Hal Newhouser* 1st Printing of 1st Edition. "To Dad & Ma Best Regards Hal Newhouser" to the flyleaf. A solid, square, flat, and tired little book (5" x 7") with uniform exterior color. Loss, chips, edgewear, bumps, some delamination, and tape repairs to the exterior. Interior unmarked and rather bright with some scattered foxing. Rare. All in all, this is a Good Minus. Surprisingly well-illustrated, 128 pp, 2 Appendices. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Haug, Arthur E. (illustrator). First Edition. Cover is in good condition, save for separating of film from from boards (along length of spine), light rubbing/shadowing, and corner wear/bumping. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Unbound. Condition: Fine. Magazine photo of Newhouser affixed to a 3.5" x 6" index card, along with another small slip of paper affixed Signed by the baseball great: "Best Wishes, Harold Newhouser". Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 12mo. 128pp. Illustrated. Glossy illustrated boards. Light foxing on final two leaves, else about fine. Uncommon in this condition.

Photograph. Original 9" x 7" Type 1 black and white photo. Photo of the 1940 Detroit Tigers after winning the pennant, featuring future Hall of Famers Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, and Hal Newhouser. Fine. Overall, a fresh and clean photo. In 1940, the Detroit Tigers lost in the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in seven games. Notably, Hank Greenberg won the second of his two AL MVP Awards that year (1935, 1940). Greenberg played the first twelve of his thirteen seasons in the MLB with the Tigers (1930, 1933-41, 1945-46). During his time in the league, Greenberg was a 5x All-Star and 4x AL home run leader. Earl Averill was a 6x All-Star whose promising career was cut short by back injuries. He made the news a couple of times for unfortunate reasons, including hitting the ball that broke Dizzy Dean's toe - an injury that ultimately signaled the decline of Dean's career - and boarding a flight for an old-timers' game in the 1960s with his bat in a gun case. Hal Newhouser was a 7x All-Star, and the only pitcher to win back-to-back MVP awards (1944, 1945). Charlie Gehringer was a 6x All-Star, AL MVP (1937), and a finalist for the 1999 Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

SIGNED BASEBALL CIRCA 1950 with the signatures of the following American League players, the first six being Hall of Farmers: Ted Williams, Lou Boudreau, Harry Heilmann, Luke Appling, Charles Gehringer, Bobby Doerr, Virgil Trucks, Billy Goodman, Johnny Pesky, Hal Newhouser, Dom Dimaggio, Bob Dillinger, George Caster, Stubby Overmire, Hal White, Bob Swift and others. This ball is somewhat soiled and apparently shellacked, however, the signatures are still quite readable.