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MAY 2020 AUCTION PRICES REALIZED Lot # Name 1954 Topps #128 Henry Aaron PSA 9 MINT- A Recently Graded Fresh To The Hobby Stunner 1 Final Price: $223,443.68 1993 SP Foil #279 Derek Jeter PSA 10 GEM MINT 2 Final Price: $166,712.70 Incredibly Scarce And Possibly Unique 1915-16 Rose and Company Clothiers World Series Champions Advertising Display Featuring Babe Ruth- A Paul Thompson Image 3 Final Price: $28,794.85 Circa 1910 Spectacular Peach (J.A. Peach Company) Baseball Gloves Advertising Display Featuring Cobb, Wagner, Mathewson, Young Etc. 4 Final Price: $31,409.00 Magnificent Autographed Photo Album of the 1929 World Champion Philadelphia Athletics-Every Photo Autographed in 9/10 Fountain Pen-Six Hall of Famers! PSA/DNA 5 Final Price: $7,227.50 1910 E98 Ty Cobb SGC 9 MINT 6 Final Price: $16,625.70 1912 T202 Hassan Triple Folder Fast Work At Third Charles O'Leary/Ty Cobb PSA 8 NM-MT 7 Final Price: $14,826.18 1914 Cracker Jack #30 Ty Cobb PSA 3 VG 8 Final Price: $19,728.63 1915 Cracker Jack #136 Rabbit Maranville PSA 9 MINT 9 Final Price: $19,728.63 Exceptionally Rare 1959 Topps Fourth/Fifth Series Unopened 500-Count Vending Box Featuring Possible Clemente, Aaron, Ford Etc. 10 Final Price: $12,383.53 Exceptionally Rare 1964 Topps Baseball High Number Unopened Vending Box (500) 11 Final Price: $9,898.00 1951 Bowman Baseball Unopened 1-Cent Wax Pack GAI 8 NM/MT 12 Final Price: $4,770.15 1888 A35 Goodwin "Baseball Champions" Premium Round Album 13 Final Price: $6,924.93 1952 Bowman #196 Stan Musial PSA 9 MINT 14 Final Price: $4,615.80 1954 Bowman #170 Duke Snider PSA 10 GEM MINT 15 Final Price: $8,968.23 1955 Topps #164 Roberto Clemente SGC 8.5 NM/MT+- A Freshly Graded Example That Displays As A MINT Example 16 Final Price: $39,375.18 1958 Topps #47 Roger Maris PSA 9 MINT 17 Final Price: $9,314.90 1959 Topps #514 Bob Gibson PSA 9 MINT 18 Final Price: $17,872.75 1956 Topps #30 Jackie Robinson White Back PSA 9 MINT 19 Final Price: $13,133.23 1956 Topps #130 Willie Mays PSA 9 MINT 20 Final Price: $13,610.98 1956 Topps #135 Mickey Mantle Gray Back PSA 8 NM/MT 21 Final Price: $10,233.65 1966 Topps #50 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 MINT 22 Final Price: $9,314.90 1967 Topps #150 Mickey Mantle PSA 9 MINT 23 Final Price: $7,686.88 1969 Topps #260 Reggie Jackson PSA 9 MINT 24 Final Price: $25,182.33 1971 Topps #625 Lou Brock PSA 10 GEM MINT- A Recently Graded Example That Boasts As Being The Only GEM MINT 10 Example Known! 25 Final Price: $20,867.88 1961 Fleer #8 Wilt Chamberlain PSA 8.5 NM/MT+ 26 Final Price: $29,377.95 1991 Topps Desert Shield Complete Set #4 Finest on PSA Set Registry with 9.28 Set Rating 27 Final Price: $18,485.25 1886-87 Old Judge N172 #88-1 Roger Connor SGC 5 EX 28 Final Price: $2,544.33 1889 N172 Old Judge #395-3 Amos Rusie SGC AUTHENTIC 29 Final Price: $708.05 1884 Lawson's Patent Game "Base Ball" Playing Cards Complete Set of (38) with Scarce Rules Booklet 30 Final Price: $798.70 1910 E98 Honus Wagner Green SGC 6 EX/MT 31 Final Price: $3,768.10 1910 E98 Cy Young Green SGC 6 EX/MT 32 Final Price: $2,499.00 1910 E98 Cy Young SGC 9 MINT 33 Final Price: $7,950.25 1910 E98 John McGraw SGC 9 MINT 34 Final Price: $4,511.68 1910 E98 Johnny Evers SGC 9 MINT 35 Final Price: $1,579.03 1910 E98 Chief Bender SGC 9 MINT 36 Final Price: $2,603.13 1910 E98 Chief Meyers SGC 9 MINT 37 Final Price: $857.50 1910 E98 Eddie Collins SGC 8 NM/MT 38 Final Price: $943.25 1910 E98 Roger Bresnahan SGC 8 NM/MT 39 Final Price: $870.98 1910 E98 Harry Davis SGC 8 NM/MT 40 Final Price: $588.00 1910 E98 Chief Meyers SGC 8 NM/MT 41 Final Price: $578.20 1910 E98 Hippo Vaughn SGC 8 NM/MT 42 Final Price: $534.10 1910 E98 Al Bridwell SGC 8 NM/MT 43 Final Price: $588.00 1913 Fatima Cigarettes T200 Brooklyn Nationals SGC 2.5 44 Final Price: $249.90 1913 Fatima Cigarettes #35 T200 Philadelphia Nationals SGC 2.5 45 Final Price: $226.63 1913 Fatima Cigarettes #30 T200 Cincinnati Nationals SGC 2 46 Final Price: $205.80 1913 Fatima Cigarettes T200 Cincinnati Nationals SGC 1.5 47 Final Price: $169.05 1913 Fatima Cigarettes #10 T200 Boston Americans SGC 1 48 Final Price: $138.43 1913 Fatima Cigarettes #35 T200 Philadelphia Americans SGC A 49 Final Price: $153.13 T206 1909-1911 Piedmont 150/25 Sherry Magie (Magee) Rare Variation PSA 1 PR 50 Final Price: $6,209.53 1909-12 Sweet Caporal Ty Cobb Domino-D On Cap PSA 6 EX-MT 51 Final Price: $1,037.58 1910-11 Sporting Life #70 M116 Christy Mathewson Blue SGC 5.5 EX+ 52 Final Price: $1,703.98 1912 Recruit Little Cigars T207 Walter Johnson SGC 1.5 FR 53 Final Price: $300.13 1909 Sweet Caporal T206 Ty Cobb Bat on Shoulder SGC 3 VG 54 Final Price: $3,269.53 1912 T227 Honest Long Cut Ty Cobb SGC FR 1.5 55 Final Price: $2,829.75 1911-14 D304 Brunners Bread Eddie Collins SGC 2 GD 56 Final Price: $481.43 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350/25 Mordecai Brown Chicago on Shirt SGC AUTHENTIC 57 Final Price: $153.13 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 350/25 Christy Mathewson White Cap SGC AUTHENTIC 58 Final Price: $530.43 1906 Ulman Postcards Hooks Wiltse SGC 1.5 FR 59 Final Price: $481.43 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Matty McIntyre PSA 5 EX 60 Final Price: $393.23 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Solly Hoffman (Hofman) PSA 5 EX 61 Final Price: $433.65 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Cy Morgan PSA 5 EX 62 Final Price: $242.55 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Fred Merkle PSA 4.5 VG/EX+ 63 Final Price: $303.80 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Larry Doyle PSA 4 VG/EX 64 Final Price: $186.20 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Hooks Wiltse PSA 4 VG/EX 65 Final Price: $169.05 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Ed Reulbach PSA 4 VG/EX 66 Final Price: $249.90 1909 E95 Philadelphia Caramel Harry Krause PSA 4 VG/EX 67 Final Price: $169.05 1910 E93 Standard Caramel Hal Chase PSA 5 EX 68 Final Price: $659.05 1910 E93 Standard Caramel Wild Bill Donovan PSA 5 EX 69 Final Price: $448.35 1910 E104-1 Nadja Caramels Ira Thomas Athletics Blank Back PSA 3 VG 70 Final Price: $267.05 1910 E90-3 American Caramel Mordecai Brown Cubs PSA 2 GOOD 71 Final Price: $303.80 1910 E90-3 American Caramel Johnny Evers Cubs PSA 2 GOOD 72 Final Price: $303.80 1910 E90-3 American Caramel Wildfire Schulte Cubs PSA 4 VG/EX 73 Final Price: $220.50 1910 E90-3 American Caramel Frank Smith White Sox PSA 2 GOOD 74 Final Price: $122.50 T201 Mecca Double Folders Lajoie/Falkenberg PSA 2 GOOD 75 Final Price: $138.43 1911 T3 Turkey Red Group of (4) 76 Final Price: $754.60 1916 Ferguson Bakery Felt Pennant Eddie Collins 77 Final Price: $360.15 1921 Exhibits Babe Ruth SGC 4 VG/EX 78 Final Price: $6,009.85 1928 Exhibits Babe Ruth SGC 10 POOR 1 79 Final Price: $1,037.58 1925 Exhibits Babe Ruth SGC 30 GOOD 2 80 Final Price: $1,407.53 1933 Goudey #181 Babe Ruth SGC 2.5 GOOD+ 81 Final Price: $4,511.68 1939 Play Ball #92 Ted Williams PSA 6.5 EX-MT+ 82 Final Price: $11,976.83 1948-49 Leaf Gum Co. #79 Jackie Robinson SGC 3.5 VG+ 83 Final Price: $5,463.50 1922 Witmor Candy Co. Series of 80-Type 1 Walter Johnson PSA 1 PR 84 Final Price: $2,149.88 1927 E210 York Caramel Type 1 #6 Babe Ruth PSA AUTHENTIC 85 Final Price: $2,064.13 1932 Sanella Margarine Babe Ruth Type 2 - Sanella at Bottom PSA 7 NM 86 Final Price: $700.70 1932 #40 Sanella Babe Ruth Type 2 SGC 3 VG 87 Final Price: $205.80 1933 Goudey #8 Roy Johnson SGC 6 EX/NM 88 Final Price: $725.20 1933 Goudey #119 Rogers Hornsby PSA 4 VG/EX 89 Final Price: $525.53 1933 Goudey #136 Flint Rhem SGC 6 EX/NM 90 Final Price: $249.90 1933 Goudey #154 Jimmy Foxx PSA 2.5 GOOD+ 91 Final Price: $275.63 1933 Goudey #174 Warren Ogden SGC 7 NM 92 Final Price: $303.80 1933 Goudey #180 Eddie Moore SGC 6 EX/NM 93 Final Price: $169.05 1933 Goudey #222 Charley Gehringer PSA 4 VG-EX 94 Final Price: $275.63 1934 Goudey #34 Chick Hafey SGC 7 NM 95 Final Price: $368.73 1934 Goudey #53 George Watkins SGC 7 NM 96 Final Price: $205.80 1934 Goudey #56 Mark Koenig SGC 7 NM 97 Final Price: $205.80 1934-36 Diamond Stars #91 Bucky Harris PSA 8 NM/MT 98 Final Price: $708.05 1939 Play Ball #26 Joe DiMaggio PSA 3 VG 99 Final Price: $879.55 1941 Double Play Tommy Henrich/Marius Russo 111/112 PSA 9 MINT 100 Final Price: $4,749.33 1941 Double Play Gerald Walker/Joe Heving 135/136 PSA 9 MINT 101 Final Price: $4,316.90 1941 Double Play Group of (2) Cards Including DiMaggio PSA Graded 102 Final Price: $659.05 1948 Leaf #3 Babe Ruth PSA 3 VG 103 Final Price: $2,789.33 1948-49 Leaf #1 Joe DiMaggio SGC 3 VG 104 Final Price: $708.05 1948 Bowman #6 Yogi Berra PSA 4 VG-EX 105 Final Price: $356.48 1948 Bowman #36 Stan Musial Rookie SGC 60 SGC 5 EX 106 Final Price: $711.73 1948 Bowman #38 Red Schoendienst PSA 7 NM 107 Final Price: $578.20 1933 Goudey Lot of (6) Star Cards All SGC Graded 108 Final Price: $943.25 1936 National Chicle Fine Pens Group of (43) 109 Final Price: $477.75 1939 Playball Complete Set All SGC/PSA Graded 110 Final Price: $5,077.63 1939 Playball Partial Set (111/162) 111 Final Price: $643.13 1939 Play Ball Group of (6) All PSA Graded 112 Final Price: $199.68 1940 Play Ball Partial Set (160/240) Plus Extras 113 Final Price: $1,548.40 1941 Play Ball Complete Set Completely SGC Graded 114 Final Price: $2,748.90 1941 Double Play Complete Set All PSA/SGC Graded 115 Final Price: $2,271.15 1947 ReMar Bread Oakland Oaks Complete Set All SGC Graded 116 Final Price: $334.43 1948 Bowman Complete Set Completely Graded 117 Final Price: $2,271.15 1948 Bowman Shoebox Collection of 77 Cards - Partial Set Plus Extras 118 Final Price: $1,875.48 1948 Topps Magic Photo Baseball Hall of Fame Complete Set 119 Final Price: $1,278.90 1951 Bowman #253 Mickey Mantle PSA 4.5 VG-EX+ 120 Final Price: $11,257.75 1953 Topps #82 Mickey Mantle PSA
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    Notre Dame Law School NDLScholarship Writings Ed Edmonds' Collection on Sports Law 2010 At the Brink of Free Agency: Creating the Foundation for the Messersmith-McNally Decision - 1968-1975 Edmund P. Edmonds Notre Dame Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/writings_sports Part of the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons Recommended Citation Edmonds, Edmund P., "At the Brink of Free Agency: Creating the Foundation for the Messersmith-McNally Decision - 1968-1975" (2010). Writings. 5. http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/writings_sports/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Ed Edmonds' Collection on Sports Law at NDLScholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Writings by an authorized administrator of NDLScholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Notre Dame Law School NDLScholarship Journal Articles Publications 2010 At the Brink of Free Agency: Creating the Foundation for the Messersmith-McNally Decision - 1968-1975 Edmund P. Edmonds Notre Dame Law School, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship Part of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Commons, and the Contracts Commons Recommended Citation Edmonds, Edmund P., "At the Brink of Free Agency: Creating the Foundation for the Messersmith-McNally Decision - 1968-1975" (2010). Journal Articles. Paper 270. http://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship/270 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Publications at NDLScholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal Articles by an authorized administrator of NDLScholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected].