1963 Baseball Photo and Autograph Album

New York: JKW Sports Publications, 1963 Photographs by William N. Jacobellis. First edition, first printing. Signed on front and rear wrappers by fourteen players: Willie Mays (HOF), Whitey Ford (HOF), Stan Musial (HOF), Hank Aaron (HOF), Yogi Berra (HOF), Harmon Killebrew (HOF), Brooks Robinson (HOF), Richie Ashburn (HOF), Warren Spahn (HOF), Maury Wills, Tom Tresh, Jack Sanford, Tommy Davis, and Johnny Podres. Publisher's green, black, and white wrappers illustrated with many portrait photos of standout players; fine, with a small closed tear to bottom edge of front wrapper. With "BAE" hologram authentication sticker to the inside of rear wrapper. Overall, an excellent assortment of Hall of Fame signatures. This 1963 Photo Album moves methodically through each of the MLB teams, featuring portraits and action shots of their entire rosters. Willie Mays played 21 seasons with the Giants, winning a World Series with the team in 1954. His over-the-shoulder catch in that World Series is one of the most iconic moments in sports history. A 24x All-Star and a 12x Gold Glove award winner, He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1979 and was voted onto the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in 1999. Stan "The Man" Musial is the greatest St. Louis Cardinal of all-time, spending his entire 22-year career with the team (1941 - 1944, 1946-1963), and one of the greatest hitters in MLB history. Early in his career, he helped form a dynasty in St. Louis alongside Enos Slaughter and led the team to three World Series titles in five years (1942, 1944, 1946). Some of his career highlights include 24 All-Star game selections (tied for second all-time), 3 NL MVP awards, and 7 NL batting titles. Famously referred to by Muhammad Ali as "the only man I idolize more than myself," Hank Aaron was one of the greatest baseball players of all time and an important advocate for racial equality. In his 21 seasons with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, he earned an MLB record twenty-five All-Star selections, three Gold Glove awards, an NL MVP award (1957), and a World Series title (1957). In 1974, he broke Babe Ruth's long-standing record for career home runs (714), and finished his career with 755, a number that has only been surpassed by Barry Bonds. Whitey Ford played all sixteen years of his career with the Yankees (1950, 1953-67), and helped them win six World Series. He was a ten-time All-Star and holds numerous Yankees records, including career wins, shutouts, and games started. Additionally, Harmon Killebrew was a 13x All-Star, 6x AL home run leader, and 1969 AL MVP, Warren Spahn was a 17x All-Star pitcher who won the Cy Young award and World Series title in 1957, and Brooks Robinson was a 18x All-Star who won an astounding 16 straight Gold Glove Awards (1960 - 1975) and is generally considered to be the greatest defensive third baseman of all time. . Signed. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine.