{"product_id":"1952-baseball-magazine-may-richie-ashburn-phillies-phil-rizzuto-ty-cobb-gehrig","title":"1952 Baseball Magazine May Richie Ashburn Phillies Phil Rizzuto Ty Cobb Gehrig","description":"Sports, Hobbies \u0026amp; Recreation \u0026gt; Baseball\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginal May 1952 issue of Baseball: The Fan’s Magazine, Volume LXXXVIII, No. 6, published by the Baseball Magazine Company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe colorful photographic cover features Philadelphia Phillies players Del Ennis, Richie Ashburn, and Tommy Brown, alongside smaller images of Phil Rizzuto, Rocky Bridges, and Lou Gehrig.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighlights include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• “Philadelphia Story” by Dan Daniel, covering the Phillies and Philadelphia Athletics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• “The Bunt Is Back!” by Ed Rumill, discussing Ty Cobb’s views on bunting, with photographs of Phil Rizzuto and Dom DiMaggio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• “Say It Ain’t So, Ty!” by Joseph Lilly, responding to Cobb’s criticism of contemporary baseball.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• American League predictions by John Drebinger and National League predictions by Tommy Holmes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• “The Lid Is Off” by Harold Winerip, illustrated with a Hank Greenberg action photograph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Full-page photographic portraits of Eddie Yost and Enos “Country” Slaughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional contents listed include Hall of Fame coverage, “Baseball’s Forgotten Men,” and “Baseball in Austria.” The back cover advertises the 1952 edition of Who’s Who in Baseball with a Stan Musial portrait.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good overall, with visible wear. Covers show creasing, edge and corner wear, and wear with small splits along the spine. Pencil annotations appear on both covers, with a blue marking near the upper-right front-cover photograph. Interior text pages are noticeably age-toned; the photographed portrait pages remain brighter and present well. Please review photographs for condition details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn illustrated snapshot of the 1952 baseball season, with particular appeal for Philadelphia Phillies collectors and fans of vintage baseball journalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD13","brand":"Second Chapter Book Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67802562396408,"sku":"A50","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0859\/1025\/7912\/files\/bb0df5e3-66d0-490e-91d5-73bca08af02d.jpg?v=1793005177","url":"https:\/\/secondchapterbookco.com\/products\/1952-baseball-magazine-may-richie-ashburn-phillies-phil-rizzuto-ty-cobb-gehrig","provider":"Second Chapter Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}