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Original 1965 Baseball Yearbook, a vintage baseball magazine featuring Mickey Mantle, Dick “Richie” Allen, Bob Gibson, Dean Chance, and Brooks Robinson on its photographic front cover.
This illustrated annual captures the players, personalities, and expectations surrounding the 1965 season through contemporary reporting and period photography. It offers an engaging addition for vintage baseball collectors, Yankees and Cardinals fans, and readers interested in the game’s 1960s stars.
Highlights include “The Mantle That Might Have Been” by Phil Pepe, examining Mickey Mantle’s career and injuries; coverage of Angels pitcher Dean Chance; and “The Fabulous Boyers…and Other Famous Brothers.” A National League preview by Steve Jacobson presents team assessments and predicted standings for 1965. Black-and-white photographs accompany the articles, while the covers retain their colorful player portraits and original 50-cent price.
Softcover magazine in good condition overall, with notable cover wear. Wrappers show rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small chips, and tears, including a tear crossing the spine into the rear cover and another extending inward from the rear fore-edge. The head of the spine is chipped and worn. Interior pages show age toning, with clear text and photographs in the pages shown. Please review the photographs, including the close-up of the spine damage.
SKU D-9
1965 Baseball Yearbook Magazine Mickey Mantle Bob Gibson Dick Allen Dean Chance
$49.95
This illustrated annual captures the players, personalities, and expectations surrounding the 1965 season through contemporary reporting and period photography. It offers an engaging addition for vintage baseball collectors, Yankees and Cardinals fans, and readers interested in the game’s 1960s stars.
Highlights include “The Mantle That Might Have Been” by Phil Pepe, examining Mickey Mantle’s career and injuries; coverage of Angels pitcher Dean Chance; and “The Fabulous Boyers…and Other Famous Brothers.” A National League preview by Steve Jacobson presents team assessments and predicted standings for 1965. Black-and-white photographs accompany the articles, while the covers retain their colorful player portraits and original 50-cent price.
Softcover magazine in good condition overall, with notable cover wear. Wrappers show rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small chips, and tears, including a tear crossing the spine into the rear cover and another extending inward from the rear fore-edge. The head of the spine is chipped and worn. Interior pages show age toning, with clear text and photographs in the pages shown. Please review the photographs, including the close-up of the spine damage.
SKU D-9