Who's Who in Major League Baseball, published by Buxton Publishing of Chicago in 1933, was the first in a series of annuals emphasizing biographical and statistical information of contemporary major league stars. It also features an extensive selection of large photographs and serves as a valuable information resource. This Book's original owner also used it as an ideal tool for collecting autographs.
This magnificent 1933 copy of Who's Who in Baseball has been signed by 152, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Honus Wagner, Walter Johnson, and 27 other Hall of Fame members. All have signed in vintage overall 8/10 looking blue steel-tip pen on or near their pictures. Included in the book are: Johnny Allen, Ivy Andrews, Luke Appling(HOF), Earl Averill(HOF), Moe Berg, Max Bishop, George Blaeholder, Ossie Bluege, Bob Boken, Cliff Bolton, Clint Brown, Lloyd Brown, Bobby Burke, Johnny Burnett, Jack Burns, Guy Bush, Sam Byrd, Sugar Cain, Bruce Campbell, Max Carey(HOF), Leon Chagnon, Ben Chapman, Bill Cissell, Mickey Cochrane(HOF), Dick Coffman, Adam Comorosky, Dusty Cooke, Roger Cramer, Frank Crosetti, General Crowder, George Earnshaw, Rick Ferrell(HOF), Lou Finney, Carl Fischer, Pete Fox, Jimmie Foxx(HOF), Debs Garms, Milt Gaston, Lou Gehrig(HOF), Charlie Gehringer(HOF), Lefty Gomez(HOF), Goose Goslin(HOF), Earl Grace, Hank Greenberg(HOF), Lefty Grove(HOF), Frank Grube, Mule Haas, Bump Hadley, Odell Hale, Bucky Harris(HOF), Bill Harris, Jack Hayes, Ray Hayworth, Rolly Hemsley, Babe Herman, Billy Herman(HOF), Joe Heving, Pinky Higgins, Oral Hildebrand, Chief Hogsett, Ed Holley, Rogers Hornsby(HOF), Waite Hoyt(HOF), Don Hurst, Woody Jensen, Henry Johnson, Robert Johnson, Roy Johnson, Walter Johnson(HOF), Art Jorgens, Bill Jurges, Willie Kamm, John Kerr, Chuck Klein(HOF), Bill Knickerbocker, Jack Knott, Mark Koenig, Lyn Lary, Tony Lazzeri(HOF), Fred Lindstrom(HOF), Ernie Lombardi(HOF), Red Lucas, Ted Lyons(HOF), Dan MacFayden, Bill McAfee, Joe McCarthy(HOF), Eric McNair, Eddie Madjeski, LeRoy Mahaffey, Heinie Manush(HOF), Fred Marberry, Bing Miller, Edd Morgan, Buddy Myer, Marvin Owen, Tommy Padden, Herb Pennock(HOF), Dick Porter, Carl Reynolds, Dusty Rhodes, Walter Roettger, Bill Rogell, Schoolboy Rowe, Muddy Ruel, Red Ruffing(HOF), Babe Ruth(HOF), Jack Russell, Heinie Schuble, Fred Schulte, Joe Sewell(HOF), Luke Sewell, Merv Shea, Al Simmons(HOF), Hal Smith, Vic Sorrell, Riggs Stephenson, Walter Stewart, Johnny Stone, Gus Suhr, Evar Swanson, Bill Swift, Zack Taylor, Tommy Thevenow, Tommy Thomas, Pie Traynor(HOF), Russ Van Atta, Arkie Vaughan(HOF), Joe Vosmik, Rube Walberg, Jerry Walker, Lloyd Waner(HOF), Paul Waner(HOF), Rabbit Warstler, Monte Weaver, Johnny Welch, Eddie Wells, Bill Werber, Sam West, Jo Jo White, Earl Whitehill, Dib Williams, Floyd Young, Del Baker, Doc Crandall, Grover Hartley, Al Schacht, Jim Austin, John Schulte, John Corriden, Eddie Rommel, Doc Schacht, Doc Jorgensen, E. V. Painter, Denny Carroll, Doc Woods, Lefty Weisman, Honus Wagner(HOF), Nick Altrock, Philip Troy(Red Sox Traveling Secretary), Sam Waters(Pirates VP). Beautiful binding on book in perfect condition. About 1/3 or more of the pages do have a small tear at the bottom of the page with a few tears larger. On the next to last page of the book is written in blue ball point pen "Al- Regards from one old-time Chicago southsider to another. 4/4/53 Frank Hill Northwestern Univ." Incredible collection of beautiful signatures from the early 1930's.
Full LOA from PSA/DNA with a NM-MT PSA/DNA 8 rating for the Babe Ruth signature.