In 1983, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Major League All Star game, artist Robert Stephen Simon created paintings of former Yankee All-Stars and other former players, and each was presented to the players at the 1983 Yankee Old Timers Day ceremony. The card company TCMA produced a set of cards entitled “50 YEARS OF YANKEE ALL STARS 1933-1983.” Of this complete set of 50 cards, 43 have been autographed by former Yankee All Stars. Mantle has signed both his standard card and the checklist with him pictured. The cards come in mostly EX-MT to NM-MT condition, with only a couple commons below that mark. The autographs are predominantly done in strong 8-9/10 blue marker (including DiMaggio and both Mantles), with only four exceptions in black pen. Here’s the list with their card #’s.
Hall of Famers: Joe DiMaggio #10, (2) Mickey Mantle #1 (Checklist) and #26, Yogi Berra #4, Lefty Gomez #16, Phil Rizzuto #37, (2) Whitey Ford #13 and #14, Bill Dickey #9, Johnny Mize #29 and Catfish Hunter #20.
Others: Luis Arroyo #2, Hank Bauer #3,Tommy Byrne #5, Ben Chapman #7, Jim Coates #8, Al Downing #11, Ryne Duren #12, Bob Grim #17, Tom Henrich #18, Billy Johnson #21, Charlie Keller #22, Johnny Kucks #23, Ed Lopat #24, Sparky Lyle #25, Billy Martin #28, Bobby Murcer #30, Irv Noren #31, Joe Pepitone #32, Fritz Peterson #33, Vic Raschi #34, Allie Reynolds #35, Bobby Richardson #36, Marius Russo #38, Johnny Sain #40, Bobby Shantz #42, Spec Shea #43, Moose Skowron #44, Mel Stottlemyre #46, Ralph Terry #47, Tom Tresh #48, Bob Turley #49 and Roy White #50.
Unsigned cards include Babe Ruth #39, Lou Gehrig #15, Roger Maris #27, Casey Stengel #45, Elston Howard #19, Spud Chandler #6 and George Selkirk #41.
Autographs pre-certified by PSA/DNA.