MEARS Auction #30, Ends October 1st, 2011, 9:00 CST w/15-Minute Rule

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Lot #259:

1940 Play Ball (R335) - Lot of 35 w/ Dizzy Trout Pinky Higgins Pop Haines Jim Bottomley & Hughie Jennings

Year two of the Play Ball series resulted in 81 more cards (240 cards in set) and a difficult challenge for collectors as the final 60 cards were much more difficult to obtain.

Offered are 35 cards from the set. The average grade is GD to VG. Included are: #3 Babe Dahlgren, #12 John Schulte, #16 Cecil Travis, #20 John Lewis, #29 Doc Cramer, #31 John Wilson, #32 James Bagby, #35 Joe Heving, #36 James Tabor, #44 Paul Trout, #45 Ralph Kress, #55 George Coffman, #58 Bill Posedel, #61 Tony Cuccinello, #96 Emmett Mueller, #100 Hershel Martin, #122 Steve Sundra, #130 Jesse Milan (PR-FR with tack holes and pen mark on back), #135 Lynn Nelson (paper loss on back), #136 Henry Pippen, #137 Bing Miller, #157 Lou Chiozza, #159 Frank Snyder, #189 Jim Bloodworth (FR with crease), #195 Wilson Miles, #197 Lou Finney, #198 Denny Galehouse (2), #199 Pinky Higgins, #207 Gus Mancuso, #210 Bill Lohrman, #214 Jim O'Dea (crease on back), #223 Hughie Jennings (GD), #227 Jesse Haines and Jim Bottomley.

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