1959 Home Run Derby - cards and ads?

[Schlesinj]

One additional rabbit hole can be owning the contact photo (type 1) from some episodes. Here is a Mantle.IMG_5713.jpg

[Huck]

I like these cards and just like a collector above have thought about chasing the set.

Purportedly, ads for the show were in TV guide.

https://www.thereporter.com/2020/05/...ome-run-derby/

[mantlefan]

You can find all episodes on YouTube. Mickey looks very happy here. He beat Willie Mays 9-8 in episode #1:

[GeoPoto]

With Lucas' Allison above, this completes the Washington contingent.

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1692181897
https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1692181901

[Pat R]

Why are these considered to be a 1959 issue?

[Buythatcard]

You can catch most of the episodes on Youtube. I put together the following list of all of the episodes with their links from Season 1.
The first season was filmed in 1959.

Mickey Mantle vs. Willie Mays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaxrzW3aSrc&t=986s

Mickey Mantle vs. Ernie Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F44VtFqVnEM

Mickey Mantle vs. Jackie Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2Juk2YEHE

Harmon Killebrew vs. Mickey Mantle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAMbwIiV80&t=429s

Harmon Killebrew vs. Rocky Colavito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKq4xdoS4vE&t=458s

Ken Boyer vs. Harmon Killebrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0avExaz2Rg

Hank Aaron vs. Ken Boyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pZ6Lvddhrw

Hank Aaron vs. Jim Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBj0isVvfuk

Hank Aaron vs. Eddie Mathews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838ffjJqy2c

Hank Aaron vs. Al Kaline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhZLtsEPjyo

Hank Aaron vs. Duke Snider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtkn8oA7QkQ

Hank Aaron vs. Bob Allison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqVv1NzMv-Q&t=169s

Wally Post vs. Hank Aaron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlJ9EhghFs

Dick Stuart vs. Wally Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKLuPCsK83Y

Dick Stuart vs. Gus Triandos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9dsm5dhZo

Frank Robinson vs. Dick Stuart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZESIXtRz9Y

Bob Cerv vs. Frank Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7u415RsUjg

Bob Allison vs. Bob Cerv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYWmOKlFXc

Willie Mays vs. Bob Allison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjYdV568NjU

Willie Mays vs. Harmon Killebrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBY40L_Rp2U

Willie Mays vs. Jim Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiHOH8rvjsw

Gil Hodges vs. Willie Mays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijR6Qt-O0C0&t=3s

Ernie Banks vs. Gil Hodges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA43r43PZwA

Jackie Jensen vs. Ernie Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oM-cdFwKU

Jackie Jensen vs. Rocky Colavito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPE0RlwYOI

Mickey Mantle vs. Jackie Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIOUFov-u8

[Bartholomew_Bump_Bailey]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

You can catch most of the episodes on Youtube. I put together the following list of all of the episodes with their links from Season 1.
The first season was filmed in 1959.

Thank you for posting these links!

My favorite was whenever Mark Scott said: "on Home Run Derby it's nothing but an out" (whenever another player would comment about a hard hit ball that wasn't a homerun or just sometimes on a hard hit ball that didn't leave the yard).

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Buythatcard

You can catch most of the episodes on Youtube. I put together the following list of all of the episodes with their links from Season 1.
The first season was filmed in 1959.

Mickey Mantle vs. Willie Mays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaxrzW3aSrc&t=986s

Mickey Mantle vs. Ernie Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F44VtFqVnEM

Mickey Mantle vs. Jackie Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV2Juk2YEHE

Harmon Killebrew vs. Mickey Mantle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAMbwIiV80&t=429s

Harmon Killebrew vs. Rocky Colavito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKq4xdoS4vE&t=458s

Ken Boyer vs. Harmon Killebrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0avExaz2Rg

Hank Aaron vs. Ken Boyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pZ6Lvddhrw

Hank Aaron vs. Jim Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBj0isVvfuk

Hank Aaron vs. Eddie Mathews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=838ffjJqy2c

Hank Aaron vs. Al Kaline: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhZLtsEPjyo

Hank Aaron vs. Duke Snider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtkn8oA7QkQ

Hank Aaron vs. Bob Allison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqVv1NzMv-Q&t=169s

Wally Post vs. Hank Aaron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QlJ9EhghFs

Dick Stuart vs. Wally Post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKLuPCsK83Y

Dick Stuart vs. Gus Triandos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN9dsm5dhZo

Frank Robinson vs. Dick Stuart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZESIXtRz9Y

Bob Cerv vs. Frank Robinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7u415RsUjg

Bob Allison vs. Bob Cerv: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziYWmOKlFXc

Willie Mays vs. Bob Allison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjYdV568NjU

Willie Mays vs. Harmon Killebrew: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBY40L_Rp2U

Willie Mays vs. Jim Lemon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiHOH8rvjsw

Gil Hodges vs. Willie Mays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijR6Qt-O0C0&t=3s

Ernie Banks vs. Gil Hodges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA43r43PZwA

Jackie Jensen vs. Ernie Banks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oM-cdFwKU

Jackie Jensen vs. Rocky Colavito: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TPE0RlwYOI

Mickey Mantle vs. Jackie Jensen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvIOUFov-u8

Howard, I thought there was only one season and except for maybe the first couple of episodes in late 1959 most of the episodes were filmed starting in early 1960?

[Belfast1933]

Originally Posted by Schlesinj

One additional rabbit hole can be owning the contact photo (type 1) from some episodes. Here is a Mantle.Attachment 584682

Oh man, love the idea of having the original photo alongside the card - but I would probably NOT love the cost!

But super cool idea

[Schlesinj]

Originally Posted by Belfast1933

Oh man, love the idea of having the original photo alongside the card - but I would probably NOT love the cost!

But super cool idea

For what it’s worth the cost has ranged between $50-$2.7k depending on who the subject. RMY has sold most of them from what I have seen.

[ValKehl]

Many, many years ago, I acquired both of these HRD cards of Killebrew at local card shows. I have long guessed that the trimmed card on the left was cut from some sort of a poster. The typed info on the back of it was there when I acquired it. Does anyone have or ever seen a HRD card like this? Any info regarding its origin will be much appreciated.

[Grigsby]

These have been reprinted, I've always been weary of raw copies.

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by Grigsby

These have been reprinted, I've always been weary of raw copies.

^^^ This ^^^

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

Many, many years ago, I acquired both of these HRD cards of Killebrew at local card shows. I have long guessed that the trimmed card on the left was cut from some sort of a poster. The typed info on the back of it was there when I acquired it. Does anyone have or ever seen a HRD card like this? Any info regarding its origin will be much appreciated.

I have never seen a hand-typed HRD I believed was real. I would be interested to see if anyone had a slabbed copy that any TPG passed.

These copies are somewhat common, are always hand cut, look to have incorrect stock and I just can't believe in anything with typewriter font on the reverse. It's an illogical addition as paying a secretary to hand-type ads that do not even advertise a specific dealer is asinine. To assume that is real, is to assume that corporate Chrysler was sending 1000's of hand typed cards out generically without having the same printer apply it, using a hand stamp, or any number of 100's of times more efficient processes.

These are also fresh in my mind after the discussion of lack of knowledge from the hosts of that "Chasing Cardboard" YouTube show recently. They misidentify a stack of real T206s (in my estimation) in a very theoretical "expert" way as fake, but became obsessed with attempting to buy what I thought were obvious HRD reprints. They were of the exact same type.

These fake items were seemingly just as common in those late 70's and early 80's shows or more so than today. The fakes are on the internet now.

[whiteymet]

Originally Posted by JustinD

I have never seen a hand-typed HRD I believed was real. I would be interested to see if anyone had a slabbed copy that any TPG passed.

These copies are somewhat common, are always hand cut, look to have incorrect stock and I just can't believe in anything with typewriter font on the reverse. It's an illogical addition as paying a secretary to hand-type ads that do not even advertise a specific dealer is asinine. To assume that is real, is to assume that corporate Chrysler was sending 1000's of hand typed cards out generically without having the same printer apply it, using a hand stamp, or any number of 100's of times more efficient processes.

These are also fresh in my mind after the discussion of lack of knowledge from the hosts of that "Chasing Cardboard" YouTube show recently. They misidentify a stack of real T206s (in my estimation) in a very theoretical "expert" way as fake, but became obsessed with attempting to buy what I thought were obvious HRD reprints. They were of the exact same type.

These fake items were seemingly just as common in those late 70's and early 80's shows or more so than today. The fakes are on the internet now.

Justin:

The only thing I would mention from your above post is that Chrysler did not purchase American Motors until 1987

[JustinD]

Originally Posted by whiteymet

Justin:

The only thing I would mention from your above post is that Chrysler did not purchase American Motors until 1987

Ah yes, good correction.