1959 Home Run Derby - cards and ads?

[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?

[Huck]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Derby_(TV_series)

[Buythatcard]

It appears that it was filmed in 1959 but didn't air until 1960.

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Huck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Derby_(TV_series)

Wikipedia is wrong about the series being filmed in 1959 most of the episodes were filmed in early 1960.

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Pat R

Wikipedia is wrong about the series being filmed in 1959 most of the episodes were filmed in early 1960.

Hi, Patrick. To set the record straight, as I wrote about at length in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, the entire one-season series was filmed in 1959 AFTER the major league season was over. ZIV shot the series at Wrigley Field, home of the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. The weather was still perfect to do the batting. A little proof of this may be heard when announcer Mark Scott mentions about Ernie Banks that he's a TWO-TIME winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award. Ernie had just won his second MVP award late in 1959.

As for the TV series, it was shown in 1960

As for the cards, they were available in 1960. Proof is the Rocky Colavito card. Shown in his Cleveland Indians uniform on film AND on the card, the key is at the bottom of Rocky's card. The card gives his team designation as the Detroit Tigers! It's a historical fact the idiot Indian general manager, "Frantic Frankie" Lane, made a cannonball blockbuster trade THE DAY BEFORE THE 1960 SEASON BEGAN, on April 17, 1960. He traded Indian fan favorite Rocky Colavite to Detroit for AL batting champ, Harvey Kuenn. Indian fans were so enraged, they hung Frank Lane in effigy.

Thus, since Rock's team designation on the Home Derby Cards says Detroit Tigers, the HRD's year of issue is 1960, period.

As for the reprints, they are super well-done reprints, and have a notation on the lower right border, to the effect, CCC 87, which means the Card Collectors Company of Franklin Square, New York issued them in 1987. As I recall, the proprietor was Richard Gelman. I think I bought my reprint set from super dealer Larry Fritsch. They are beautiful, and cheap. I ALMOST won a set of the genuine originals in superb condition, but that's another story which I included in my book.

Hope this helps, Patrick. Wishing you the best. --- Brian Powell

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by brian1961

Hi, Patrick. To set the record straight, as I wrote about at length in my book, NEVER CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, the entire one-season series was filmed in 1959 AFTER the major league season was over. ZIV shot the series at Wrigley Field, home of the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. The weather was still perfect to do the batting. A little proof of this may be heard when announcer Mark Scott mentions about Ernie Banks that he's a TWO-TIME winner of the National League Most Valuable Player award. Ernie had just won his second MVP award late in 1959.

As for the TV series, it was shown in 1960

As for the cards, they were available in 1960. Proof is the Rocky Colavito card. Shown in his Cleveland Indians uniform on film AND on the card, the key is at the bottom of Rocky's card. The card gives his team designation as the Detroit Tigers! It's a historical fact the idiot Indian general manager, "Frantic Frankie" Lane, made a cannonball blockbuster trade THE DAY BEFORE THE 1960 SEASON BEGAN, on April 17, 1960. He traded Indian fan favorite Rocky Colavite to Detroit for AL batting champ, Harvey Kuenn. Indian fans were so enraged, they hung Frank Lane in effigy.

Thus, since Rock's team designation on the Home Derby Cards says Detroit Tigers, the HRD's year of issue is 1960, period.

As for the reprints, they are super well-done reprints, and have a notation on the lower right border, to the effect, CCC 87, which means the Card Collectors Company of Franklin Square, New York issued them in 1987. As I recall, the proprietor was Richard Gelman. I think I bought my reprint set from super dealer Larry Fritsch. They are beautiful, and cheap. I ALMOST won a set of the genuine originals in superb condition, but that's another story which I included in my book.

Hope this helps, Patrick. Wishing you the best. --- Briian Powell

Hi Brian I just read your post. The information that I found indicates that the filming of most of the episodes was done in early 1960.

The Sault Daily Star Thursday December 3

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The Roanoke World News Wednesday December 30 1959

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Mirror news Monday January 25 1960

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Mirror News Tuesday January 26 1960

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Mirror News Wednesday March 2 1960

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[Farmerbret]

On a side note, I remember watching this program and being drawn to the crude batting gloves worn by some of the players. They look like the gloves my dad used to carry around in his back pocket! I would assume the hands weren't as calloused as they would have been during the regular season.