This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 4/15/2010.
This six page typed bulletin was signed by the “National Commission” during a meeting which took place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. It is dated October 2nd, 1915 and it outlines all of the rules and regulations that were to be followed in the playing of the 1915 World Series between Boston and Philadelphia. Red Sox owner Joseph Lannin lost the coin toss and Phillies owner William F. Baker chose to have the first two games of the Series in Philadelphia. The league presidents selected the umpires and it was announced that J. G. Taylor Spink would be one of the official scorers. The Red Sox pitching was so strong in the 1915 Series that the young Babe Ruth was not used on the mound and only made a single pinch-hitting appearance in what was his first full season in Professional Baseball and his first World Series. This document may be one of the most significant pieces of baseball memorabilia ever offered to the public. In addition to required player conduct and a listing of ticket prices at each ballpark, the dates and locations of each of the first six games are listed, with a note that should a Game Seven be necessary, its location will be selected “by lot”. Game One featured the starting pitchers of Boston’s Ernie Shore and Philadelphia’s future Hall of Famer, Grover Cleveland Alexander. In overall VG condition with fastening holes in the top left corner of each page.