1959, 1978 and 1981 AMERICAN LEAGUE RED BOOKS

Here are three American League Red Books, for the years 1959, 1978 and 1981. The difficult ones to find and included here are the 1959 and 1981 editions – 1978 an easier one to find. Following are the descriptions and prices for each

THE AMERICAN LEAGUE – 1959 RED BOOK – $45

Published by the American League, Boston, editor Earl J. Hilligan. Appears to be one of the harder of these baseball record and team books to find. Spiral bound, 56 pages, measuring about 11 inches by 8 1/2 inches. All the facts and figures about the 1958 season, series standings 1901-1958, spring training information, umpires; Ted Williams Lifetime Batting Record, and much more.

the below image is to give some detail to the break in the plastic spiral binding

Below — 1978 — $8 and 1981 — $17.50

1978 is softcover, perfect bound with 98 pages of statistics, but in the center (not numbered pages – and not illustrated below) are color photos and team information

here is one 1978 sample two page spread