Offered is a complete picture pack consisting of twelve (12) black & white pictures each measuring 7 by 5 inches. Issued by Jay Publishing, a division of Big League Books, a company which issued picture packs and yearbooks - picture packs for all 18 ballclubs while offering yearbooks for 9 select teams, as noted on the enclosed order form. 

The 12 pictures feature 11 All-Stars, 5 of whom are Hall of Fame members - Minnie Minoso, Luis Aparicio, Nellie Fox, Early Wynn and manager Al Lopez!

The following players are featured in each pack: 

LUIS APARICIO ~ Frank Baumann ~ NELLIE FOX ~ Jim Landis ~ Sherm Lollar ~ manager AL LOPEZ ~ MINNIE MINOSO ~ Billy Pierce ~ Roy Sievers ~ Al Smith ~ Gerry Staley ~ EARLY WYNN

HALL OF FAME (HOF) members are denoted in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS

A brief re-cap of each of the dozen featured in this set:

LUIS APARICIO (age 27 in 1961): HOF (1984) ... Rookie of Year (1956) ... 13 times American League all-star ... 8 gold glove awards ... 9 times led A.L. in stolen bases - all consecutively ... 9 times received votes for A.L. MVP with best finish of 2nd (1959)

Frank Baumann (27 years old in '61): Won American League Pitching Title (1960) ... Led all A.L. pitchers in ERA (2.67) and ERA+ (144) in 1960 ... Ironically, led A.L. in earned runs allowed the next year with 144 ... Posted lifetime 45-38 won-lost record in 11 big league seasons, serving with the Boston Red Sox & Chicago White Sox and brief stint with Chicago Cubs

NELLIE FOX (33 years old in '61): HOF (1997) ... 15 time American League all-star ... 10 times received A.L. MVP votes, winning the award in 1959 ... 3 gold glove awards ... Was A.L. league leader two dozen times including 4 years as the top hits-maker 

Jim Landis (27 years old in 1961): Twice American League all-star ... winner of 5 consecutive Gold Glove Awards (1960-1964) ... Placed 7th in A.L. Most Valuable Player Award voting (1959) when he led the league with 13 sacrifice hits (bunts) ... batted .292 in 1959 World Series for White Sox against L.A. Dodgers

Sherm Lollar (36 years old in 1961): 9-time American League all-star catcher ... 3 Gold Glove Awards ... 6 times recipient of A.L. Most Valuable Player Award votes with best finish of 9th (twice) ... Averaged nearly 100 games caught per season for his 18 big league years

AL LOPEZ (52 years old in '61): HOF (1977) ... As manager, won 1410 of his 2425 major league decisions ... managed two pennant winners (1954 Indians and 1959 White Sox) ... In best year (1954) won 111 against just 43 defeats ... During playing days (catcher) was twice a National League all-star who received N.L. Most Valuable Player votes 7 different years with a 10th place best finish (1933) ... played in 1950 big league games in 19 seasons

MINNIE MINOSO (37 years old in 1961): HOF (1977) ... 13 time American League all-star and 4-time Negro League all-star ... 8 times received league MVP votes with a best of three 4th place finishes ... 3 Gold Glove Awards ... Led American Leaguers in hit batsmen ten times - 6 times consecutively!

Billy Pierce (34 years old in '61): 7-time American League all-star pitcher ... Placed3rd in Cy Young Award Voting (1962) when there was one award for both leagues ... 5 times received A.L. Most Valuable Player Award votes with best 5th place finish in 1956 ... Billy's record is sprinkled with yearly league best honors: Wins, ERA, Complete Games (3 consecutively), Strikeouts, ERA+

Roy Sievers (34 years of age in '61): A.L. Rookie of Year (1949) ... 5-time A.L. all-star ... 7 years received A.L. MVP Award votes with best finishes of 3rd, 6th and 7th ... In '57 led A.L. in home runs (42), RBI (114) and Total Bases (331) with Senators playing half his games in cavernous Griffith Stadium!

Al Smith (33 years old in 1961): Ex-Negro League player ... 3-time American League all-star ... Received A.L. MVP Award votes 4 times with a best finish of 3rd place (1955) when he led the league in games, plate appearances and runs scored (123)

Gerry Staley (40 years of age in '61): 4 times an all-star - twice in the National League (as a starting pitcher) and twice in the A.L. (as a relief pitcher) ... Ironically, led A.L. in games, games finished and saves (1959) and did not make A.L. All-Star Team! ... Received A.L. MVP votes twice (1959-60) ... Lifetime record: 134 wins against 111 defeats with 58 complete games and 61 games saved

EARLY WYNN (age 41 in 1961): HOF (1972) ... 9-time American League All-Star pitcher ... 8-time recipient of league MVP votes with best finish of 3rd (1959) when he won the Cy Young Award which was given to just one pitcher in all of MLB ... Won 20 games in a season five times ... Won 300 games in the Big Leagues ... In military service (1945 World War II)