1960 On October 27, 1960, the All- Star Rookie Banquet returned to the Hotel Manhattan. The pro- gram was a glossier affair this time around and Topps once again distributed bespoke ballots in packs of their baseball cards – many more than in 1959 – but the event seems to have had the hype tamped down a notch as the association with NBC-TV was dropped for reasons unknown. Frankie Frisch was added as a member of the election com- mittee and would grace all the programs going forward; the pri- or year’s winners also were given photos tributes as Topps looked back at past award recipients each succeeding year. The com- pany, perhaps hearing footsteps
1962 The Waldorf-Astoria again host- ed 1962’s All-Star Rookie Team Awards as a rainy day greeted the banquet invitees, unfortu- nately soaking them and many of the surviving programs, where a switch back to textured pag- es didn’t help matters. The now ubiquitous look back at previous winners and election committee photos had to serve as the sole images featuring present and future Hall of Fame members as none of the recipients would ever be elevated to enshrinement.
511. 1960 Topps Rookie All-Star Banquet Program MINIMUM BID: $100
513. 1962 Topps Rookie All-Star Banquet Program MINIMUM BID: $100
1963 Back to the Wal- dorf-Atoria for 1963, where the fourth banquet was held on October 31th. For the first time the ten winners were por- trayed on the cover - the “top hat” trophy had adorned the first three and a curious in-action scene the fourth’s – where they appear as the “stars” on an American flag
from Fleer, specifically highlighted their connections with the minor leagues of the day; with each passing season, their presence would be an ongoing theme of these programs. Ron Santo ended up being the sole selection from this class of rookies to see enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1961
The location for the October 26, 1961, banquet shifted to the Waldorf-Astoria. Topps didn’t even bother with printing up their own ballots, which never reappeared, but the affair was still a glittering one. The glossy program for this third annual repast emblazoned images of the prior two year’s winners across its pages and introduced the next ten honorees, with two eventual Hall-of-Famers in Billy Williams and Joe Torre in the group.
514. 1963 Topps Rookie All-Stars Award Banquet Program MINIMUM BID: $100
field, the red-white-and-blue being a long-favored motif of the Shorin family. Once again, no future Hall-of-Famers were selected, although had Pete Rose been less of a gambler, there’s no doubt he would have been that honoree in this particular rookie class. Jackie Robinson (with his own plaque for two years now) and Frankie Frisch would be the sole Cooperstown representatives pictured.
512. 1961 Topps Rookie All-Star Banquet Program MINIMUM BID: $100
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