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NEWSLETTER |
March 2023 |
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McDonald's Fast Food Baseball
Memorabilia |
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Steven KeyMan |
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By Steven KeyMan |
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Founder of
Keymancollectibles.com,
and a long time
collector, Steven
KeyMan has more than 30
years of experience in
researching, and
cataloging information
on Baseball
Memorabilia.
Researching his own personal
collection, and helping others find
information on their
collectibles, the
website grew into the
largest online resource
for baseball
memorabilia |
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Ask
Steven: Direct your questions or feedback,
about Baseball Memorabilia to Steven KeyMan
Steve@keymancollectibles.com You can also Send
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Ray Kroc purchased McDonald's in 1961
and turned it into the most successful
fast food corporation in the world.
Promotions and sponsorships helped keep
the MacDonald's Brand as the #1 fast
food chain in America. A lifelong
baseball fan Kroc purchased the San
Diego Padres in 1973. Here we look back
at some McDonald's baseball
collectibles, and memorabilia.
In
1970 McDonald's sponsored a Run, Bunt,
Hit, and Throw Contest in Wisconsin
and Illinois. Boy's and girls between
the ages of 8 and 13 were eligible to
register at McDonald's to participate
in the contest.
The youths were divided into three
divisions, 8-9 year olds, 10-11 year
olds, and 12- 13 year olds. Winners and
runner-ups were presented with
trophies, plaques, and baseball
equipment. Winners at the finals went
to the World Series with a parent or
guardian.
The
1970 McDonalds Instructional Booklet, was part of a McDonald's Promotion to help youngsters "Run,
Throw, Bunt, Hit" better. The 20 page
booklet features Ron Santo, Rod Carew,
Jim Kaat, and Don Kessinger explaining
the finer points of baseball through
the booklet's readings and pictures.
A pilot program, the instructional booklet was distributed to
youngsters attending select games in
Northern Illinois, and Southern and
Southeastern Wisconsin, where the
clinics were held.
The
Twins' Jim Katt, and Rod Carew and
Brewer's Max Alvis and Russel Snyder,
Staged a run, throw, bunt, hit program
in Milwaukee, on May 17, 1970, for the youngsters in the left-field bleachers before the
game... There were 2,000 kids and a
paid crowed of 9,145.
Youngsters that attended the clinic also received a 4.25" x 6.5" card
stock autograph (facsimile) picture, of
each player.
The San Diego Padres along with the
Area McDonald's restaurants held a
Fotoball night on Tuesday, July 30,
1974. The first 10,000 youngsters 14
years of age and under received the
promotional item. The fotoball is a
plastic replica of a baseball with six
color photos of Padres players and
Ronald McDonald on it plus the schedule
of the remaining Padre home games.
Eight more "stick-on" Padre player
photos were available during the month
of August with youngsters being able to
pick up two new photos each week by
dropping by any McDonald's restaurant.
The "stick-on" photo discs measure 2 3/8" in diameter, and have a notch at
the bottom so they could be filed the
plastic baseball-shaped holder. A hinge
on the plastic baseball allows it to be
flipped open to view the photo discs.
This black-and-white photo paper thin
card of
Gene Michael was distributed by a
Staten Island McDonald's Restaurant
for an autograph appearance on January
26, 1974. The fast-food restaurant
opened in November of 1973, on Forest
Avenue in Graniteville, near Richmond
Avenue. It was the first McDonald's in
Staten Island, NY.
The card pictures the Yankee shortstop in a throwing pose, during spring
training at Fort Lauderdale Stadium and
features his 'Gene "The Stick" Michael'
facsimile signature at the bottom,
which is in print above it.
A standing room only crowd at San Diego
Jack Murphy Stadium paid tribute to
owner Ray Kroc who celebrated his 80th
on October 2, 1982.
The 48,287 fans, were treated to commemorative hats designed for the
occasion. Kroc who founded the
McDonald's fast food chain in 1955,
bought the Padres in 1974.
The MLB licensed, adjustable snapback,
pillbox baseball hats feature a Ray
Kroc 80th Birthday commemorate patch on
the front. Many souvenirs were
produced, some with the same design for the
occasion, such as; baseballs, pin-back
buttons, pennants, and even gym bags.
The
1990 Score McDonald's baseball card
set consists of 25 cards, and fifteen
"Magic Motion" World Series Trivia
cards. HOF Players include; Rickey
Henderson, Robin Yount, Ryne Sandberg,
George Brett, Andre Dawson, Ozzie
Smith, and Carlton Fisk.
The set was distributed at only eleven
McDonald's restaurants in rural Idaho
and Oregon during a three-week period
in the Spring of 1990. Collectors who
purchased an order of French fries and
a soft drink would receive a free pack
of four cards.
In
1993 McDonald's offered the All Time
Greatest Team trading card glasses
for .89¢ with any value meal, with a
Coke Classic. These glasses feature the
All-Time Greatest team with Topps
reproductions.
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The set consists of 9 Glasses numbered
1 of 9 to 9 of 9, that were distributed
nationally, and one glass, Carl
Yastrzemski, numbered DH #10, that was
distributed only in the Boston area.
Each player represented one of the 9
Defensive positions, and the 10th
glass, DH.
The players are represented by a
picture of a Topps original issue card
on the front, Career stats on the back,
and a Facsimile Signature of the
player, opposite the "All Time Greatest
Team" the McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and
MLB Logos.
The counter display was used
to inform customers on which glasses
were available that week.
This "Executive Bottomless Cup of
Coffee" was made by Linyi Headwind of
China, and given away as a McDonald's
restaurant promotion in 1996, when you
purchased a cup of coffee on the
"Opening Day" of McDonald's in
Cooperstown.
The fast-food restaurant located at 60 Commons Drive, is just 4.4 miles
from the National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum.
The front of McDonald's ceramic coffee cup, made in the Yellow & Red
company colors reads; ""Opening Day"
McDonald's of Cooperstown 1996" at the
top, with an illustration of Ronald
McDonald reaching up with a baseball
glove, with a baseball bat in the other
hand. The opposite side of the cup
reads, "Executive Bottomless Cup of
Coffee"
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