HOUSTON ASTRODOME LITHO, ASTROS RYAN CEDENO

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HOUSTON ASTRODOME LITHO, ASTROS RYAN CEDENOUp for auction is a black and white lithograph of The Astrodome in Houston, Texas—Former Home of the Houston Astros. This lithograph measures 16” high by 22” wide in total and is MINT condition. The actual picture of the lithograph is 13” high by 19” wide and is “framed” by gold leaf with another 1-1/2” light gray border. This lithograph would look incredible framed. Based on the fine print in the lower left corner of the print, this lithograph was produced by The Sporting News Publishing Company in 1990. This lithograph lists the seating capacity of 54,816 and first game on April 12, 1965. In the upper left corner is a small picture of Judge Roy Hofheinz, the man behind the “Eight Wonder of the World” dome where the Major Leagues’ first artificial turf appeared. In the upper right corner of the lithograph is the face of Cesar Cedeno and in the lower left corner is the face of J.R. Richards. In the lower right corner is an outside view of the stadium. The center of the lithograph shows an inside view of the stadium as if you were sitting directly behind home plate. Various areas of the field and outfield stands are marked where great individual and team feats were accomplished such as: 1. The Yankees’ Mickey Mantle hitting the Astrodome’s first homerun in an exhibition game on April 9, 1965, 2. The Giants’ Willie Mays hitting his 500 th career homerun on September 13, 1965, 3. The Phillies’ Pete Rose bowling over Bruce Bochy for 10 th- inning winning run in Game 4 of 1980 Championship Series, 4. Nolan Ryan setting Major League record with his fifth career no-hitter vs. the Dodgers on September 26, 1981, 5. Nolan Ryan fanning Danny Heep to become the first 4,000 strikeout pitcher on July 11, 1985, 6. Mike Scott pitches no-hitter clinching division title on September 25, 1986, and many more. Please see the couple of scans of this lithograph. THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY HOUSTON ASTROS FAN!!! Please take a look at my other items up for auction for other great stadium lithographs—win more than one and save on shipping costs. I have the following lithos for sale...if you are interested in any of them, & they are not currently listed, please contact me for details. Anaheim, CA - Anaheim Stadium Arlington , TX – Arlington Stadium Atlanta , GA – Atlanta Stadium Baltimore , MD – Memorial Stadium Bloomington , MN – Metropolitan Stadium Boston , MA – Braves Field Boston , MA – Fenway Park Brooklyn , NY – Ebbets Field Chicago , IL – Comiskey Park Chicago , IL – Wrigley Field Cincinnati , OH – Crosley Field Cincinnati , OH – Riverfront Stadium Cleveland , OH – Municipal Stadium Detroit , MI – Tigers Stadium Houston , TX – Astrodome Kansas City , MO – Royals Stadium Los Angeles , CA – Dodgers Stadium Milwaukee, WI - County Stadium New York , NY – Polo Grounds New York , NY – Shea Stadium New York , NY – Yankee Stadium Oakland , CA – Oakland Coliseum Philadelphia , PA – Shibe Park Philadelphia , PA – Veterans Stadium Pittsburgh , PA – Forbes Field Pittsburgh , PA – Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco , CA – Candlestick Park Seattle , WA – Kingdome St Louis, MO - Sportsman's Park Washington DC – Griffith Stadium Buyer to pay shipping & handling costs of $8.00 for 1st Class mail in a sturdy poster tube. Shipping for each additional item after the first item is $1.50. ***After 3, full price will start over as only 3 lithos will safely fit into a tube. Payment must be made by Paypal and must arrive within 7 days after the close of the auction. If you wish to pick up locally, contact me for payment instructions & we will arrange for pick up of the item in the St Louis area. Once auction ends, contact me within 48 hours to set up del... read more

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