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Years produced - 1963-1965
Details - 6.5" high on green base
Hat styles - (3) Flat Cap, Swirl, and Sideways Hat
Mascots -
Braves, Cards, Cubs, Indians, Orioles, Pirates,
Reds, Tigers
Variations -
Angels Anaheim Paper Label
KC A's Dark Blue Hat
Red Sox Blue Hat
First run of dolls can be found on square green bases.
Prices are listed below
Prices Updated 2018
Dolls priced in 3 Grades: NrMt/Mt,
NrMt and EX+. Lesser condition examples would sell for less. (See the Condition
Guide for explanations)
Rarity index - 10 rarest, 1 easiest to find.
Gem Dolls (Like new colors and shine) normally go for more.
Gem mint looking restored dolls normally go for roughly the same as NrMt
examples.
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Angels | Anaheim | 10 | 1000-1500+ | 1500-2500+ | 2500+ | Have seen 3 in my lifetime.! Prices are a guess. ONe sold in 2015 for $3154!. | |
Angels | LA | 4 | 80-90 | 100-120 | 140-160 | Swirl or sideways version are more difficult. | |
Athletics Light Hat |
KC |
7 | 300-350 | 375-425 | 450-500 | Light blue hat has become extremely scarce. | |
Athletics Dark Hat |
KC | 7 | 300-350 | 375-450 | 450-500 | Still tough but show up occasionally lately. | |
Braves | Milwaukee | 5 | 125-150 | 175-250 | 275-350 | High end examples do very well. |
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Cardinals | St Louis | 4 | 90-100 | 120-160 | 180-250 | Very pretty but fairly common. watch for touched up feathers. | |
Colt 45 | Houston | 6 | 175-200 | 225-275 | 325-400 | Neat doll holding the revolver. Prices have come down a bit but still does well. | |
Cubs | Chicago | 6 | 175-200 | 225-275 | 300-350 | Has dried up again making it a tough find. | |
Dodgers | LA | 5 | 70-90 | 125-150 | 150-175 | Fairly tough, prices steady | |
Giants | SF | 5 | 90-100 | 140-175 | 180-220 | A bit tricky in top condition. |
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Indians | Cleveland | 5 | 120-150 | 150-200 | 200-300 | Prices are pretty steady. | |
Mets | NY | 5 | 80-100 | 125-175 | 180-220 | Same as the Giants. | |
Orioles | Baltimore | 5 | 100-125 | 125-175 | 200-300 | A great looking doll in nice condition. | |
Phillies | Philadelphia | 5 | 90-120 | 130-150 | 180-220 | Typical green base, prices fairly steady. |
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Pirates | Pittsburgh | 6 | 120-130 | 150-175 | 175-250 | Very tough doll, prices should go higher. | |
Reds | Cincinnati | 5 | 100-120 | 150-180 | 220-250 | Prices stable | |
Red Sox | Boston | 4 | 100-120 | 140-160 | 180-250 | Fairly available but always does well. | |
Red Sox Blue Hat |
Boston | 7 | 200-250 | 275-350 | 350-500+ | Still very tough, gem condition dolls do very well | |
Senators | Washington | 6 | 100-120 | 150-200 | 200-225 | Prices always steady. |
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Tigers | Detroit | 4 | 80-100 | 120-150 | 180-225 | Nice looking doll in top condition. | |
Twins | Minnesota | 8 | 120-150 | 200-250 | 250-300 | One of the toughest in the set. Prices have been reflecting that. | |
White Sox | Chicago | 3 | 75-100 | 100-120 | 150-175 | Fairly common but tougher to find in shiny gem condition. | |
Yankees | New York | 4 | 100-120 | 125-160 | 175-225 | Average availability but Yanks dolls usually sell well. |
Click to Enlarge | Nickname | City | Rarity | Ex+ | NrMt | NrMt/Mt | Comments |
Square Bases | All | First run Green Bases included leftover square white bases painted green. Go for approximately 40% more as there are collectors who are trying to complete this set and are willing to pay a bit more. | |||||
Sideways Hat Style |
All | The first run Green Base dolls included "leftover" white base "sideways hat" or "crooked cap" heads. Generally the most popular mold, normally go for a premium of at least 10% to 20% over the other 2 styles. | |||||
Yankees Muscles Version | NY | 10 | $1692 | I know of two of these now. Same mold as the round base Mantle. Very rare, the only one I've seen for sale went for $1692 in January 2018. | |||
1960 Color Base Mold | NY and SF | 7 | 120-150 | 150-200 | 250-350 | Pretty rare variation, a few Green Base dolls come with the original Color Base style head. I've seen the Giants and Yanks, there may be more. (And probably are). Most collectors aren't sure if they are fake or not, so the prices are very erratic. | |
Green Base Boxes | All | Standard Green base (and White Base) box has a generic ballplayer and is titled "My Favorite Baseball Team". Says "Japan" at the bottom of the picture. Has a stamp on either end of box with team name. Gold base boxes say "Made In Japan" and have a sticker. Green Base boxes sell individually for $5- $20, figure you can add a 5-10% or more to doll's value if you have the box. |
The Green Base set is generally regarded by collectors as the best looking and best made of all the 1960's Japan baseball sets. The quality is an improvement over the White Base set, fewer factory flaws, better and shinier paint, and 3 hat variations. Very pretty dolls overall. the only downside to the set was the introduction of chest decals, rather than the embossed logos that were common with the White Base dolls. There are plenty of "subsets" to keep collectors busy, including the Square Base dolls, "Color Base" head molds as well as the "Crooked Hat" style dolls.