1909 "ROOTERS PITTSBURGH PIRATES NATIONAL LEAGUE" WORLD SERIES BUTTON W/RIBBONS.
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Winning Bid:
$713.90 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
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3
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #230 Part I
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Item Description
First example Hake's has offered, 1.25" without maker name and with horizontal fixed pin plus concave tin back holding pair of narrow 6" ribbons. This wonderful keepsake was issued to commemorate the rabid fan base of the early Pittsburgh Pirates ball club. With their new home ballpark opening midway through the 1909 season to standing room only crowds, the Pittsburgh Pirates stormed through their National League schedule, winning the title with one of the top records of all-time, 110-42 under National Baseball Hall of Fame player/manager Fred Clarke. The offense was led by the great Honus Wagner, arguably the best shortstop in Major League Baseball history. Fellow HOF'er Vic Willis, led the Pirates mound corps with a 22 win season in '09. The Pirates would go on to defeat the American League champion, Detroit Tigers w/Ty Cobb in seven games to take one of the most exciting World Series championships ever played.  Slightest darkening along the bottom edge and a hairline below "Oct." is a heat lamination line on the cello surface, not a crack. Fine. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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