"1913 CHAMPION PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS" W/CONNIE MACK (HOF) AND HARRY DAVIS REAL PHOTO BUTTON W/FLAG.
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Winning Bid:
$1,570.58
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, September 23, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
One of only two known, 7/8" with Shaw, Phila. back paper and collet holding 1" American flag. Reverse has .75" long cello split along the collet but cello lays quite flat and does not distort the outer edge. Artwork elephant has fringed blanket on its back with the blanket area actually a real photo which was taken against a wire mesh screen, as if behind home plate, showing National Baseball Hall of Fame manager, Connie Mack in derby style hat, coat and tie between two Philadelphia Athletics players. We have identified the player on the right as Harry Davis but have been unable to positively identify the ballplayer on the left. From the elephant's tusks, a loop of chain or rope holds a fancy edged plaque dated "1913" at the center. This 1913 Philadelphia Athletics ball club won the American League pennant with a final record of 96-57, before disposing of the National League champion New York Giants in five games to take the 1913 World Series. The Athletics pitching staff was led by dual Hall of Fame aces, Eddie Plank and Chief Bender, supplemented by a young, second year pitcher named Herb Pennock, himself a future HOF'er as well. The offense was led by a pair of Hall of Fame infielders, Eddie Collins at 2B and Frank "Home Run" Baker at 3B. Of course, leading the troops was Major League Baseball's all-time winner among managers, Connie Mack. Extreme left edge from 9-11 has barely seen age tone with one additional tone dot by the elephant's eye. Left, near edge, has a few tiny rub indents as well as some fine curving hairlines on the cello surface but all this is largely microscopic. This remains a gorgeous, high gloss button with super detail on close inspection. Fine. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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