1941 NEW YORK YANKEES "AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS" BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$153.16 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
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
Value Code:
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Item Description
 1.75" no maker with spring pin holding 3" ribbon with two white marks near the top. Button design includes pennant along with two crossed bats, design mate to following button. Ribbon could be flipped as other side is clean. The 1941 New York Yankees club was one of the strongest of all-time, finishing with an American League best record of 101-53 under National Baseball Hall of Fame manager Joe McCarthy. Leading the offense was a quartet of future Baseball Hall of Famers: Phil Rizzuto (SS), Joe DiMaggio (OF), Joe Gordon (2B) and Bill Dickey (C). Leading the mound corps were HOF starters, Vernon "Lefty" Gomez and Red Ruffing. New York would go on to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1941 World Series in five games. The celluloid is glossy and Exc. Paul Muchinsky Collection.
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