1940s NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM SERIES "BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS" BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$86.97
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, November 12, 2020 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25" dia. No maker. Team name set against baseball bkg. This team played in the Negro leagues from 1920 to 1950. The team was established by Thomas T. Wilson, in Nashville, Tennessee as the semi-pro Nashville Standard Giants on March 26, 1920. The team was renamed the Elite Giants in 1921, and moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1938, where the team remained for the duration of their existence. They won League Titles in 1939 and 1940. A number of future major leaguers wore the uniform of the Elite Giants, including National Baseball Hall of Famers Roy Campanella and Leon Day. Junior Gilliam (1953 National League Rookie of the Year), and Joe Black (1952 National League Rookie of the Year) were both former 'Elites' and won consecutive Rookie of the Year honors for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s. Design is a bit off-center. Glossy, Exc. Paul Muchinsky Collection Book Example.
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