1910 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONS BUTTON W/FIVE HALL OF FAMERS.
Item Description
Only example known to Hake's, 2-3/16" no maker. Concave metal back and fixed bar pin. Beautiful collage depicting head shots of all members of the Connie Mack-led 1910 Philadelphia Athletics team. Here is the list of ballplayers pictured 1 Murphy, 2 Bender (HOF), 3 Livingston, 4 Plank (HOF), 5 Donahue, 6 Baker (HOF), 7 Lord, 8 Hartsel, 9 Lapp, 10 Morgan, 11Dygert, 12 Derrick, 13 Davis, 14 Krause, 15 Mack (HOF), 16 E. Collins (HOF), 17 McGinnis, 18 Oldring, 19 Barry, 20 Houser, 21 Coombs. The 1910 Philadelphia Athletics ball club ran away with the American League pennant, finishing the season with a record of 102-48, leaving them 14.5 games ahead of the second place New York Highlanders under National Baseball Hall of Fame manager Connie Mack. Philadelphia would then go on to dispose of the Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1, to win the 1910 World Series. The Athletics were led by four HOF team members: Eddie Plank (SP), Chief Bender (SP), Eddie Collins (2B) and Frank "Home Run" Baker (3B). The thin white edge of the button has barely seen tiny age traces and the lower center has a .5" dia. spot when heat caused a tiny bit of rippling to the cello surface but visually almost of no consequence. High gloss and only the most minimal surface wear. Exc. Paul Muchinsky Collection Book Example.
