c. 1940 "HOMESTEAD" GRAYS NEGRO LEAGUE TEAM RARE BUTTON WITH ATTACHMENTS.
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Winning Bid:
$1,038.40
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, June 29, 2021 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.25". No maker. Spring pin holds pair of ribbons and 2" tall solid celluloid (white) baseball player with a bat. While only the name "Homestead" appears on the button, this is for the Grays and a mate to the next lot. The Homestead Grays were the Negro National League's dominant team throughout the decade of the 1940s. The Grays were certainly not lacking in star power as they would employ the likes of Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Raymond Brown, Cool Papa Bell and Jud Wilson, future National Baseball Hall of Famers all. Homestead won the league title in 1940 with a record of 42-23, just nosing out the Baltimore Elite Giants for the championship. NM. A NL rarity that escaped even Paul Muchinsky, and it is unlisted in his book.
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