1950s/1960s "I BEAT" ED MATHEWS (HOF) "BAT-A-WAY" PROMOTIONAL BUTTON.
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Auction #232 Part I
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Item Description
First example Hake's has offered. 2.5". No maker. Baseball design w/photo portrait at center of Mathews in Milwaukee Braves cap above text "This Is To Certify That Wearer Of This Button Beat My Score" followed by his facsimile signature. Sides have North and South-side locations of Milwaukee establishments "Bat-A-Way." He played for the Braves franchise 1952-66 including 12 seasons in Milwaukee from 1953-65. A twelve-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion Mathews partnered with his iconic teammate, Henry Aaron, to form one of the greatest slugging tandems in baseball history. Inducted in the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1978. NM. Rare. Paul Muchinsky Collection.  
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