1947 I'M ROOTING FOR JACKIE ROBINSON (HOF) BROOKLYN DODGERS BASEBALL HISTORIC ROOKIE YEAR BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$1,474.92 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
13
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 25, 2023 9:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #238 Session I
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Item Description
1.75". No maker. Several different "I'm Rooting For" buttons were made during his rookie season. Photo image includes Jackie in Dodgers uniform with the top of the team name letters on his jersey visible. Robinson made his Major League debut on April 15, 1947 for Branch Rickey's Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first African American ballplayer in the modern Major Leagues. Robinson would go on to win the National League Rookie of the Year award in 1947 and would follow that up with an NL MVP award two years later, in 1949. A six-time All-Star and World Series champ in 1955. Robinson was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. Glossy, w/only light surface wear in reflected light. Exc.
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