1914 FEDERAL LEAGUE "FEDERALS BOOSTER" BUTTON.
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Winning Bid:
$67.50
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Monday, May 20, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Monday, May 20, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
7/8". American Badge Co. mark on rim curl along w/union bug. Design included text w/crossed bats and a baseball. Oxidation covering metal back. However front remains bright and glossy, Exc. Federal League items are rare and desirable.
Representing the Chicago baseball club entry from the short lived Federal League. This team would go on to become the Chicago Whales the next (and last) season. Prior to the 1914 baseball season, an upstart league, formerly designated as a professional minor league, decided to challenge the supremacy of the current "Major Leagues", National and American, by forming a third "Major League" identified as the Federal League. Their inaugural season of 1914 saw the league enlist a total of eight ball clubs with the Indianapolis Hoosiers winning the first ever Federal League pennant with a record of 88-65-4. Most of the league's top stars were raided from National/American League teams, including: Benny Kauff, Cy Falkenberg, Joe Tinker (HOF) and Chief Bender (HOF). The following season, 1915, saw the Federal League add a few more stars: Mordecai "Three-Finger" Brown (HOF), Edd Rousch (HOF), Hal Chase, Eddie Plank (HOF) and Ed Konetchy with the Chicago Whales taking the league title that second season with a record of 86-66-3 under National Baseball Hall of Fame player/manager Joe Tinker. Following the 1915 season, the Federal League would cease operations and all of the ballplayers were sold to the National and American Leagues to the highest bidders.
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