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19 Baseball Pins, Most Celebrating 1940s-50s A.L. or N.L. Championships.
Lot 243. 19 Baseball Pins, Most Celebrating 1940s-50s A.L. or N.L. Championships. Seven are 1 ¾” pins in the format of a baseball, typically with the city at the top above the stitches, the team nickname between the stitches and “American League Champions” or “National League Champions” below the bottom stitches. Six of the pins represent the Boston Braves nm-m, Brooklyn Dodgers p-f (heavily stained), Cleveland Indians ex, New York Giants nm+, Philadelphia Phillies ex and Philadelphia Whiz Kids, ex-m with small bump. The seventh pin has “Baseball” above the stitches, “All Stars” in the middle and “Champions” below, vg-ex. A 1 ¼” pin in blue on white says “Home of” at the top, “Baseball” in the center and “Cooperstown, N.Y.” at the bottom, nm with a faded ribbon attached. A 1 ¾” pin with the Indian mascot, red on white, marks Cleveland’s 1948 A.L. pennant, ex. Three 1 ¼” pins commemorate Dodgers, Giants and Phillies N.L. titles. All have the team nickname in the center against a white background with “National League” on top and “Champions” below. They average vg-ex. Four similar non-champion pins represent the Chicago White Sox (2, one ex and one nm), St. Louis Browns, ex, and Athletics, g-vg. All but one of the White Sox pins have ribbons attached, and a ball and glove hang from the Athletics pin. Two pins are from Detroit. A 1 ¼” black on orange pin depicts a tiger surrounded by “Souvenir of Detroit Tigers,” nm with ribbons, a ball and a glove attached. A ½” pin in brown and red on white says simply “Detroit Tigers,” ex. Finally, there is a crossed bats 1 ¼” pin for the New York Giants, vg because of foxing. A number of the pins have rust on the back, which was not considered in the grading. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit the Society for American Baseball Research, a non-profit membership organization open to all that fosters the research, preservation, and dissemination of the history and record of baseball.
Winning Bid $121.
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