Lot # 44: Rare 1926 Rogers Hornsby Day Pinback

Category: 1900-1948

Starting Bid: $200.00

Bids: 13 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fifth Anniversary Auction",
which ran from 7/24/2017 4:00 AM to
8/13/2017 10:26 AM



Rare and beautiful pinback advertising Rogers Hornsby Day on May 22 1926. Held at Sportsmen's Park in St. Louis Hornsby was presented with his 1925 MVP award along with $1 000 in gold and a medal for his winning of the Triple Crown. Hornsby would go 2-for-4 in that day's game against the Phillies the Cardinals winning 9-2. The pinback is reminiscent of the very rare "Miracle Man" pinback occasionally found at auction. Measuring 1 3/4" in diameter the pinback was clearly manufactured to be given away on Hornsby's special day in 1926 though this is the only example of this pinback in this configuration that we have ever seen. The button presents extremely well some minor patina on the reverse but otherwise displaying as NM. A tremendous rare pinback of one of the game's greatest hitters.

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