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1939 New York Yankees World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since winning the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for the second straight year, winning their record fourth consecutive title (they would later win five straight from 1949 to 1953). Yankee manager Joe McCarthy won his fifth title, tying the... |
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1940 Cincinnati Reds World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1940 World Series matched the Cincinnati Reds against the Detroit Tigers, the Reds winning a closely contested seven-game series for their second championship 21 years after their scandal-tainted victory in 1919. This would be the Reds last World Series championship for 35 years despite appearances in 1961, 1970, and 1972. Bill Klem worked the last of his record 18 World Series as an umpire. Other story lines marked this series. Henry... |
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1941 New York Yankees World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1941 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with the Yankees winning in five games to capture their fifth title in six years, and their ninth overall. The name "Subway Series" arose for a World Series played between two New York City teams. The series was punctuated by the Dodgers' Mickey Owen's dropped third strike of a sharply breaking curveball (a suspected spitball) pitched by Hugh Casey in the ninth... |
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1942 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1942 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings. After losing the first three games, the Maple Leafs won the next four to win the series 4-3, winning their fourth Stanley Cup. It was the first Cup Final in history to go seven. Toronto defeated the New York Rangers in a best-of-seven 4-2 to advance to the finals. The Red Wings had to play two best-of three series; winning 2-1 against... |
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1943 New York Yankees World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1943 World Series matched the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals against the New York Yankees, in a rematch of the 1942 Series. The Yankees won the Series in five games for their tenth championship in 21 seasons. It was Yankees' manager Joe McCarthy's final Series win. This series was also the first to have a 'World Series highlight film' made for it (initially, the films were created as gifts to troops fighting in World War II, to give... |
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1945 Detroit Tigers World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series, four games to three, giving them their second championship and first since 1935. Paul Richards picked up four runs batted in in the seventh game of the series, to lead the Tigers to the 9-3 game win, and 4-3 Series win. The World Series again used the 3-4 wartime setup for home field sites, instead of the normal... |
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1945 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1945 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Detroit Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won the series by 4 games to 3. For the first time, two rookie goalies met in a Stanley Cup last round. 18-year-old Harry Lumley was in net for the Wings and the Leafs had 26-year-old Frank McCool replacing Turk Broda, who was doing army service. McCool, whose surname belied his jumpy demeanor, had been discharged from... |
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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Championship Ring
$185.00
On April 15, Jackie Robinson was the opening day first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, becoming the first black player in Major League Baseball since 1884. Robinson went on to bat .297, score 125 runs, steal 29 bases and be named the very first Rookie of the Year. The Dodgers won the National League title and went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1947 World Series. This season was dramatized in the movie 42. Due to the suspension of... |
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1947 New York Yankees World Series Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1947 World Series matched the New York Yankees against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees won the Series in seven games for their first title since 1943, and their eleventh World Series championship in team history. Yankees manager Bucky Harris won the Series for the first time since managing the Washington Senators to their only title in 1924. In 1947, Jackie Robinson, a Brooklyn Dodger, desegregated major league baseball. For the first time... |
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1947 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Championship Ring
$185.00
The 1947 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Maple Leafs would win the series four games to two. This was the first all-Canadian finals in 12 years. Montreal defeated the Boston Bruins 4-1 to advance to the finals. Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 to advance to the finals. Ted Kennedy was the leader with three goals including the Cup winner.... |
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