Summer Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Aug 6, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Aug 24, 2014 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 5
1906 CHICAGO CUBS NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS STERLING SILVER TROPHY CUP FROM THE HAMILTON CLUB OF CHICAGO (HELMS/LA84 COLLECTION)
Sold for
$13,800
Sold Price includes BP
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The year 1906 of course marked the Chicago Cubs first National League pennant as they finished the regular season with a 116-36 record a full 20 games in front of the NL runner-up New York Giants. To no ones surprise the Cubs pitching staff led the majors with a team ERA of 1.76. Six members of the pitching staff in fact recorded double-digit victories: Mordecai Brown (26) Jack Pfiester (20) Ed Reulbach (19) Carl Lundgren (17) Orval Overall (12) and Jack Taylor (12). In addition Brown set a major league record with the lowest ERA attained with at least 250 innings pitched (1.04). On offense the star of the team was third baseman Harry Steinfeldt who led the NL in both hits (176) and runs batted in (83) and who finished second in the league batting race with a .327 average. Pittsburghs perennial batting champ Honus Wagner was first with a .339 average. This engraved sterling silver NL Trophy Cup which stands 10 tall was awarded to the team by the Hamilton Club of Chicago. It is truly an exceptionally well crafted presentation piece. Engraved across the front is the following passage: To The Cubs Champions of the National League 1906 Compliments of the Hamilton Club of Chicago a Republican Organization. The team included four future Hall of Famers: manager and first baseman Frank Chance second baseman Johnny Evers shortstop Joe Tinker and Brown. An impressive and historic piece of Chicago baseball history the likes of which has never before been introduced to the collecting public.Includes a Letter of Provenance from the Helms Athletic Foundation/LA84 Collection.
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