Spring Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Apr 8, 2015 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 27, 2015 12:30AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 544
1976 NEW YORK YANKEES AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 10K GOLD RING
Sold for
$4,680
Sold Price includes BP
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The Yankees won 97 games in 1976 and captured the eastern division title of the American League marking their first postseason appearance since 1964. Two monumental things happened as the season opened. First the club returned to Yankee Stadium to play home games with a special pre-game ceremony for the April 15 home opener that included Joe DiMaggio Mickey Mantle Whitey Ford Don Larsen and the widows of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Second the team announced that Thurman Munson would serve in the role of team captain. This was significant because no Yankee player had been captain since the death of Gehrig in 1941.
In July six players represented the team in the 1976 All-Star Game in Philadelphia: Thurman Munson who was elected to start by the fans; Chris Chambliss; Catfish Hunter; Willie Randolph; Mickey Rivers; and Sparky Lyle. By the end of the month their lead in the division ballooned to 14½ games. In August they continued to cruise towards the division title and took part in a marathon 19-inning affair with Minnesota. By September the club was poised to secure the spot in the American League Championship Series and did so on September 25 by defeating the Detroit Tigers 10-6 to clinch the division title. In the ALCS the Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals in 5 games. Chris Chambliss's walk-off home run in Game 5 clinched the pennant for the Yankees. In the World Series they were defeated in a four-game sweep by the defending champion Cincinnati Reds marking only the second time that the Yankees had ever been swept in a World Series in their history (following the 1963 Los Angeles Dodgers).
This ring was presented to Nick Priore long-time clubhouse manager of the New York Yankees. This stunning 10k gold ring has the classic "NY" logo in real diamonds on top of a blue stone. The logo is made up on 19 2-point single cut real diamonds. Embossed around the "NY" logo is "Yankees American League Champions". The left shank has "PRIORE a Yankees logo and "Pride." The right shank has "1976 an image of Yankee Stadium and Tradition". Stamped on the inside band is "Balfour 10K". Comes in the original presentation box with "New York Yankees 1976 A. L. Champs Nick Priore Club House Manager" etched on a plate next to the ring on the inside. The ring is a size 9-3/4 and it is in NM condition. Weight 22 grams.
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