SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

Spring Premier Auction 2013

Wed, Apr 10, 2013 08:00PM EDT - Mon, Apr 29, 2013 12:00AM EDT
Lot 200

ROLLIE FINGERS' 1981 MLB'S ROLAIDS RELIEF MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD (FINGERS LOA)

Sold for
$5,655.60
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
$1,500,000 $150,000
This was Rollie Fingers' fourth and final Rolaids Relief Man Award and much like a couple of other seasons the pesky balloting could have been skipped altogether and No. 4 could have been granted by acclamation. Returning to the American League after one of the most successful free-agent forays ever recorded in his four-year stint in San Diego Fingers joined the Milwaukee Brewers in that historic and ugly 1981 season riven by labor wrangles and a grotesque truncated season. The unflappable Fingers weathered that irksome storm handily turning in arguably his finest campaign one in which he pulled off the rare daily double of winning the American League Cy Young and MVP awards. With a microscopic ERA of 1.06 and 28 saves in a shortened season the Rolaids Relief Man Award for 1981 was added to a vast tsunami of honors that came his way that remarkable year. Rollie Fingers was awarded this last 21-inch high trophy with a silver fireman's helmet supported by a silver column on a 10-inch high wooden base. A gold emblem at the front of the helmet features the iconic Major League Baseball red white and blue logo along with the words "Rolaids Relief Man Award" and "Major League Baseball." A 4-by-6-inch gold nameplate on the base notes Fingers' name American League Milwaukee Brewers and 1981. The trophy is in superb condition betraying only the tiniest specks of scuffing or the occasional small scratch along the bottom of the wooden base or the 10-inch main wood support and is in otherwise in problem-free and virtually as issued condition. Fingers has added his attractive and distinctive black Sharpie autograph on the back wooden panel of the base. Comes with a Letter of Authenticity from Rollie Fingers.

Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.

Payment for your invoice must clear in full prior to shipping. All items will be shipped from SCP Auctions’ Laguna Niguel, CA office in the order that payments are received. Please allow up to three business days following clearance of payment for items to ship. All items will be shipped UPS/FedEx Ground unless you contact us to discuss an alternative shipping method. If you would like your items shipped in a different method, such as UPS/FedEx Next Day or UPSFedEx 2-Day, you must contact our Post Sale Services Manager Veronica Rodriguez by emailing customerservice@scpauctions.com to discuss alternative shipping instructions. Prior to bidding, please be aware of estimated shipping costs, especially for large or heavy lots. You may contact SCP Auctions for any shipping estimates lots you are bidding on or interested in bidding on. If you intend to pick up your items in person at the SCP Auctions office, please call us to schedule. Payment must clear prior to items being available for pick-up.