SCP Auctions Spring 2010 Internet Auction
Wed, May 26, 2010 08:00PM EDT - Tue, Jun 1, 2010 10:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 117
WILLIE KEELER'S OWN 1895 BALTIMORE BASE BALL CLUB (N.L. CHAMPIONS) BENEFIT SOUVENIR PROGRAM - FEATURING TEAM COMPOSITE PHOTO
Sold for
$2,290.80
Sold Price includes BP
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In 1895 the Baltimore Orioles finished three games ahead of the Cleveland Spiders to win their second consecutive National League championship. To determine the post-season champion of the League these two teams would subsequently square off in the second annual Temple Cup series. The offered souvenir program from the personal collection Willie Keeler was issued for a Baltimore Orioles team benefit celebration produced by the Digby Bell Opera Co. on Oct. 7th and 8th 1895. This celebration of the Orioles National League Championship was held at the Harris Academy of Music coinciding with the teams unsuccessful conclusion of the Temple Cup series. Beautifully designed and thoughtfully composed this program recounts the Orioles' 1895 season with colorful prose. The 28-page book features biographical vignettes of manager Ned Hanlon and sixteen team members including Wilbert Robinson John McGraw Joe Kelley William Gleason Hugh Jennings and its former owner Willie Keeler. A photographic composite of the squad appears on the fourth page. The overall appearance of the 7" by 5-5/8" publication is remarkably fresh for its age with minimal handling wear consisting of a small stain on the upper right area of the cover and mild spine wear. The interior pages are firmly in tact contributing to an overall grade of EX-EX/MT. The embossed graphics on the cover are highly ornate. A supremely rare and appealing souvenir made all the more so by its incredible Hall of Fame player provenance. Includes a letter of provenance form the Keeler family.
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