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Lot Number: 526
Description: Significant Whitey Ford 1961 Cy Young Award. The 1961 New York Yankees represent one of the most storied teams in baseball history and their season has taken on largely mythical proportions. Fueled by the Mantle and Maris assault on Babe Ruth's home-run record, they powered through the regular season finishing eight games ahead of the Detroit Tigers and took the World Series over the Reds in five. The pitching squad was lead by Whitey Ford who in his 10th Major League season had matured into the team's undisputed pitching leader and one of the most dominating hurlers League wide. Ford's 1961 season statistics were staggering with (25) victories, (209) strikeouts, (1159) batters faced, (39) games started, and an .862 win/loss percentage, ALL of which were league leading numbers. He was designated not only the American League Cy Young Award winner but also earned World Series MVP honors. It would be the first, and only, Cy Young award season for Ford during his illustrious career. Original 16.5" tall black painted wooden plaque with affixed silver plated figural pitching arm positioned above a placard with raised lettering, "Presented to Edward "Whitey" Ford Most Valuable Pitcher 1961". The plaque was made by the Balfour company and bears their tacked on metal manufacturer's tag on the back. Exhibits light scattered wear with several minute paint chips and expected tarnish. Original Cy Young award plaques of quality are exceedingly scarce within the collecting marketplace. To date there have been only a scant few publicly offered with this particular exemplar ranking as the most significant with regard to player, team, and playing era. Beautiful figural award display piece with relation to the greatest career pitching accolade of the most decorated pitcher in New York Yankees history. Includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EX/MTEstimated Price Range: ($150,000-$200,000)
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