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Lot 137
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Lot Number: 137
Description: 1957 Warren Spahn Cy Young Award. Offered is the pinnacle achievement piece within the Spahn collection as awarded in recognition of his outstanding pitching accomplishments for the 1957 season. Ornate silver-plated appointments beautifully contrast against its original painted black wooden placard having raised lettering on the bottom panel, "Presented to Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher 1957". Overall condition is exemplary with some expected minimal surface wear and a few scratches to the wooden plaque listing as the only mentionable defects.15" tall retaining its original L.G. Balfour & Co. metal label on the reverse. The 1957 season was the only one of Spahn's illustrious career in which he captured the Cy Young Award behind a 21-11 record, 2.69 ERA, and an impressive 18 complete games. More notably, Spahn won in 1957 and finished second in the Cy Young Award voting on three additional occasions when there was only one award for both American and National Leagues. Markedly important personal achievement award which is without question one of the most significant player exemplars to have entered the collecting marketplace: EX-MTEstimated Price Range: ($75,000-$125,000)
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