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Lot 1198
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Lot Number: 1198
Description: Important Bucky Walters 1939 National League Most Valuable Player presentational pocket watch. Exceptional quality Longines gold pocket watch retains original hinged lid metal case with guarantee and instructions papers. Watch is engraved on back, "Wm. H. 'Bucky' Walters Most Valuable Player of National League for 1939 Selected by Baseball Writers of America Presented by The Sporting News". Watch remains very clean and is in running order. Walters ran away with the 1939 NL award garnering 303 votes to Johnny Mize's second place total of 178. Walters led the league in various pitching categories incl. 27 wins, 31 complete games, 319 innings pitched, 137 strikeouts, and 2.29 ERA. Player MVP awards from any era are the most coveted in the collecting arena and seldom become available for public sale. Includes letter of provenance from the Walters family, Vintage telegram from Warren Giles to Walters congratulating him on the NL MVP, and a period article detailing the presentation of the watch to Walters: EX-MT
Estimated Price: ($5,000.00-$7,500.00)
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