This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/6/2015
In 1947, baseball history changed for the better. This was the year baseball’s color barrier was broken by none other than standout African-American infielder Jackie Robinson. In that very first season, the ’47 Brooklyn Dodgers ball club won 94 games to take home the National League pennant as Robinson batted .297, scored 125 runs, stole 29 bases and was named the very first MLB Rookie of the Year award recipient. In 1949, the award switched to individual honors for both the American and National leagues. Alas, the Dodgers fell to the Yankees in the '47 World Series, 4 games to 3. This lot features the 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers National League Championship ring that was presented to Dodgers' team executive, Spencer Harris, who served under Larry McPhail, Branch Rickey and Walter O'Malley. Harris worked briefly in the Dodgers’ Brooklyn office as a purchasing agent before moving to Fort Worth to work in the Texas League. In 1958, he was sent to Spokane when the Los Angeles Pacific Coast League baseball franchise relocated there. After the Spokane Indians (AAA) won the PCL pennant in 1960, Harris served as general manager and president before suffering a fatal heart attack in 1964.
The 14K (white) gold ring boasts a large diamond centered perfectly on top of a second, larger blue stone. Raised lettering that reads “BROOKLYN BASEBALL CLUB” surrounds the blue stone, with the Dodgers team name/logo in blue sporting both side of the ring itself. On the inside band it reads: “14 KARAT Dieges & Clust.” Ring size 12 1/2. Weight 24 grams. An incredible treasure from one of baseball’s most memorable seasons in history.
Includes LOA from the Harris Family.