1909 Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship Trophy Presented to Barney Dreyfuss

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1909 Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship Trophy Presented to Barney Dreyfuss. Enormous in historical significance, the offered loving cup is believed to be the one and only Championship prize presented to Pirates team owner Barney Dreyfuss for the franchise's first ever World Series victory, therefore effectively making it the first Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship trophy. The appeal intensifies when we recall that it is Dreyfuss himself who is widely credited with the creation of the World Series, as it was his challenge to the 1903 American League pennant winners that gave birth to the Fall Classic. Certainly the presentation of this cup a half-dozen years after his club's surprising defeat at the hands of the underdog Boston Americans in that first Series was particularly gratifying.Clearly one of the most important Championship awards to appear upon the auction block in recent memory, this elegant early artifact of our National Pastime likewise stands as a glimmering symbol of the American Dream. Just under a quarter century after a poor Jewish immigrant from Germany, speaking not a word of English, arrived on our shores, Barney Dreyfuss had realized his greatest aspiration. We hope and expect that the new owner of this special relic will be inspired when recalling the long and difficult road Dreyfuss traveled to reach read more

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