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POLL: Do you think a Boston Red Sox 1912 World Series trophy is worth $300,000?

As part of the 100th anniversary of the Boston Red Sox, the sterling silver trophy presented to then-manager Jake Stahl will be auctioned and is expected to bring in $300,000.

The Boston Red Sox 1912 World Series trophy presented to team manager Jake Stahl is going on the auction block, according to the Associate Press.

Etched on the back of the trophy are the names of the 1912 team members, and the front reads, “Presented to J. Garland Stahl By Members of Boston American Baseball Co. 1912.”

It will be auctioned August 2 at Camden Yards in Baltimore during a national sports collectors’ convention.

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Heritage Auctions, based in Dallas, expects the Jake Stahl trophy will fetch more than $300,000, said Chris Ivy, director of sports for the auction house.

 

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