1965 minnesota twins world series ashtray

Minnesota twins baseball 1965 vintage sports memorabilia. To commemorate the series, doepner said, red wing produced a double bowlashtray piece in brown. Nelson pencil drawing general pig series 2 minnesota summer 1969. Major league baseballs allstar game is set for july 15 in minneapolis and takes place. Twins ashtray for sale collectibles for everything. Red wing 1965 world series minnesota twins american league champions double ash tray.

The front reads 1965 world series minnesota twins 1965 american league champions. The team is named after the twin cities area comprising minneapolis and st. It is in excellent, mint condition as made at the factory. There may be a rwcs chapter near you learn more on our chapters page. It measures 2 inches deep, is 12 34 inches long and 6 34 inches wide. This is the story of the team, the players, the games of the 1965 minnesota twins. Highly visual piece remains in unused like new condition with no mentionable wear.

It was the teams first pennant since moving to minnesota, and the 102 wins was a team record. The back looks like a baseball and reads red wing potteries u. The left tray has the 65 world series emblem accompanied on the right by a mn twins logo proudly proclaiming them. Would like to know the value of a 1965 world series minnesota twins america league champions ashtray. Artware red wing collectors society red wing pottery. Red wing pottery 1965 world series minnesota twins 1965 american league champions commemorative ashtray created by the red wing pottery company in redwing, mn in 1965 to celebrate and honor the minnesota twins representation in the world series. Displays as exmtnm, but has an edge chip which has been reattached with glue. Red wing pottery 1965 mn twins world series ashtray you are bidding on a vintage red wing pottery mn twins 1965 world series ashtray.

The world series, the first ever to be played in minnesota, is almost an afterthought, but its been so well. It is best remembered for the heroics of sandy koufax, who was named the series mvp. A brown double bowl ashtray commemorating the 1965 world series and the league championship, embossed with minnie and paul shaking hands. Twins world series in other vintage sports memorabilia for sale ebay. What is the value of a 1965 minnesota twins ash tray by. Pottery pieces commemorated twins remarkable 1965 season. Red wing produced a double bowlashtray piece in brown. Red wing pottery made a twin ashtray to mark the minnesota twins appearance in the 1965 world series. Minnesota twins baseball 1965 vintage sports memorabilia for sale. Red wing pottery 1965 mn twins world series ashtray.

Minnesota series for sale shop military collectibles. Decades after the 1965 world series fans lined up for autographs of their heroes. This volume celebrates the 1965 minnesota twins, who captured the american league pennant in just their fifth season in the twin cities. Red wing potteries usa minnesota twins 1965 world series double ashtray brown and green american league champions answer. A couple years back while antiquing, we found this near mint red wing pottery double ashtray commemorating the mn twins 1965 world series appearance. The 1965 minnesota twins won the 1965 american league pennant with a 10260 record. Red wing 1965 world series minnesota twins american league. Buyer pays actual shipping from 55080 should weigh around 57 lbs packaged. Minnesota twins 1965 world series double ashtray made by. Koufax did not pitch in game 1, as it fell on the jewish holy day of yom kippur, but pitched in game 2 and then tossed shutouts in games 5 and 7 with only two days of rest in. Minnesota twins 1965 world series double ashtray made by red wing potteries. The twins defeated the braves four games to three to win the championship. Minnesota twins 1965 world series double ashtray red. The 88th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion minnesota twins 9567 and the national league nl champion atlanta braves 9468.

Minnesota twins 1965 world series ashtray by red wing pottery stoneware. They compete in major league baseball mlb as a member club of the american league al central division. The left bowl says 1965 world series, and the right bowl says minnesota twins, american league champions with an embossed minnie and paul logo. The twins defeated the cardinals four games to three to win the series. Photo courtesy of red wing collectors society rick natynski. Local pickup 1406 miles away posted 8 months ago in collectibles. Pottery double baseballs ashtray with the 1965 world series logo in one bowl. The 84th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the american league al champion minnesota twins and the national league nl champion st. Please read all of my sale terms and conditions before offerding. The final strength was sandy sports illustrated vault.

Minnesota twins 1965 world series ashtray by red wing. These 15 rare pieces celebrate the minnesota twins, including 1960s team. His blue cap rested on his lap, and a cigarette burned in the black plastic ashtray in front of him. Twins baseball, red wing pottery are curators passions. This ashtray is in near mint condition t are a few tiny chips.

Twins fans will cherish this memento from the 1965 season that saw minnesota win its first pennant and give the dodgers a sevengame fight in the world series. Ten years later, the seventh game of the world series was over, and sam mele, manager of the losing minnesota twins, sat behind his orderly desk at metropolitan stadium in bloomington, minn. The twins scored six times in the third inning of the first world series game ever played in minnesota. Major league baseballs allstar game is set for july 15 in minneapolis and takes place as the red wing collectors society holds its convention in red wing, minn. Red wing 1965 minnesota twins world series ashtray. The 1987 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1987 season. For auction, this original red wing pottery minnesota twins 1965 world series ashtray. Red wing pottery mn twins 1965 world series commemorative. Baseball 1965 world series ashtray minnesota twins red wing pottery a. Next year will be the 50th anniversary of that stellar.