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| Text on Button | Grimes - Chicago "Cubs" 26 |
| Image Description | Illustration of Burleigh Grimes in profile wearing a blue cubs baseball hat, white shirt and white gloves with a band of yellow across the bottom with dark blue text on it and more blue text beneath it. The background is light green. |
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| Additional Information | Burleigh Grimes was the last pitcher allowed to throw a spitball. This hot-headed Hall of Famer played for many teams, Pittsburg, New York, Brooklyn, St. Louis, Boston and Chicago (1932-33). This button is part of the Orbit Gum baseball series, a 54-player set issued by Orbit Gum Company of Chicago starting in 1932. Orbit had a brand of gum known as “Tattoo” which issued the baseball series buttons. Read more about the History of Cubs Buttons on the Busy Beaver blog. |
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1932 Orbit Gum Pins. (n.d.). Professional Sports Authenticator.
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| Catalog ID | CH0136 |