{"product_id":"boston-american-league-base-ball-club-stock-certificate-from-1901-now-red-sox","title":"Boston American League Base-Ball Club Stock Certificate from 1901 now Red Sox - Unissued","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an original unissued stock certificate from the Boston American League Base-Ball Club, now known as the Boston Red Sox, printed in orange. Features a vignette of an allegorical female figure in classical drapery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis certificate was never issued, with serial number 99, it retains the crispness of an undelivered document. Shows minimal fold, consistent with its age. Offered as a collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1901, Boston entered professional baseball's newest venture when \u003cstrong\u003eBan Johnson\u003c\/strong\u003e launched the American League to challenge the established National League monopoly. The Boston American League Base-Ball Club, later known as the Red Sox, was founded with backing from \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Somers\u003c\/strong\u003e, a coal and shipping magnate who also funded clubs in Chicago and Philadelphia to ensure the league's survival. The team's first manager was \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Collins\u003c\/strong\u003e, a third baseman who had jumped from the Boston Beaneaters and would lead the club to early success. Playing at the newly constructed Huntington Avenue Grounds, the Americans captured the first modern World Series in 1903, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eight-game championship that legitimized Johnson's upstart league. The team would become a dynasty, winning World Series titles in 1912, 1915, 1916, and 1918 before the sale of \u003cstrong\u003eBabe Ruth\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Yankees ushered in the infamous Curse of the Bambino.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly baseball securities remain among the most coveted pieces in sports memorabilia, capturing the business side of America's pastime during its formative professional era.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ticker History","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52551699104031,"sku":"ENT-BALBC-SU-ORA-0000-001","price":499.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/8757\/1743\/files\/boston-american-league-base-ball-club-stock-certificate-front-1_d751585c-5770-4c7f-80b4-f75e176d0f36.jpg?v=1779161431","url":"https:\/\/shop.tickerhistory.com\/zh\/products\/boston-american-league-base-ball-club-stock-certificate-from-1901-now-red-sox","provider":"Ticker History","version":"1.0","type":"link"}