Im with Mike 50 years of collecting I have never seen this pin associated with Leo Dorocher... Probably political.. who knows Even in Pauls book there are pins shown that over time had nothing to do with baseball he believed they were.. even if it is at best in my opinion a 10 to 20 dollar pin... If it were mine I absolutely not say its baseball.. Ed a big reach on this one my friend...

I wasn't sure, that's why I was asking. I don't want to misrepresent it for being something that it isn't.

Very true. The Muchinsky book has a pinback from a Richmond minor league hockey team that he attributed to baseball.

What are your thoughts on this?
 

What do you guys think? Is this a baseball or football pin back? Maybe Chicago Cardinals football?

Hi Jim That pin is for the University of Chicago football pin..Usually has a large metal football attached to it....

Thanks, Al. It’s part of a small group that I just picked up so I was hoping it had some kind of sports connection.

New arrival!
 

This little gem just arrived from out in the wild. Can anyone tell me a year on this or if it’s part of an actual set? Or is it just considered a style of PM10? It’s even got the nice vintage rust on the backside.

Jim not really considered a PM10 pin as it is only about 7/8s of an inch across.A nice little pin Appling had a long career with Chicago 1930 to 1950 Pin is probably late 30s early 40s. Is common but a nice pin for the collection....

Pinback was produced for ‘Luke Appling Day’ in 1947 - and was presented on a placard that thanked fans for donating to the Luke Appling Fund - FYI.

Here it is