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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Certainly the Old Judge set celebrated the Browns Champions of 1887, and Cullivan's Fireside did similarly for the 1910 As.

But Mugsy wouldn't wait for that recognition, upon winning again in 1905, he emblazoned "World Champions" across his team's chest for the 1906 season.

Well, that didn't work. The Cubs won the next three years in a row and 4 of 5. The Giants were shut out until 1911.

But it wasn't only McGraw who was so bold. The same happened with the 1921 Cleve. and 1927 Cards. And both of those similarly failed to repeat. No one has tried that since.

But I bet there are some cards out there which show the uniforms of these three teams, with World Champions across their chest. Anyone ever notice any of these cards?