1963 Mickle Medal awarded to WA's MVP in the Claxton Shield Series
The 1963 Mickle Medal awarded to Mel O'Hern as the 'Most Valuable Player' in the Western Australian team competing in the Claxton Shield Baseball Series held in Brisbane. The shield-shaped medal is made of gold-coloured metal and is held in a brown felt jewellery box with cream lining.
The Mickle Medal is awarded to Western Australia's 'Most Valuable Player' in the annual Claxton Shield Series (Australian Baseball Series). The medal is named after Dave Mickle, who was a great Western Australian baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s and later a Western Australian baseball administrator.
Details
Details
[Engraved on front of medal]
'Mickle Medal'
[Inside box lid]
'The Gay-Lene Collection'
Mel O’Hern’s involvement in baseball in Western Australia spans 25 years from 1955 to 1980. In 1963 he was awarded the Mickle Medal as the Most Valuable Player in the Western Australian state team competing in the Claxton Shield Series. It was the second of four times that Mel represented the State in the series. The medal was donated by Mel to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.
This medal is of historic importance as it was only the third Mickle Medal to be awarded. It is a fine example and comes with impeccable provenance from a Baseball WA Hall of Fame inductee.
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