Western Australian Baseball League State senior teams honour board

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Overview

A West Australian Baseball League Inc. honour board for State Senior Teams and Claxton Shield Teams. The board is made of grained, brown timber with applied gold-coloured lettering. The circular black and gold-coloured logo of the West Australian Baseball League Inc. is in the top left-hand and right-hand corners.

The board is divided vertically into three sections for different honours. The first section lists Western Australian Team Managers (Coaches) 1936-1989. The second section lists Western Australian State Team MVP (Mickle Medal) winners 1954-1989. The third section lists recipients of National Awards to Western Australian Players 1947-1989.

Historical information

The honours displayed on this board span 43 years (1936 to 1989), and recognise individual achievements of Western Australians in State teams.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.380

Item type

Honour Board

Trophies and Awards

Material

Wood Board

Width

151 cm

Height or length

91 cm

Depth

2 cm

Themes

Social History

Sport

Inscriptions and markings

'West Australian Baseball League Inc.'
'State Senior Teams & Claxon [sic] Shield Teams'
'Including State Teams in 1936 &1946 - Claxton Shield Teams 1937 to 1985 & National Claxton Shield East West Series (WA Brewers) 1986 to 1989'

Contextual Information

This honour board commemorates a history and naming of those inspiring people who have achieved excellence in the sport of baseball in Western Australia.

This item had been in the possession of Baseball WA and was passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.

Keywords

West Australian Baseball League

WABL

Claxton Shield

Most Valuable Player

Baseball Managers/Coaches

State Senior Baseball Teams

Mickle Medal

WA Brewers

National Baseball Awards

Statement of significance

The honour board publicly acknowledges the outstanding achievements of people involved in the sport of baseball in Western Australia. It records when and how they were involved, their affiliations, accomplishments and awards. Of historic as well as social significance, it preserves, exhibits and promotes Western Australian baseball history and heritage.

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

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Object’s condition or completeness

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Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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