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Los Angeles Dodgers (Major League Baseball). Vintage Unocal 76 commemorative pin set, including six enameled metal lapel pins on their original printed story cards, celebrating classic Dodgers World Series championships.
Set breakdown: Pin #1 honors the 1988 Dodgers vs Athletics title with Kirk Gibson's dramatic Game 1 home run and Orel Hershiser's MVP pitching; Pin #2 marks the 1981 Dodgers vs Yankees series with Rick Monday's NLCS homer and the tri-MVP trio Steve Yeager, Pedro Guerrero, and Ron Cey.
Additional pins: Pin #3 covers the 1965 Dodgers vs Twins series featuring Sandy Koufax and Claude Osteen shutouts and Sweet Lou Johnson's Game 7 homer; Pin #4 highlights the 1963 Dodgers sweep of the Yankees, with Sandy Koufax's dominant pitching and record strikeout totals.
Early titles: Pin #5 celebrates the 1959 Dodgers vs White Sox championship, the first World Series win in Los Angeles with Larry Sherry as pitching MVP and key contributions from Charlie Neal, Gil Hodges, and Chuck Essegian; Pin #6 commemorates the 1955 Dodgers vs Yankees series with Johnny Podres' MVP performance, Duke Snider's power hitting, and Sandy Amoros' famous running catch.
Design: multi-color hard enamel-style pins with gold-tone metal outlines featuring stadium, scoreboard, and field graphics; each pin is mounted on a white Unocal 76 card printed with pin number, year, opponent, and narrative series summary text.
Size and use: One Size collectible pin lot suitable for display on its backing cards, framed as a group, or added to a Dodgers, World Series, or Unocal 76 gas and oil advertising collection.
Era: vintage promotional issue, likely produced in the late 1980s or early 1990s to commemorate multiple Dodgers World Series championships.
