Baseball, signed by the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers

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Object Details

recipient

Fitzgerald, Ella

presenter

Los Angeles Dodgers

manufacturer

Spalding

Description

Baseball autographed by the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers. That season the Dodgers finished 89-73, 2nd in the National League West. The autographed baseball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.

Autographs include Bill Sudakis; Willie Crawford; Jim Lefebvre; Bill Grabarkewitz; Jim Brewer; Sandy Vance; Don Sutton; Willie Crawford; Bill Buckner; Bill Singer; Hoyt Wilhelm; Bob O'Brien; Al Downing; Pete Mikkelsen; Maury Wills; Bill Russell; Tom Haller.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

presentation date

1971

ID Number

1996.0342.105

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.105

Object Name

baseball

autographed baseball

Physical Description

cork (overall material)

yarn (overall material)

leather (overall material)

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Baseball

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-45fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190867