Object Details
recipient
Fitzgerald, Ella
maker
Rawlings
Description
Baseball signed by participants in the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game . The exhibition was held on July 10th in Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. It was won by the National League All-Stars by a score of 3-1. The game's MVP was Montreal Expo's catcher Gary Carter. The ball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.
Autographs include Al Holland; Keith Hernandez; Dwight Gooden; Bob Brenly; Tim Wallach; Charlie Lea; Rafael Ramirez; Mike Schmidt; Mario Soto; Dale Murphy; Jesse Orosco; Tim Wallach; Tim Raines; Chili Davis; Jody Davis; Tony Gwynn; Ryne Sandberg.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
date made
1984
ID Number
1996.0342.109
accession number
1996.0342
catalog number
1996.0342.109
Object Name
baseball
autographed baseball
Physical Description
cork (overall material)
yarn (overall material)
leather (overall material)
Associated Place
United States: California, San Francisco
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Autographed Baseballs
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Musicians
Blacks
Baseball
African American
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1190871