Baseball, signed by the 1984 San Francisco Giants.

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Object Details

recipient

Fitzgerald, Ella

manufacturer

Rawlings

Description

This ball was signed by members of the 1984 San Francisco Giants. That season the Giants finished 66-96, 6th 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 George Riley; Joel Youngblood; Mark Calvert; Bob Brenly; Dusty Baker; Chris Brown; John Rabb; Dan Gladden; Steve Nicosia; Mark Grant; Bill Laskey; Scot Thompson; Fran Mullins; John Clark; Duane Kuiper.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

ID Number

1996.0342.106

accession number

1996.0342

catalog number

1996.0342.106

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-45fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1190868