Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game

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Object Details

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Leonard, Walter F.

Description

Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game, played on August 8, 1937 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Buck Leonard (1907-1997), first baseman for the Homestead Grays, hit a home run to help the East win 7-2, keeping this baseball as a souvenir.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Walter "Buck" Leonard

date made

1937

ID Number

1981.0342.05

catalog number

1981.0342.05

accession number

1981.0342

Object Name

baseball

Physical Description

horsehide (overall material)

cork, cushioned (overall material)

wool (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Autographed Baseballs

Data Source

National Museum of American History

sport

Baseball

web subject

Sports

level of sport

negro leagues

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-06a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1064815