Baseball, awarded to Walter "Buck" Leonard

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Object Details

referenced

Leonard, Walter F.

Description

Baseball awarded to Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard (1907-1997), star first baseman of the Negro League's Homestead Grays, while playing winter baseball in Puerto Rico in 1941.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Walter F. Leonard

date made

1941

ID Number

1981.0123.02

catalog number

1981.0123.02

accession number

1981.0123

Object Name

baseball, autographed

baseball

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

cork (overall material)

yellowed (overall color)

red (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

associated place

United States

Associated Place

Puerto Rico

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Autographed Baseballs

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Baseball

web subject

African American History

Sports

level of sport

negro leagues

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746af-d338-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1063453