Object Details
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Brewer, Chester
Description (Brief)
Chester Arthur “Chet” Brewer (1907-1990) used this firstbaseman’s glove in an itinerant baseball career that took him all over North and Central America, and Asia, from 1924 to 1952, playing for more than a dozen teams. In the United Sates he was best known as a pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs, a Negro League team. Brewer is considered one of the top 20 pitchers in Negro League history, playing in two East-West All Star Games, 1934 and 1947. He was one of the first African American players to play integrated baseball, signing to pitch for Crookson, MS in 1931. By winning every game that year he showed many Mid-westerns what a top black pitcher could do for an otherwise ordinary team. After retiring from play, he scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1954 to 1974.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Chester "Chet" Brewer
date made
before 1920
ID Number
1981.0203.01
accession number
1981.0203
catalog number
1981.0203.01
Object Name
Glove
baseball glove
glove, baseball
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
rawhide (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 12 in x 9 1/2 in x 3 in; 30.48 cm x 24.13 cm x 7.62 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport or game
Baseball
level of sport
negro leagues
web subject
Sports
Subject
African American
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_665785