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Baseball, signed by the 1951 St. Louis Browns

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    Object Details

    signer

    Paige, Satchel

    maker

    Spalding

    Description

    Baseball autographed by Satchell Paige and the 1951 St. Louis Browns.That season the Browns went 52-102, 8th in the American League.
    Autographs include Satchel Paige; Ken Wood; Bob Young; Matt Bates; Fred Marsh; Sherm Lollar; Hank Arft; Frank Saucier; Jack Maguire; Bill Jennings; Jim Suchecki; Jim Delsing; Bob Mahoney.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    1951

    ID Number

    2005.0195.01

    accession number

    2005.0195

    catalog number

    2005.0195.01

    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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c615-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1294157

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