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Baseball, signed at the 1982 All Star Game

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    Object Details

    maker

    Rawlings

    Description (Brief)

    This Official Ball of the 1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was signed by a variety of retired baseball players. The game was played at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec on July 13th, 1982, and was the first All-Star game played outside the United States.
    Autographs include Pee Wee Reese; Stan Musial; Brooks Robinson; Johnny Mize; Mickey Vernon; Willie McCovey.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    date made

    1982

    ID Number

    2009.0243.20

    accession number

    2009.0243

    catalog number

    2009.0243.20

    Object Name

    baseball
    autographed baseball
    baseball, autographed

    Physical Description

    cork (overall material)
    yarn (overall material)
    leather (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

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    Autographed Baseballs

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    name of sport

    Baseball

    web subject

    Sports

    level of sport

    Professional

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4e9f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1391848

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