Object Details
Associated Name
Reynolds, Allie
Ashburn, Richie
Irvin, Monte
Spahn, Warren
Description
Jacmar Big League Baseball Game is a baseball simulation game, where players hit and pitch using spinner wheels. Metal arrows keep track of runs, hits, balls, strikes, location of hits an innings, while an electric light, connected to a battery on the game’s back, indicates certain plays. The game’s box features many 1950’s era Major League stars, including Warren Spahn, Allie Rynolds, Richie Ashburn and Monte Irvin.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
From Mr. Lou Newman
date made
ca 1952
ID Number
1999.0265.179
accession number
1999.0265
catalog number
1999.0265.179
Object Name
game, baseball
game
baseball board game
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5.3 cm x 26 cm x 20.5 cm; 2 3/32 in x 10 1/4 in x 8 1/16 in
Associated Place
United States: California, Los Angeles
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Sports
name of sport
Baseball
Subject
Games
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1427971