Softball, signed by the 1940-1941 Boston Red Sox

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Object Details

associated institution

Boston Red Sox

signer

Williams, Ted

Grove, Lefty

DiMaggio, Dom

Description (Brief)

White leather softball autographed by members of the 1940-1941 Boston Red Sox. The ball was raffled by the B.P.O.E. 63 of Cumberland, Maryland to raise funds for children's charities during the 1940s.

Autographs include Lefty Grove; Ted Williams; Don DiMaggio.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Frances W. Fletcher

date made

ca 1941

ID Number

1985.0807.01

accession number

1985.0807

catalog number

1985.0807.01

Object Name

softball, autographed

Physical Description

leather (overall material)

cotton (overall material)

cork (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 4 in; 10.16 cm

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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

Sports

level of sport

Professional

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-09e8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_681563