Wonderboy Baseball Bat used in the Movie The Natural

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Object Details

affiliated person

Redford, Robert

Description

Wooden baseball bat used as a prop in the 1984 movie "The Natural" starring Robert Redford. The bat has the word "Wonderboy" printed on it in black lettering with a black lightning bolt shape. In the film, the character Roy Hobbs uses this bat in batting practice after being signed to the New York Knights as a middle-aged rookie. The film was based off of a 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Lou Newman

date made

ca 1984

ID Number

1999.0265.129

accession number

1999.0265

catalog number

1999.0265.129

Object Name

baseball bat

bat, baseball

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 33 in x 8 in; 83.82 cm x 20.32 cm

Associated Place

United States: California, Los Angeles

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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

Movie Collection

Data Source

National Museum of American History

name of sport

Baseball

web subject

Movie

Sports

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-58cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1378934