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Take Who Out to the Ball Game?

Season 5
July 8, 2020

Baseball fan or not, you know this song…or at least, you think you do. “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” is one of the top three most recognizable songs in the country, next to the “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Happy Birthday.” But long-forgotten lyrics reveal a feminist message buried amid the peanuts and cracker jack.

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Yankee Stadium Ticket Booth

Shoes worn by Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants Hat, used by Willie Mays

Boston Red Hat, worn by Ted Williams

Bat used by Hank Aaron in the 1957 All-Star Game

Baseball, Georgetown vs. Penn State

Glove used by Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles

1919 Baseball Scandal

Baseball Glove worn by Ken Griffey Jr.

Baseball, signed by the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers

Baseball, signed by Negro League Players

Baseball

Bat used by Yogi Berra, New York Yankees

Baseball, signed by the 1958 Milwaukee Braves

Glove, used by Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

Baseball, signed by the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers

Baseball, signed by the 1935 Chicago Cubs

Baseball card album from the Cuban Leagues, 1945

Shoes worn by Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers

Baseball hat, worn by Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's

Baseball, signed by the 1924 Washington Senators

Baseball, signed by the 1937 New York Yankees

Baseball, signed by the 1953 Chicago White Sox

Baseball signed by Satchel Paige

Baseball Glove worn by Cal Ripken Jr.

Baseball, signed by the 1958 New York Yankees

Baseball glove, used by Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's

Baseball hat worn by Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves

Baseball Shoes, worn by Rickey Henderson, New York Yankees

Baseball bat used by Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds

Baseball Bat used by Cal Ripken Jr.

Baseball bat, used by Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's

Baseball scrapbook made by Bruno Alberici while a boy during the 1930s

Baseball scrapbook made by Bruno Alberici while a boy during the 1930s

Baseball scrapbook made by Bruno Alberici while a boy during the 1930s


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