Sports & Leisure - Overview
The nation's passion for sports is obvious every day—at NASCAR races, kiddie soccer matches, and countless other contests. From a handball used by Abraham Lincoln to Chris Evert's tennis racket to a baseball signed by Jackie Robinson, the roughly 6.000 objects in the Museum's sports collections bear witness to the vital place of sports in the nation's history. Paper sports objects in the collections, such as souvenir programs and baseball cards, number in the hundreds of thousands.
Leisure collections encompass a different range of objects, including camping vehicles and gear, video games, playing cards, sportswear, exercise equipment, and Currier and Ives prints of fishing, hunting, and horseracing. Some 4,000 toys dating from the colonial period to the present are a special strength of the collections.
"Sports & Leisure - Overview" showing 12 items.
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Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat
- Description
- St. Louis Cardinal Stan "The Man" Musial (b. 1920) used this Louisville Slugger to collect his 3,000th hit on May 13, 1958, in Chicago's Wrigley Field. The umpires later presented him with the bat.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1950s
- date made
- 195
- 1958
- associated institution
- Saint Louis Cardinals
- user
- Musial, Stan
- maker
- Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
- Louisville Slugger
- ID Number
- 1979.0620.01
- accession number
- 1979.0620
- catalog number
- 1979.0620.01
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers. That season the Dodgers finished 96-57, 1st in the National League, losing to the New York Yankees in the World Series 4 games to 3.
- Autographs include Jackie Robinson; Roy Campanella; Carl Erksine; Chuck Dressen; Ralph Branca; Gil Hodges; Joe Landrum; Johnny Rutherford; Joe Black; Ray Moore; Clyde King; Billy Cox; Duke Snider; Pee Wee Reese; Car Furillo; Rocky Bridges; Bobby Morgan; George Shuba; Warren Giles.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1952
- maker
- Spalding
- ID Number
- 2009.0243.17
- accession number
- 2009.0243
- catalog number
- 2009.0243.17
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by broadcaster Red Barber
- Description
- Baseball signed by baseball broadcaster Red Barber (1908-1992). At the time, Barber was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers, for whom he worked from 1934 to 1953. Barber also served in as announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1934-1938) and New York Yankees (1954-1966.)
- The ball is inscribed " For my Friend Ronald Gabriel, good luck, Red Barber /1/13/53."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1953
- signer
- Barber, Red
- maker
- Spalding
- ID Number
- 2009.0243.18
- accession number
- 2009.0243
- catalog number
- 2009.0243.18
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1953 Chicago White Sox
- Description
- Autographed baseball signed by the 1953 Chicago White Sox. That season, the White Sox finished 89-65, 3rd in the American League.
- Autographs include Nelson Fox; Bob Elliott; Ferris Fain; Chico Carrasquel; Bob Elliot; Sam Mele; Jim Rivera; Minnie Minoso; Sherm Lollar; Bob Boyd; Red Wilson; Tom Wright; Billy Pierce; Virgil Trucks; Mike Fornieles; Fritz Dorish; Saul Rogovin; Sandy Consuegra; Joe Dobson; Bob Keegan.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1953
- associated institution
- Chicago White Sox
- maker
- Zacko's
- ID Number
- CL*310547.119
- accession number
- CL*310547
- catalog number
- CL*310547.119
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1957 New York Yankees
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1957 New York Yankees. That season, the Yankees finished 98-56, 1st in the American League, losing the World Series to the Milwaukee Braves, 4 games to 3.
- Autographs include Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Whitey Ford; Don Larsen; Bob Turley; Hank Bauer; Sal Maglie; Bill Skowron; Bobby Richardson; Gil McDougald; Andy Carey; Enos Slaughter; Tony Kubek; Elston Howard; Harry Simpson; Jerry Coleman; Tom Sturdivant; Johnny Kucks; Bobby Shantz; Art Ditmer; Tommy Byrne; Bob Grim; Murry Dickson.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1957
- associated institution
- New York Yankees
- maker
- MacGregor
- ID Number
- CL*310547.126
- accession number
- 310547
- catalog number
- 310547.126
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1958 New York Yankees
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1958 New York Yankees. That year the Yankees won the American League with a 92-62 record, winning the World Series by defeating the Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3.
- Autographs include Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Whitey Ford; Don Larsen; Bob Turley; Hank Bauer; Sal Maglie; Bill Skowron; Bob Richardson; Gil McDougald; Andy Carey; Enos Slaughter; Tony Kubek; Elson Howard; Tom Sturdivant; Johnny Kucks; Bobby Shantz; Art Ditmar; Norm Siebern; Bob Grim; Murry Dickson; Virgil Trucks; Marv Thorneberry; Zach Monroe; Duke Maas; Ryne Duren; Darrell Johnson; Jerry Lumpe.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1958
- associated institution
- Milwaukee Brewers
- maker
- MacGregor
- ID Number
- CL*310547.127
- accession number
- 310547
- catalog number
- 310547.127
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1953 Cleveland Indians
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1953 Cleveland Indians. That season, the Indians finished 92-62, 2nd in the American League.
- Autographs include Al Lopez; Al Rosen; Bill Glynn; Bobby Avila; George Strickland; Wally Westlake; Larry Doby; Dale Mitchell; Jim Hegan; Harry Simpson; Luke Easter; Bob Kennedy; Ray Boone; Bob Lemon; Mike Garcia; Early Wynn; Bob Feller; Dave Hoskins; Art Houtteman; Bob Hooper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1953
- associated institution
- Cleveland Indians
- maker
- MacGregor GoldSmith Inc.
- ID Number
- CL*310547.132
- accession number
- 310547
- catalog number
- 310547.132
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1953 New York Giants
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1953 New York Giants. That season, the Giants finished at 70-84, 5th in the National League.
- Autographs include Leo Durocher; Whitey Lockman; Davey Williams; Al Dark; Hank Thompson; Don Mueller; Bobby Thomson; Monte Irvin; Wes Westrum; Daryl Spencer; Bobby Hofman; Dusty Rhodes; Tookie Gilbert; Rubén Gómez; Jim Hearn; Larry Jansen; Hoyt Wilhelm; Sal Maglie; Dave Koslo; Al Corwin; Al Worthington.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1953
- associated institution
- New York Giants
- maker
- MacGregor
- ID Number
- CL*310547.139
- accession number
- 310547
- catalog number
- 310547.139
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Baseball, signed by the 1957 Milwaukee Braves
- Description
- Baseball signed by the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. That year the Braves finished 95-59, 1st in the National League. The team defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series 4 games to 3.
- Autographs include Warren Spahn; Satchel Paige; Johnny Sain; Eddie Mathews; Del Crandall; Red Schoendienst; Joe Adcock; Andy Pafko; Bob Hazle; Frank Torre; Felix Mantilla; Lew Burdette; Del Rice; Carl Sawatski; Nippy Jones; Juan Pizarro; Ernie Johnson; Bob Buhl; John DeMerit.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1957
- maker
- Spalding
- ID Number
- CL*310547.146
- catalog number
- 310547.146
- accession number
- 310547
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Milwaukee Braves Autographed Baseball
- Description
- Baseball signed by players and coaches who played on the Milwaukee Braves during the 1950s.
- Autographs include Mel Roach; Bucky Waters; Ed Mathews; John Logan; George Crowe; Danny O’Connell; Hank Aaron; Bill Bruton; Bobby Thomson; Del Crandall; Joe Adcock; Andy Pafko; Chuck Tanner; Warren Spahn; Lew Burdette; Bob Buhl; Gene Conley; Chet Nichols; Ray Crone; Ernie Johnson.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1955
- associated institution
- Milwaukee Brewers
- maker
- Spalding
- ID Number
- CL*310547.160
- accession number
- 310547
- catalog number
- 310547.160
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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