Baseball, signed by the 1949 Philadelphia Athletics

Description:

Baseball signed by the 1949 Philadelphia Athletics. That season, the A's finished 81-73, 5th in the American League.

Autographs include Connie Mack; Eddie Frost; Nellie Fox; Ferris Fain; Pete Suder; Eddie Joost; Hank Majeski; Wally Moses; Sam Chapman; Elmer Valo; Mike Guerra; Don White; Taffy Wright; Alex Kellner; Joe Coleman; Lou Brissie; Dick Fowler; Carl Scheib; Bobby Shantz.

Date Made: 1949

Signer: Mack, ConnieFrost, EddieFox, NellieMaker: Harwood

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Natick

Subject: Baseball

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, Sports & Leisure, Autographed Baseballs

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.310547.129Accession Number: 310547Catalog Number: 310547.129

Object Name: baseball, autographedautographed baseball

Physical Description: cork (overall material)wool (overall material)horsehide (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-de71-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1062867

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