Baseball, signed by the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers

Description:

Baseball autographed by the 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers. That season the Dodgers finished 89-73, 2nd in the National League West. The autographed baseball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.

Autographs include Bill Sudakis; Willie Crawford; Jim Lefebvre; Bill Grabarkewitz; Jim Brewer; Sandy Vance; Don Sutton; Willie Crawford; Bill Buckner; Bill Singer; Hoyt Wilhelm; Bob O'Brien; Al Downing; Pete Mikkelsen; Maury Wills; Bill Russell; Tom Haller.

Presentation Date: 1971

Recipient: Fitzgerald, EllaPresenter: Los Angeles DodgersManufacturer: Spalding

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Baseball

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, Cultures & Communities, Sports & Leisure, Autographed Baseballs

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Credit Line: Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.105Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.105

Object Name: baseballautographed baseball

Physical Description: cork (overall material)yarn (overall material)leather (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-45fb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1190867

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