Baseball, signed by the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

Description:

Baseball signed by the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers. That season the Dodgers finished 79-83, 3rd in the National League West. The ball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.

Autographs include Dusty Baker; Steve Yeager; Burt Hooton; Von Joshua; Bill Russell; Johnny Oates; Don Sutton; Pedro Guererro; Steve Garvey.

Date Made: ca 1979

Recipient: Fitzgerald, Ella

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: MusiciansBlacksBaseballAfrican American

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure, 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: 1996.0342.108Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.108

Object Name: baseballautographed baseball

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

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

Record Id: nmah_1190870

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