Baseball, signed by 1984 All-Star Game Participants

Description:

Baseball signed by participants in the 1984 Major League Baseball All-Star Game . The exhibition was held on July 10th in Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. It was won by the National League All-Stars by a score of 3-1. The game's MVP was Montreal Expo's catcher Gary Carter. The ball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.

Autographs include Al Holland; Keith Hernandez; Dwight Gooden; Bob Brenly; Tim Wallach; Charlie Lea; Rafael Ramirez; Mike Schmidt; Mario Soto; Dale Murphy; Jesse Orosco; Tim Wallach; Tim Raines; Chili Davis; Jody Davis; Tony Gwynn; Ryne Sandberg.

Date Made: 1984

Recipient: Fitzgerald, EllaMaker: Rawlings

Location: Currently not on view

Associated Place: United States: California, San Francisco

Subject: MusiciansBlacksBaseballAfrican American

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.109Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.109

Object Name: baseballautographed baseball

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

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

Record Id: nmah_1190871

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