Baseball, used by Sam Streeter

Description:

Baseball used by pitcher Sam Streeter (1900-1985). The left-handed Streeter was a star in the Negro Leagues, playing for the Chicago American Giants, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Streeter was the National League's starting pitcher in the first Negro League All-Star Game in 1933. He finished his career with 117 wins, ranking him 12th in all-time victories in Negro League play.

Date Made: 1930-1940Associated Dates: 1930-1939

Location: Currently not on view

Level Of Sport: negro leaguesName Of Sport: BaseballWeb Subject: SportsLevel Of Sport: Professional

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

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Credit Line: Gift of Sam Streeter

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1981.0130.01Catalog Number: 1981.0130.01Accession Number: 1981.0130

Object Name: baseball

Physical Description: leather (overall material)yellowed (overall color)red (overall color)blue (overall color)Measurements: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0376-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1064804

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