Baseball, signed by the 1984 San Francisco Giants

Description:

Baseball signed by the 1984 San Francisco Giants. That season the Giants finished 66-96, 6th in the National League West. The ball was the property of American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996).

Autographs include; George Riley; Joel Youngblood; Mark Calvert; Bob Brenly; Dusty Baker; Chris Brown; John Rabb; Dan Gladden; Steve Nicosia; Mark Grant; Bill Laskey; Scot Thompson; Fran Mullins; John Clark; Duane Kuiper.

Presentation Date: 1984

Recipient: Fitzgerald, Ella

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Baseball

Subject:

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1996.0342.042Accession Number: 1996.0342Catalog Number: 1996.0342.042

Object Name: autographed baseball

Physical Description: cork (overall material)yarn (overall material)leather (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 in; x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5e57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1190792

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