LeRoy Neiman First Pitch baseball

Description:

Baseball thrown by artist LeRoy Neiman for the honorary first pitch of baseball game held at New York's Shea Stadium on July 5, 1997. In the game, the New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins 5-3.

Neiman threw the ball to Mets' catcher Todd Pratt, as indicated by the ball's inscription.

Date Made: 1994 - 19991997

Associated Name: New York MetsMaker: Rawlings

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Costa Rica

Web Subject: SportsSubject: Baseball

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: Gift of LeRoy Neiman Foundation

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2019.0144.20Accession Number: 2019.0144Catalog Number: 2019.0144.20

Object Name: baseball, autographed

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-b0e2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1941616

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