Baseball, signed by the 1957 New York Yankees

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Description:

Baseball signed by the 1957 New York Yankees. That season, the Yankees finished 98-56, 1st in the American League, losing the World Series to the Milwaukee Braves, 4 games to 3.

Autographs include Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Whitey Ford; Don Larsen; Bob Turley; Hank Bauer; Sal Maglie; Bill Skowron; Bobby Richardson; Gil McDougald; Andy Carey; Enos Slaughter; Tony Kubek; Elston Howard; Harry Simpson; Jerry Coleman; Tom Sturdivant; Johnny Kucks; Bobby Shantz; Art Ditmer; Tommy Byrne; Bob Grim; Murry Dickson.

Date Made: 1957

Associated Institution: New York YankeesMaker: MacGregor

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cincinnati

Subject: Baseball

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.310547.126Accession Number: 310547Catalog Number: 310547.126

Object Name: baseball, autographedautographed baseball

Physical Description: cork (overall material)wool (overall material)horsehide (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0887-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1062859

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