Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game
Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game
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- Description
- Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game, played on August 8, 1937 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Buck Leonard (1907-1997), first baseman for the Homestead Grays, hit a home run to help the East win 7-2, keeping this baseball as a souvenir.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- baseball
- date made
- 1937
- user
- Leonard, Walter F.
- Physical Description
- horsehide (overall material)
- cork, cushioned (overall material)
- wool (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0342.05
- catalog number
- 1981.0342.05
- accession number
- 1981.0342
- Credit Line
- Gift of Walter "Buck" Leonard
- subject
- Baseball
- Sports
- negro leagues
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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