Baseball bat used by Stan Musial for his 3,000th hit.
Baseball bat used by Stan Musial for his 3,000th hit.
- Description
- St. Louis Cardinal Stan "The Man" Musial (b. 1920) used this Louisville Slugger to collect his 3,000th hit on May 13, 1958, in Chicago's Wrigley Field. The umpires later presented him with the bat.
- Object Name
- bat
- baseball bat
- Date made
- 1950s
- date made
- 195
- 1958
- associated institution
- Saint Louis Cardinals
- user
- Musial, Stan
- maker
- Hillerich & Bradsby Co.
- Louisville Slugger
- Place Made
- United States: Kentucky, Louisville
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal, brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 34 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 87.63 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0620.01
- accession number
- 1979.0620
- catalog number
- 1979.0620.01
- subject
- Baseball
- Sports
- Professional
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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