Official National League Baseball
Official National League Baseball
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- Description
- Official National League Baseball. It is imprinted with the signature of Ford Frick (1894-1974) who served as President of the National League from 1934-1954. Frick later served as Commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1951-1965.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- baseball
- date made
- ca 1950
- referenced
- Frick, Ford
- maker
- Spalding
- Physical Description
- horsehide (overall material)
- cushioned cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0702.02
- accession number
- 1986.0702
- catalog number
- 1986.0702.02
- Credit Line
- Gift in the Memory of Daniel Ray Hoak
- subject
- Baseball
- Sports
- Professional
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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