Object Details
- recipient
- Fitzgerald, Ella
- manufacturer
- Rawlings
- Description
- This ball was signed by members of the 1984 San Francisco Giants. That season the Giants finished 66-96, 6th in the National League West. The autographed baseball was collected by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), who was also an avid baseball fan.
- Autographs include George Riley; Joel Youngblood; Mark Calvert; Bob Brenly; Dusty Baker; Chris Brown; John Rabb; Dan Gladden; Steve Nicosia; Mark Grant; Bill Laskey; Scot Thompson; Fran Mullins; John Clark; Duane Kuiper.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)
- ID Number
- 1996.0342.106
- accession number
- 1996.0342
- catalog number
- 1996.0342.106
- Object Name
- baseball
- autographed baseball
- Physical Description
- cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Cultures & Communities
- Sports & Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Baseball
- Record ID
- nmah_1190868
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-45fc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
