Object Details
- Associated Name
- Griffey, Jr., Ken
- Seattle Mariners
- Rawlings
- Description
- Baseball mitt won by 10 time gold-glove winning center fielder Ken Griffey Jr. (b. 1969.) Griffey played Major League baseball for 22 years, starring for the Seattle Mariners (1989-1999, 2009-2010) Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008) and Chicago White Sox (2008.)
- The son of a former major league player, Griffey was a thirteen-time all-star known for his home run hitting prowess, belting 630 over the course of his career. He lifetime marks include a .284 batting average, 2,781 hits and 1,836 runs batted in.
- 1997's American League Most Valuble player, Griffey was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- 1993-1994
- ID Number
- 2017.0334.01
- accession number
- 2017.0334
- catalog number
- 2017.0334.01
- Object Name
- baseball glove
- mitt, baseball
- baseball mitt
- glove
- glove, baseball
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in x 7 1/2 in x 13 in; 7.62 cm x 19.05 cm x 33.02 cm
- place made
- United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- African American
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmah_1864201
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-dc8c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
