Object Details
- depicted
- Ruth, Babe
- Gehrig, Lou
- A. J. Reach Co.
- Description
- Leather baseball with blue and red stitching. Autographed in ink by the 1927 World Champion New York Yankees. In 1927 the Yankees went 109-45, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the World Series 4-0. Ball is signed by Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Joe Duga; Tony Lazzeri; Benny Bengough; Pat Collins; Julie Wera; Myles Thomas; Bob Meusel; Urban Shocker; Dutch Ruether; Joe Giard; Bob Shawkey; Wilcy Moore; Ben Paschal; mark Koenig; Ray Morehart; Cedric Durst; and Mike Gazella.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Thomas Tull
- 1927
- ID Number
- 2017.0084.03
- accession number
- 2017.0084
- catalog number
- 2017.0084.03
- Object Name
- baseball, autographed
- signed baseball
- autographed baseball
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 in; 22.86 cm
- Associated Place
- United States: New York, New York City
- United States: New York, Bronx
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1836972
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a9cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
