Object Details
- signer
- Ruth, Babe
- Gehrig, Lou
- associated institution
- New York Yankees
- Description (Brief)
- This baseball was autographed by members of the 1926 New York Yankees, including future Hall of Famers George Herman “Babe” Ruth (1895-1948) and Lou Gehrig (1903-1941).
- Gehrig played in a record 2,130 consecutive baseball games for the Yankees before amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) forced him from the field in 1939. Gehrig’s continued humility and courage while fatally ill inspired the country. ALS is still commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Elliot Spencer family through Brad Spencer
- 1926
- ID Number
- 2002.0123.01
- accession number
- 2002.0123
- catalog number
- 2002.0123.01
- Object Name
- ball
- autographed baseball
- baseball, autographed
- Physical Description
- cork (center material)
- wool (layer material)
- horsehide (cover material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- 1939 exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Sports
- Baseball
- Baseball
- Professional
- Record ID
- nmah_1022489
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-bdc3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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