Object Details
- Leonard, Walter F.
- Description
- Baseball used in the 1937 Negro League East-West All-Star Game, played on August 8, 1937 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Buck Leonard (1907-1997), first baseman for the Homestead Grays, hit a home run to help the East win 7-2, keeping this baseball as a souvenir.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Walter "Buck" Leonard
- 1937
- ID Number
- 1981.0342.05
- catalog number
- 1981.0342.05
- accession number
- 1981.0342
- Object Name
- baseball
- Physical Description
- horsehide (overall material)
- cork, cushioned (overall material)
- wool (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- National Museum of American History
- sport
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- negro leagues
- Record ID
- nmah_1064815
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-06a1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
