New York Mets jersey worn by Pedro Martinez

Object Details

Associated Name

Martinez, Pedro

New York Mets

Majestic Athletic, Ltd.

Description

New York Mets baseball jersey worn by pitcher Pedro Martinez.

Right-handed pitcher Pedro Martinez (b. 1971) played Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-1993,) Montreal Expos (1994-1997,) Boston Red Sox (1998-2004,) New York Mets (2005-2008,) and Philadelphia Phillies (2009.) The native of the Dominican Republic was an 8-time All-Star and 3-time Cy Young Award Winner. In 2004 Martinez helped lead the Red Sox to their first World Series title since 1918.

Martinez attained a career 219-100 Win-Loss record along with a lifetime 2.93 earned run average and 3,154 strikeouts. He has had his number retired by the Red Sox, and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.

Location

Currently not on view

2005-2008

ID Number

2017.0334.13

catalog number

2017.0334.13

accession number

2017.0334

Object Name

baseball jersey

jersey

shirt

jersey, baseball

Physical Description

cotton (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 35 in x 36 in; 88.9 cm x 91.44 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Easton

Associated Place

Dominican Republic

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National Museum of American History

subject

Baseball

Sports

Latinos and Baseball

Record ID

nmah_1864497

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9f2c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa