Baseball, signed by Buck O'Neil
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Object Details
- signer
- O'Neil, Buck
- Franklin
- Description
- Baseball signed by Buck O'Neil (1911-2006). Born John Jordan O'Neil, Buck was a star first baseman and manager for the Negro American League's Kansas City Monarchs (1937-1955). He later served as a scout for Major League Baseball.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ID Number
- 2009.0243.11
- accession number
- 2009.0243
- catalog number
- 2009.0243.11
- Object Name
- baseball
- autographed baseball
- baseball, autographed
- Physical Description
- cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- place made
- China
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- African American History
- name of sport
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- negro leagues
- Record ID
- nmah_1391869
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-4ea2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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