Announcement
Object number2006.6.2
Date1960
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Albert and Lois Mazukna
Description1960 World Series death notice to the New York Yankees. White paper with black border and black printed text. Reverse is undecorated.InscriptionsFront has black printed text “Died / THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES OF THE / New York Yankees / AT / Forbes Field / PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA / ON / October 13, 1960 at 3:36 p. m. / Pallbearers / MAZEROSKI LAW FACE HADDIX SMITH VIRDON / R. I. P. / PLEASE OMIT FLOWERS”.Label TextAll kinds of celebratory ephemera surfaced after the Pirates won the 1960 World Series.
Related institution
New York Yankees
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Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1882)
Related person
William Stanley Mazeroski
(born 1936)
Related person
Vernon Law
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Elroy Leon Face
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Harvey Haddix Jr.
Related person
Harold Wayne Smith
Related person
William Charles Virdon
(1931 - 2021)
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