Baseball
Object number2005.91.1
Date1976
OriginHaiti
MediumCork/Leather/Ink
Credit LineGift of Eric Marchbein
DescriptionWhite autographed baseball with red stitching. Baseball is autographed all over in blue ink by the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team.Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)Inscriptions1976 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team signatures in blue ink all around the ball.
MarksCenter front of baseball is stamped in black ink "Official Ball / National League / Charles S. Feeney, Pres."
Below this is the stamp of the Spalding Company. The stamp has an image of a baseball with "Spalding" printed in the center.
Above the ball "The Cushioned Cork Center" is written in an arch.
Below the image "Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. / Made in U.S.A. / Sewn in Haiti" is written.
Historical NotesThis ball was hit foul at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game in 1976 at Three Rivers Stadium. It was retrieved by the donor, Eric Marchbein, who had it autographed.
Related person
David Gene Parker
(born 1951)
Related person
Robert Ralph Moose Jr.
(1947 - 1976)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Wilver Dornell Stargell
(1940 - 2001)
On View
Not on view
c. 1979
1935
1935
