Baseball
Object number2011.2.1
Manufacturer
Spalding
Date1960
Mediumhide; ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionAutographed baseball.Dimensions9 in. (22.9 cm)InscriptionsTwenty-two signatures in blue ink.
MarksMaker's information in black ink stamp.
Historical NotesAutographed baseball from the 1960 World Series Champions, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Signatures include: Joe Gibbon, Hal Smith, Fred Green, Dick Groat, Bill Virdon, Bob Friend, and Danny Murtaugh, whose signature was signed by the clubhouse on the ball's sweet spot.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Jim Umbright
Related person
Diomedes Olivid
Related person
Leonard Howard Levy
(1913 - 1993)
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Richard Craig Schofield
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Joseph Charles Gibbon
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Vernon Law
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Harold Wayne Smith
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Gene Baker
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Gino Nicholas Cimoli
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Fred Allen Green
(1933 - 1996)
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Richard Morrow Groat
(born 1930)
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William Charles Virdon
Related person
Robert Bartmess Friend
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Daniel Edward Murtaugh
(1917 - 1976)
Related person
Joseph O'Neal Christopher
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Frank John Oceak
(1912 - 1983)
Related person
Harvey Haddix Jr.
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R. C. Stevens
(1934 - 2010)
Related person
Robert Ralph Skinner
Related person
George Adrian Witt
(1931 - 2013)
Related person
Richard Anthony Barone
(1932 - 2015)
Terms
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c. 1979
1976