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.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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Jim Umbright
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Diomedes Olivid
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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
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Robert Bartmess Friend
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Daniel Edward Murtaugh
(1917 - 1976)
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Joseph O'Neal Christopher
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Frank John Oceak
(1912 - 1983)
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Harvey Haddix Jr.
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R. C. Stevens
(1934 - 2010)
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Robert Ralph Skinner
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George Adrian Witt
(1931 - 2013)
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Richard Anthony Barone
(1932 - 2015)
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