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Pennant

Object number2018.96.2

Manufacturer Trench Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Distributor Sportservice Corporation

Date1960

OriginBuffalo, NY

MediumFelt; Paint; Plastic; Photographic paper; Paper; Ink; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Larry Walter Yantz

DescriptionTriangular black felt Pittsburgh Pirates pennant. Black isosceles triangle with yellow felt band on left featuring two pairs of yellow felt tails. Front of pennant has yellow team name on right; on left is a clear plastic window bordered by a yellow bandana with black polka dots and a black and yellow pirate hat in the top left corner; behind window is color photograph of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team. Reverse has rounded rectangular white paper label adhered to right side with black printed team and maker information.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 12 × 33.25 × 0.25 in. (30.5 × 84.5 × 0.6 cm)
InscriptionsFront of pennant has yellow text on right "Pittsburgh / PIRATES".

Reverse has white paper label adhered to right side with black printed text "PITTSBURGH PIRATES – 1960 / Top Row Bob Friend – Don Gross – Bennie Daniels – Jim Umbricht – Fred Green – Joe Gibbon – George Witt – Roman Mejias – Trainer Daniel Whelan / Second Row Smoky Burgess – Bill Virdon – Coach Lenny Levy – Coach Frank Oceak - / Manager Danny Murtaugh – Coach Bill Burwell – Coach Mickey Vernon / Coach Sam Narron – Danny Kravitz – Roy Face / Third Row Assistant to Manager George Sisler – Joe Christopher – Dick Groat / Gino Cimoli – Hal Smith – Dick Stuart – Vernon Law – Don Hoak - / Bob Skinner – Traveling Secretary Bob Rice / Bottom Row Bill Mazeroski – Rocky Nelson – Dick Schofield – Harvey Haddix - / Bob Oldis – Roberto Clemente – Gene Baker – Paul Giel. / (Read Left to Right)".
MarksReverse has white paper label adhered to right side with black printed text in the bottom right corner ‘’Made by Trench, Buffalo, N. Y. for Sportservice Corp. / Pat. Pend.”
Historical NotesThis pennant is from donor Larry Yantz's childhood.

Previous owner Larry Walter Yantz

Related institution Pittsburgh Pirates (founded 1887)

Related person Robert Bartmess Friend

Related person Donald John Gross (1931 - 2017)

Related person Bennie Daniels Jr. (born 1932)

Related person James Umbricht (1930 - 1964)

Related person Fred Allen Green (1933 - 1996)

Related person Joseph Charles Gibbon

Related person George Adrian Witt (1931 - 2013)

Related person Román G. Mejias (born 1930)

Related person Daniel Whelan

Related person Forrest Harrill Burgess (1927 - 1991)