Souvenir
Object number2022.70.1
Manufacturer
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Date1960
OriginLouisville, KY
MediumWood; Varnish; Paint
Credit LineIn memory of Hance Harper Huston
DescriptionMiniature souvenir baseball bat. Medium brown wooden baseball bat with tapered cylindrical barrel and circular knob at base and hole at base end. Center of barrel has gold engraved and painted maker text inside an oval. Bat head has gold engraved and painted Roberto Clemente signature.DimensionsLength x Diameter: 21.875 x 1.625 in. (55.6 x 4.1 cm)InscriptionsBat head has gold engraved and painted signature "Momen Clemente".
MarksCenter of barrel has gold engraved and painted text inside an oval "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / 25 / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co / MADE IN U.S.A. / LOUISVILLE. KY. / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
Historical NotesRoberto Clemente 1960 World Series souvenir baseball bat. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees.
Related person
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
New York Yankees
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