Baseball
Object number2020.45.4
Manufacturer
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Date1989
OriginHaiti
MediumLeather; Yarn; Thread; Rubber(?) or Cork(?); Ink
Credit LineGift of Vincentian Academy
DescriptionOff-white standard baseball with red stitching. Black printed maker and product information. Covering ball is handwritten ink inscriptions and signatures.DimensionsDiameter: 2.875 in. (7.3 cm)InscriptionsCovering ball is handwritten ink text including blue ink "Vincentian H.S. / First Baseball Team / 1989" and signatures in brown ink including:
Matt Novak
Jim Brungo
Eric Jackson
Mr. ... D'Angelo
Byron Tho...
Matt G...
Brandon Rasmussen
Shaun P. K...
Mr. Walt ...
Billy...
Tim O'Donnell
David J. T ... Jr.
George Bedner
Alex Lau
Ed Cummings
Note: Names are difficult to decipher and may not be accurate.
Note: inks may be discolored and/or faded.
MarksBlack printed text "Wilson / A1010 / PREMIUM LEATHER / Official Approved / Major League / Performance Specifications / SYMMETRICALLY WOUND / HAITI".
Historical NotesThe Vincentian Academy boy's baseball team made its first appearance in the WPIAL Playoffs in 2009. Although they never won a WPIAL Championship, they won the state title in 2016 and 2018. Vincentian High School opened in 1932 as an all girl’s Catholic high school. The original class consisted of all Sisters until 1939 and was taught exclusively by Sisters until the 1960s. It remained an all-girls school until 1971. In 1994 the school became Vincentian Academy-Duquesne University until 2010 when they stopped their partnership with Duquesne and became Vincentian Academy until their closing in 2020. The last graduating class was completed virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Related institution
Vincentian Academy
(1932 - 2020)
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