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#                 Take Me out to the Ball Game      

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America's “greatest pastime” as captured in the collections. For more see *¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues: En los barrios y las grandes ligas* from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and *Baseball: America's Homerun* from the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum.
  -          National Postal Museum        33c New Baseball Records single 
-          National Museum of American History        Anthony Rendon's YMCA Little League baseball card 
-          National Museum of American History        Softball, signed by the 1940-1941 Boston Red Sox 
-          Smithsonian Libraries        Spalding's base ball guide, and official league book for ... : a complete hand book of the national game of base ball .. 
-          Smithsonian Libraries        Napoleon Lajoie's official base ball guide 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Catcher's mitt used by Roy Campanella 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Joe DiMaggio single 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Larry Doby single 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams single 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Willie Stargell single 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes worn by Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Larry Doby single 
-          Smithsonian Libraries        Lajoie's base ball guide 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pennant for the New York Black Yankees 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        *Paterson City Club vs. Baltimore Black Sox* 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pennant for the Cincinnati Clowns 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Jackie Robinson 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        *Scott and Templeton, L.A., CA 1979* 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pennant for the Philadelphia Stars 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pennant for the New York Cuban Stars 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Willie Stargell single 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Joe DiMaggio single 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pinback button for the Baltimore Elite Giants 
-          National Postal Museum        Forever Major League Baseball All-Stars: Ted Williams single 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Pinback button for the Kansas City Monarchs 
-          Smithsonian Libraries        Advertisement on car from Electric railway journal. 
-          Smithsonian Libraries        Fenway Park Laura Davidson 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball hat, worn by Rickey Henderson, Oakland A's 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by the 1924 Washington Senators 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by the 1937 New York Yankees 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Untitled (historical photograph, baseball team) from the Buffalo, New York Documentary Survey Project 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by the 1953 Chicago White Sox 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball signed by Satchel Paige 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball Glove worn by Cal Ripken Jr. 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by the 1958 New York Yankees 
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