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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 Museum of American History        “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Hank Aaron 
-          National Postal Museum        42c Baseball Players single 
-          National Museum of American History        South Bend Blue Sox Baseball Dress, worn by Betsy Jochum 
-          National Museum of American History        Washington Nationals Opening Day program, 2005 
-          National Museum of American History        1926 New York Yankees Autographed Baseball 
-          National Postal Museum        20c Babe Ruth single 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth 
-          National Museum of American History        Yankee Stadium Ticket Booth 
-          National Museum of American History        Shoes worn by Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants 
-          National Museum of American History        Reach's Official 1893 Baseball Guide 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Babe Ruth 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Texas Rangers baseball uniform short pants worn by Charley Pride 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Seat from Griffith Stadium 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Jackie Robinson 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by the Washington Senators. 
-          National Postal Museum        33c Babe Ruth single 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball, signed by Stan Musial 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        *Derek Jeter, Tampa, Fl. 2003* 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Babe Ruth 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Cal Ripken, Jr. 
-          National Museum of American History        Baseball Glove, used by Sandy Koufax 
-          National Museum of American History        San Francisco Giants Hat, used by Willie Mays 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Babe Ruth 
-          National Museum of African American History and Culture        Baseball card for rookie Leroy "Satchel" Paige 
-          National Museum of American History        Washington Nationals baseball card 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Babe Ruth 
-          National Museum of American History        Babe Ruth Autographed Baseball 
-          National Museum of American History        Houston Astros sticker 
-          National Postal Museum        32c Babe Ruth single 
-          National Museum of American History        Official National League Baseball 
-          National Museum of American History        Boston Red Hat, worn by Ted Williams 
-          National Museum of American History        Bat used by Hank Aaron in the 1957 All-Star Game 
-          Smithsonian American Art Museum        Georges Carpentier and Babe Ruth 
-          National Portrait Gallery        Bill Tilden and George Herman "Babe" Ruth 
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