Baseball bat used and signed by Dave Winfield
date: label: Date
content: 1970s; signed after 1995
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Hillerich & Bradsby Co., American, founded 1884
label: Used by
content: Dave Winfield, American, born 1951
notes: label: Description
content: Wooden Louisville Slugger brand baseball bat used and signed by Dave Winfield. The barrel of the bat has slight wear from use. The company’s oval shaped logo is at the center of the bat where the handle begins to tapper into the barrel. Near the tip of the barrel is “GENUINE K55 / Dave Winfield / Louisville Slugger.” Written in black marker at the center of the barrel of the bat, between the company logo and the manufactured inscribed signature is “D Winfield / 3,110 Hits.” Winfield's uniform number "31" is written in black marker on the top of the knob. The number is very faded.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.173.8
objectType: label: Type
content: bats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ash (wood)
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 9/16 x 35 1/4 in. (6.5 x 89.5 cm)