Check, signed by Christy Mathewson.
date: label: Date made
content: 1924-10-02
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: associated person
content: Mathewson, Christy
label: Associated Name
content: New York Giants
label: maker
content: Mathewson, Christy
notes: label: Description
content: Personal check, signed by baseball player Christy Mathewson. After the pitcher's death, Mathewson's wife Jane would often provide such signed checks in response to autograph requests. The check is dated October 2, 1924.
label: Description
content: Right-handed pitcher Christy Mathewson (1880-1925) was one of the most successful players to ever take the mound in the Major Leagues. In 17 years with the New York Giants the Pennsylvania native amassed a career record of 373-188, with a lifetime earned run average of 2.13. The former collegiate star used a devastating fadeaway (screwball) to twice achieve pitching's triple crown (leading the league in three major statistical categories; wins, era, and strikeouts,) throw two no hitters, and lead the league in strikeouts five times. Mathewson starred in bringing the Giants a World Series title in 1905, pitching three games without giving up a run.
label: Description
content: In 1916, the aging hurler joined the Cincinnati Reds, where he appeared in one game. Mathewson would continue as the team's manager through the 1918 season. After that year, he joined the military, where as a member of the Chemical Service he developed tuberculosis resulting from a training exercise. The disease plagued him as he returned to baseball as a coach an owner, and ultimately led to his death in 1925.
label: Description
content: Mathewson's 37 wins in 1908 is still a record for baseball's modern era. In 1936 he was a member of the Baseball Hall of Fames' inaugural class.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.179
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.179
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Check, Personal
label: Object Name
content: check, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in x 8 1/2 in; 27.94 cm x 21.59 cm