Vinnie Smith Autograph
date: label: date made
content: 1960
name: label: depicted (sitter); signer
content: Smith, Vinnie
label: Associated Name
content: Rowlands, Edwin
notes: label: Description
content: Autograph of Major League Baseball Umpire, and former player, Vinnie Smith. The autograph was given to collector Ed Rowlands, who affixed it to a paper label along with a newspaper clipping featuring a head shot of Smith. The signature was attained along with the plate brush used by Smith during a notable game in 1959 between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Braves. In that game, the Pirates left-handed pitcher Harvey Haddix threw 12 perfect innings, only to lose the game 1-0 in the 13th
label: Description
content: Vincent “Vinnie” Smith played Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates for two seasons, 1941 and 1946. In between these appearances, the catcher served in the Second World War after being drafted into the US Navy. In his 16 games played, Smith had a .259 batting average with 14 hits and 5 runs batted in. Returning to the Minors, he eventually took up umpiring. In 1957 he was called up to the National League, where he remained an umpire until 1965.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Autographs
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edwin A. Rowlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0347.07.01
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0347.07.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0347
objectType: label: Object Name
content: autograph, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: adhesive (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 cm x 16.6 cm; 7 1/2 in x 6 9/16 in