Johnn "Stuffy" McInnes
name: label: Associated Name
content: Boston Red Sox
label: Associated Name
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: Associated Name
content: Philadelphia Athletics
label: Associated Name
content: Harvard University
notes: label: Description
content: John “Stuffy” McInnis (1890-1960) was major league baseball player from 1909-1927, playing first base for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies. McInnis acquired his unique nickname as a youth, when his spectacular play often elicited shouts of “that’s the stuff kid!”
label: Description
content: Along with Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, and John F. “Home Run” Baker, McInnis was part of Philadelphia’s famed “100,000 infield” which helped bring the A’s three World Series titles (1910, 1911,1913.) McInnis also played on championship teams in Boston (1918) and Pittsburgh (1925.) An exceptional defensive player, he was also a formidable batsman, finishing his career with a lifetime .307 batting average.
label: Description
content: After leaving the Major Leagues, McInnis coached college baseball at Norwich and Harvard Universities.
label: Description
content: The object is one of a set of 12 cards autographed by professional baseball players, primarily members of the Philadelphia Athletics.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.035.07
label: accession number
content: CL*310547
label: catalog number
content: CL*310547.035.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: autograph, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 5 in; 7.62 cm x 12.7 cm