Bill James
date: label: date made
content: 1914
label: date made
content: ca 1914
name: label: Associated Name
content: Boston Braves
label: Associated Name
content: Atlanta Braves
notes: label: Description
content: Tobacco felt of Boston Braves pitcher Bill James (1892-1971.)
label: Description
content: Tobacco felts, also known as tobacco flannels, were collectibles available to tobacco purchasers. This example comes from 1914’s "blanket" series, so called because the examples could be stitched together to make a blanket.
label: Description
content: Right hander Bill James pitched four seasons of Major League Baseball (1913-1915; 1919) all for the Boston Braves. Overall he had a 37-21 win loss record, with a 2.28 earned run average. In 1914 he helped lead the Braves to a World Series title.
label: Description
content: James served in the United States Military during the First World War.
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
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: 1999.3052.168
label: nonaccession number
content: 1999.3052
label: catalog number
content: 1999.3052.168
objectType: label: Object Name
content: tobacco felt, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.4 cm x 13.4 cm; 5 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in