Baseball, signed by Don Drysdale
date: label: date made
content: 1960s
name: label: associated institution
content: Los Angeles Dodgers
label: signer
content: Drysdale, Don
label: maker
content: Spalding
notes: label: Description
content: Baseball autographed by Don Drysdale (1936-1993). The right handed pitcher played for the Brooklyn/ Los Angeles Dodgers from 1956-1969. Drysdale finished his career with a win-loss record of 209-166, having been named to nine All-Star Teams and receiving the Cy Young Award in 1962. He was a contributor to three World Series Champion Dodger teams (1959, 1963 and 1965). Drysdale has had his number 53 retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and was elected into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1984.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Autographed Baseballs
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from Brian Pugh
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1984.0228.02
label: accession number
content: 1984.0228
label: catalog number
content: 1984.0228.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: baseball, autographed
label: Object Type
content: baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cushioned cork (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehide (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm