Baseball, signed by the 1931 New York Yankees and Jack Dempsey
date: label: date made
content: 1931
name: label: associated institution
content: New York Yankees
label: signer
content: Ruth, Babe
label: signer
content: Gehrig, Lou
label: signer
content: Dempsey, Jack
notes: label: Description
content: Baseball signed by the 1931 New York Yankees. That season the Yankees finished 94-59, 2nd in the American League. The ball is also signed by American boxing legend Jack Dempsey (1895-1983).
label: Description
content: Autographs include Jack Dempsey; Babe Ruth; Lou Gehrig; Tony Lazzeri; Lyn Lary; Joe Sewell; Earle Combs; Ben Chapman; Bill Dickey; Samuel Byrd; Jimmie Reese; Lefty Gomez; Red Ruffing; Hank Johnson; Herb Pennock; George Pipgras; Ed Wells; Roy Sherid.
label: Description
content: (The ball has been incorrectly marked by a collector as having been from 1934. However, the ball is signed by Roy Sherid, whose last year as a Yankee was 1931. Among the other players who signed, Jimmie Reese, Herb Pennock, George Pipgrass and Ed Wells were not on the team in 1934. )
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Connecticut, Hartford
topic: label: Subject
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.122
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.122
objectType: label: Object Name
content: baseball
label: Object Name
content: autographed baseball
label: Object Name
content: baseball, autographed
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cork (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehide (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm