Postcard autographed by Johnny Mize
name: label: Associated Name
content: St. Louis Cardinals
label: Associated Name
content: New York Giants
label: Associated Name
content: New York Yankees
label: maker
content: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
notes: label: Description
content: First baseman John “Johnny” Mize (1913-1993) played Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1936-1941), New York Giants (1942, 1946-1949) and New York Yankees (1949-1953). Between 1943-1945, the native Georgian spent time in the United States Navy during the Second World War.
label: Description
content: “The Big Cat” led the National League in home runs four times and runs batted in three. A 10-time All-Star and four-time World Series champion (1949-1953), Mize had a career .312 batting average, 2,011 hits, 359 home runs and 1,337 runs batted in. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Major League
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Scott Shaw
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0102.04
label: accession number
content: 1983.0102
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0102.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: postcard, baseball
label: Other Terms
content: Postcard; Autograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm