Ira Thomas, Athletics B.B.C.
date: label: date made
content: 1940s
label: date made
content: 1910
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Mack, Connie
label: Associated Name
content: Cobb, Tyrus Raymond
label: Associated Name
content: Speaker, Tris
notes: label: Description
content: Catcher Ira Thomas (1881-1958) played major league baseball from 1906-1915. After three relatively unproductive years playing for the New York Highlanders and Detroit Tigers, Thomas would find greater success after joining manager Connie Mack’s Philadelphia Athletics in 1909. On the A's, Thomas was given the team's captaincy, helping lead the club to consecutive World Series victories in 1910 and 1911. Following his playing days Thomas remained with the Athletics as a scout.
label: Description
content: The object is one of a set of 12 cards autographed by professional baseball players, primarily members of the Philadelphia Athletics.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: Autographs
setName: label: See more items in
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.310547.035.01
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.035
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cards, Baseball (12)
label: Object Name
content: autographs, baseball (12)
label: Object Name
content: autographs, baseball
label: Object Name
content: autograph, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: beige (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: dark green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 5 in; 7.62 cm x 12.7 cm