Baseball Jersey worn by Pittsburgh Pirate Roberto Clemente
date: label: date made
content: ca 1970
name: label: user
content: Clemente, Roberto
label: associated institution
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Baseball jersey worn by Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente (1934 - 1972.) Born in Puerto Rico, Clemente began his 18-year tenure with the Pirates in 1955. During his career he was a 15-time All-Star at his position, winning 12 Gold Gloves, 4 batting titles, and a National League Most Valuable Player award (1966.)
label: Description (Brief)
content: In 1972, Clemente died in a plane crash delivering charitable aid to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. The following year, he became the first player from Latin America inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: web subject
content: Sports
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: 1981.0706.03
label: accession number
content: 1981.0706
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0706.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jersey, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 21 in; 88.9 cm x 53.34 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, mounted: 33 in x 14 1/2 in x 13 in; 83.82 cm x 36.83 cm x 33.02 cm