Catcher's Mitt used Pepper Bassett
date: label: date made
content: 1934 - 1954
name: label: maker
content: Wilson Sporting Goods Company
notes: label: Description
content: Catcher’s mitt used by Pepper Bassett (1910-1981). Between 1934-1954, Lloyd Pepper Bassett played professional baseball in the Negro, Mexican and Canadian Leagues, including five years with the Birmingham Black Barons. A fan favorite and multiple All-Star selection, Basset would sometimes entertain crowds by sitting in a rocking chair while performing his backstop duties.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: negro leagues
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Exidena Bassett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0160.01
label: accession number
content: 1981.0160
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0160.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Glove, Catcher's
label: Object Name
content: glove, baseball
label: Object Name
content: mitt, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in x 12 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 26.67 cm x 31.75 cm