Roberto Clemente's Batting Helmet
date: label: date made
content: ca 1960
name: label: user
content: Clemente, Roberto
label: associated institution
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: maker
content: American Baseball Cap Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Batting helmet attributed to 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
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
topic: label: sport
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0706.06
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0706.06
label: accession number
content: 1981.0706
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet
label: Object Name
content: helmet, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: DELETE (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: adhesive (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fiberglass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/4 in x 7 1/4 in x 11 in; 13.335 cm x 18.415 cm x 27.94 cm