Base used in the 1979 World Series and signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates
date: label: date made
content: ca 1979
name: label: Associated Name
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: Associated Name
content: Stargell, Willie
label: maker
content: Pittman Rubber Co.
notes: label: Description
content: Infield base used at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Three Rivers Stadium during the 1979 World Series. The base has been signed on the bottom my numerous members of Pittsburgh Pirates, including owners John and Joseph Galbraith, General Manager Pete Peterson, Manager Chuck Tanner and players Dave Parker, Phil Garner and Willie Stargell.
label: Description
content: In 1979, the Pirates had a 98-64 regular season record before sweeping the Cincinnati Reds to win the National Leage pennant. In the World Series they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games.
label: Description
content: Three Rivers Stadium was built in 1970 and served as the home for Major League Baseball’s Pirates and the National Football League’s Steelers. The multi-purpose facility ended operations in 2000 and demolished in 2001.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California
label: Associated Place
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: Subject
content: world series
label: Subject
content: Stadiums
label: related event
content: World Series
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Team
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.1020.09
label: catalog number
content: 1979.1020.09
label: accession number
content: 1979.1020
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Base
label: Object Name
content: base, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: average spatial: 8 in x 15 in x 15 in; 20.32 cm x 38.1 cm x 38.1 cm