Eddie Collins Autograph
date: label: date made
content: 1940s
name: label: Associated Name
content: Philadelphia Athletics
label: Associated Name
content: Chicago White Sox
label: Associated Name
content: Boston Red Sox
notes: label: Description
content: Eddie Collins (1887-1951) played Major League baseball from 1906-1930 as a second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906-1914, 1927-1930) and Chicago White Sox (1915-1926.) One of the greatest hitters in the history of the sport, Collins finished his career with a lifetime .333 batting average and 3,315 hits.
label: Description
content: Along with John “Snuffy” McInnis, Jack Barry, and John F. “Home Run” Baker, Collins was part of Philadelphia’s famed “100,000 infield” which helped bring the A’s three World Series titles (1910, 1911,1913.) Collins won additional titles with both the White Sox (1917) and the Athletics (1929 and 1930.) The American League Most Valuable Player in 1914, Collins was a speedy baserunner, leading the league in stolen bases four times.
label: Description
content: Following his playing career, Collins served as General Manager for the Boston Red Sox from 1932-1947. Collins’ tenure in Boston is remembered for his racial and religious intolerance, with the Red Sox being the last team in the majors to sign a black player after the abolishment of baseball’s color barrier.
label: Description
content: The object is one of a set of 12 cards autographed by professional baseball players, primarily members of the Philadelphia Athletics.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
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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.310547.035.08
label: accession number
content: CL*310547
label: catalog number
content: CL*310547.035.08
objectType: label: Object Name
content: autograph, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paperr (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 5 in; 7.62 cm x 12.7 cm