1926 New York Yankees Autographed Baseball
date: label: date made
content: 1926
name: label: signer
content: Ruth, Babe
label: signer
content: Gehrig, Lou
label: associated institution
content: New York Yankees
notes: label: Description
content: This baseball was autographed by the 1926 New York Yankees and given by their trainer, Doc Woods, to Elliot Spencer, a child living in Woods' apartment building who was ill at the time.
label: Description
content: In 1926 the Yankees went 91-63, winning the American League Pennant. The club lost in the World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals. 4-3. During the season, outfielder Babe Ruth hit .372 with 47 home runs and 150 rbis.
label: Description
content: The ball has been signed by Ruth as well four other future Hall of Famers; Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Waite Hoyt, Tony Lazzeri and Herb Pennock.
label: Description
content: Other signers include Spencer Adams, Walter Beall, Benny Bengough, Roy Carlyle, Joe Dugan, Mike Gazella, Hank Johnson, Sam Jones, Mark Koenig, Herb McQuade, Fred Merkle, Bab Meusel, Ben Paschal, Dutch Ruether, Hank Severeid, Bob Shawkey, Urban Shocker, Bill Skiff, Mysles Thomas, Aaron War and Doc Woods.
place: label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, Bronx
label: Associated Place
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: Subject
content: Baseball
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: Autographed Baseballs
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content: 1939 exhibit
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of the Elliot Spencer family through Brad Spencer
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0123.01
label: accession number
content: 2002.0123
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0123.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ball
label: Object Name
content: autographed baseball
label: Object Name
content: baseball, autographed
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cork (center material)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (layer material)
label: Physical Description
content: horsehide (cover material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm