Baseball bat signed by the 1991 World Series Champion Minnesota Tw
date: label: date made
content: 1988
label: date made
content: 1991
label: associated dates
content: 1988 01 01+ / 1988 01 01+, 1988 12 31- / 1988 12 31-
label: associated dates
content: 1988 01 01+ / 1988 01 01+, 1988 12 31- / 1988 12 31-
name: label: depicted
content: Minnesota Twins
label: dedicatee
content: Bush, George, H. W.
label: Associated Name
content: Minnesota Twins
label: maker
content: Louisville Slugger
notes: label: Description
content: This baseball bat was autographed by members of the Minnesota Twins and given to President George H.W. Bush shortly after the team's winning of the 1991 World Series. Managed by Tom Kelly, and led by All-Star pitchers Jack Morris, Rick Aguilera and Scott Erickson, and featuring future hall of famer outfielder Kirby Puckett, and second American League Rookie of the Year, secondbasebman Chuck Knoblach, the Twins reversed a last place season, going 95-67 in 1991 to win the American League West.
label: Description
content: The Twins met the National League champions, the Atlanta Braves, in the World Series after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series. In a close battle the Twins bested the Braves in seven games, with pitcher Morris winning World Series MVP honors.
label: Description
content: It was the second World Series win for Minnesota, having also attained the trophy in 198y, The franchise also won a title in 1924 as the Washington Senators.
label: Description
content: The bat is a model used by first baseman Kent Hrbek. Autographs on the bat include Scott Erickson; Lenny Webster; Randy Bush; Chuck Knoblauch; David West; Paul Sorrento; Chili Davis; Terry Leach; Kirby Puckett; Jarvis Brown; Kent Hrbek; Gene Larkin; Brian Harper; Carl Willis; Dan Gladden; Scott Leius; Shane Mack; Kevin Tapani; Allan Anderson; Rick Stelmaszek; Dick Martin; Doug Nelson; Dick Such;Tony Oliva; Jim Wiesner
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Louisville
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Presidency
label: related event
content: World Series
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0165.01
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0165.01
label: accession number
content: 1993.0165
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Bat, Baseball
label: Object Name
content: baseball bat
label: Object Name
content: baseball bat, autographed
label: Object Name
content: autographed baseball bat
label: Object Name
content: baseball bat, autographed
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 35 in x 2 in; 88.9 cm x 5.08 cm