Chest Protector worn by Baltimore Orioles Catcher Rick Dempsey
date: label: date made
content: 1980s
label: date made
content: 1984
name: label: associated institution
content: Baltimore Orioles
label: maker
content: Rawlings
notes: label: Description
content: Catcher Rick Dempsey played Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins (1969-1972), New York Yankees (1973-1976), Baltimore Orioles (1976-1986, 1992) Cleveland Indians (1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (1988-1990) and Milwaukee Brewers (1991). The defensive-minded backstop had a lifetime .233 batting average, with 96 home runs and 471 runs-batted-in. In 1983 Dempsey led the Orioles to a World Series Championship, being named the Series’ Most Valuable Player, batting .385 in the five games played. He would earn a second championship ring in 1988 while serving as a backup catcher for the Dodgers. After retiring from the field, Dempsey has been a baseball analyst, Minor League manager, and Major League Coach.
place: label: associated place
content: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Change Your Game
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Baltimore Orioles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0057.06
label: accession number
content: 1985.0057
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0057.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: chest protector, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: vinyl (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hide (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 17 in; 66.04 cm x 43.18 cm