Plate Brush used by Baseball Umpire Vinnie Smith
date: label: date made
content: 1959
name: label: user
content: Smith, Vinnie
label: Associated Name
content: Pittsburgh Pirates
label: Associated Name
content: Atlanta Braves
notes: label: Description
content: Umpire's plate brush used by Major League Baseball Umpire Vinnie Smith on May 26, 1959 in a contest between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Braves. In that game, the Pirates left-handed pitcher Harvey Haddix threw 12 perfect innings, only to lose the game 1-0 in the 13th. The plate brush was used to dust the dirt off of home plate.
label: Description
content: Vincent “Vinnie” Smith played Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates for two seasons, 1941 and 1946. In between these appearances, the catcher served in the Second World War after being drafted into the US Navy. In his 16 games played, Smith had a .259 batting average with 14 hits and 5 runs batted in. Returning to the Minors, he eventually took up umpiring. In 1957 he was called up to the National League, where he remained an umpire until 1965.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport or game
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Edwin A. Rowlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0347.07
label: accession number
content: 1983.0347
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0347.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: brush
label: Object Name
content: brush, plate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: bristles (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 2 in x 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm x 1.905 cm