Batting Helmet worn by Walter "Buck" Leonard of the Homestead Grays
date: label: Date made
content: 1953 - 1955
name: label: maker
content: MacGregor
label: maker
content: MacGregor
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Red leather wrap around head protector with elastic band. Padding around the inside rim. This was an early version of a batting helmet and was worn under a soft baseball cap. This helmet was worn by Walter "Buck" Leonard of the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues. Leonard played first base and batted fourth for the Homestead Grays between 1934 and 1950. He and Josh Gibson were often compared to Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig although Leonard never played in the major leagues. He turned down a contract in 1952 because at 45, he thought he was too old.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: negro leagues
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Walter F. Leonard
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0123.03
label: accession number
content: 1981.0123
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0123.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Helmet
label: Object Name
content: batting helmet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: leather (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 3/4 in x 7 in x 4 3/4 in; 9.525 cm x 17.78 cm x 12.065 cm