Object Details
- Description
- Baseball used by pitcher Sam Streeter (1900-1985). The left-handed Streeter was a star in the Negro Leagues, playing for the Chicago American Giants, the Birmingham Black Barons, the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Streeter was the National League's starting pitcher in the first Negro League All-Star Game in 1933. He finished his career with 117 wins, ranking him 12th in all-time victories in Negro League play.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1930-1940
- associated dates
- 1930-1939
- level of sport
- negro leagues
- name of sport
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- level of sport
- Professional
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Autographed Baseballs
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sam Streeter
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 1981.0130.01
- catalog number
- 1981.0130.01
- accession number
- 1981.0130
- Object Name
- baseball
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- yellowed (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- blue (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1064804