Object Details
- Description
- Baseball signed by baseball broadcaster Red Barber (1908-1992). At the time, Barber was the play-by-play announcer for the Brooklyn Dodgers, for whom he worked from 1934 to 1953. Barber also served in as announcer for the Cincinnati Reds (1934-1938) and New York Yankees (1954-1966.)
- The ball is inscribed " For my Friend Ronald Gabriel, good luck, Red Barber /1/13/53."
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- signer
- Barber, Red
- maker
- Spalding
- date made
- 1953
- Physical Description
- cork (overall material)
- yarn (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 in; 7.62 cm
- Object Name
- baseball
- autographed baseball
- baseball, autographed
