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Art Beltrone glove

Date1973

DescriptionBrown leather left-handed fielder's glove with four finger stalls and a thumb stall connected by a T-shaped piece of leather and lacings as webbing. Finger stalls are connected by leather lacings at the tips. Heel of the glove is lined with metal grommets and leather lacings. Leather lacings run up the palm side pinky stall, the palm side thumb stall and along the lower portion of the pocket. Palm side of the glove has several stamps including "Top Grain Cowhide" along the pinky stall, "Pro Style Pocket" on the pocket area, "All-Star / No. 302" along the heel, "RA / Professional Model" along the thumb stall, and "Flex Action" at the base of the pinky stall. Back side of the glove has an opening at the base of the finger stalls and a wrist strap which fastens with a knotted leather lace. There is a manufacturer label on the wrist strap, "All-Star / Made in Japan." "Rawhide Laced / Contour Adjustment" is stamped on the back side of the thumb stall. "Beltrone" is handwritten in black marker on the interior heel area of the glove. There is a leather loop at the base of the forefinger stall on the back side, just above the opening.

Bio/Historical NoteGlove used by Art Beltrone, former Newsday sportswriter and reporter, while playing baseball games in Venezuela and the United States as part of a baseball goodwill exhibition matchup between Venezuela and the United States in 1973. Beltrone was on a team of New York sportswriters, organized by Joe Donnelly of Long Island Newsday, after receiving an invitation from noted Venezuelan sports journalist, Juan Vene, to play games against a team he managed there, "Guaicaipuro de Oro." Three games were played in Venezuela, with the first two games being won by Guaicaipuro, 8-5 and 6-3 respectively, and the third game won by the American team, 4-3. Later in 1973, the Venezuelan team traveled to the United States where three games were also played at West Point, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium.

Object numberB-2020-0221

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer All-Star Sporting Goods

Subject Beltrone, Art, 1941-

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensionsw x h x d: 10 x 11 x 8 in.

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