Chicago Cubs Autographed ball
Date1943
DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and black stamps including "Cubs," "Recovered With / Worth / Special Tanned Horsehide," and "Warranted / Horsehide / Cover." Ball has been signed over the entire surface in black and blue ink by members of the 1943 Chicago Cubs.
Object numberB-2020-0223-02
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
Worth, Inc.
Subject
Bithorn, Hiram, 1916-1951
Subject
Erickson, Paul, 1915-2002
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Lee, Bill, 1909-1977
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Passeau, Claude, 1909-2003
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Warneke, Lon, 1909-1976
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Wyse, Hank, 1918-2000
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Martin, Stu, 1912-1997
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Burrows, John, 1913-1987
Subject
Todd, Al, 1902-1985
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Cuyler, Kiki, 1898-1950
Subject
Stanky, Eddie, 1915-1999
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Spalding, Dick, 1893-1950
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Goodman, Ival, 1908-1984
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Wilson, Jimmie, 1900-1947
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Prim, Ray, 1906-1995
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Hernández, Chico, 1916-1986
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McCullough, Clyde, 1917-1982
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Hack, Stan, 1909-1979
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Merullo, Lennie, 1917-2015
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Cavarretta, Phil, 1916-2010
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Dallessandro, Dom, 1913-1988
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Lowrey, Peanuts, 1917-1986
Subject
Nicholson, Bill, 1914-1996
Subject
Novikoff, Lou, 1915-1970
Subject
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
Attributes
Classificationssports and athletic equipment
Dimensionsdiameter: 3 in.
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Object number: BL-1995-01525
Chicago Cubs (Baseball team)
1937 June 19
Object number: B-2021-0082-02
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
2021 July 04