World Series ball

Date1920 October 11

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red and blue stitching. One side panel has a handwritten inscription in black ink, "World Series / Oct. 11, 1920 / Cleveland-1 / Brooklyn-0 / Mails / Q. / S. Smith."

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball from the 1920 World Series, inscribed with the score for Game 6 score and presumed to have been used in the game.

Object numberB-1973-0457

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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