Interleague Game Autographed pitching rubber

Date1997 June 12

DescriptionWhite rectangular pitching rubber made of solid rubber with a circular cement core. It has been autographed in black marker, "Mark Gardner 26 / Darren Oliver 28 / Rod Beck." One side has "Attention" and "Warning" labels printed in black lettering directly onto the rubber.

Bio/Historical NoteThis pitching rubber comes from The Ballpark in Arlington, where the Texas Rangers hosted the San Francisco Giants on June 12, 1997 in the first regular-season interleague game. It is autographed by the winning pitcher (Mark Gardner), losing pitcher (Darren Oliver) and the pitcher credited with the save (Rod Beck).

Object numberB-1997-0287

Subject San Francisco Giants (Baseball team)

Subject Texas Rangers (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Beck, Rod, 1968-2007

Subject Oliver, Darren, 1970-

Subject Gardner, Mark, 1962-

Attributes

Classificationsstadium artifacts

Dimensions23.75 x 6 x 6 in.

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