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Houston Astros Pitchers No-Hitter Autographed ball

Date2003 June 11

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Official Major League Baseball," "Rawlings" and a 100th Anniversary Yankees logo. Ball has been signed in blue ink, "Roy Oswalt / Pete Munro #53 / Kirk Saaloos #23 / Brad Lidge #54 / Octavio Dotel #29 / Billy Wagner #13 / Brad Ausmus."

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball from a Houston Astros game on June 11, 2003 against the New York Yankees when six Houston pitchers combined for a no-hitter. It was the first time the Yankees had been no-hit in 6,980 games and just the seventh time it had happened since the franchise's inception.

Object numberB-2003-0101

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Ausmus, Brad D., 1969-

Subject Houston Astros (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject Lidge, Brad, 1976-

Subject Munro, Peter, 1975-

Subject Saarloos, Kirk, 1979-

Subject Dotel, Octavio, 1973-

Subject Wagner, Billy, 1971-

Subject Oswalt, Roy, 1977-

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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