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Chris Rowley West Point glove

Date2013

DescriptionBrown leather left-handed fielder's glove with four finger stalls and a thumb stall. There is a vertical piece of leather between the forefinger and thumb stalls as webbing, connected by crisscross leather laces. Leather laces connect the tips of the finger stalls. Leather laces line the palm side pinky stall, thumb stall and heel edge. Palm side stamps include "Rawlings" and "PRO200 / 11 1/2 inch / For The Professional Player." Back side of the glove has an opening at the base of the finger stalls with a wrist strap that fastens with a knotted leather lace. There is a manufacturer label on the wrist strap. Underside of the wrist strap is covered in a fluffy material. Back side of the glove has a circular manufacturer label at the base of the thumb stall. Back side of the pinky stall has "Individually Handcrafted" with a model number stamped. "EKES29" is stamped at the back side base of the pinky stall. "Rawlings" is stamped on the back side of the forefinger stall.

Bio/Historical NoteGlove used by Chris Rowley during his senior year at West Point. In August, Rowley made his major league debut as a pitcher for the Blue Jays, becoming the first West Point graduate to make it to the Major Leagues.

Object numberB-2018-0006

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Rowley, Chris, 1990-

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions11 x 7 x 6.25 in.

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