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Baseball -- United States -- History -- 19th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Dark-Town Battery Mechanical Baseball Bank

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP 10098
Scope and Contents Cast iron mechanical bank featuring stereotypical representations of three African American baseball players. The metal bank includes a pitcher, a batter, and a catcher all with moveable parts. The fully-functioning spring-loaded bank operates by placing a coin in a slot in the pitcher’s hand and rotating the pitcher’s arm backwards (which also bows the pitcher’s head) to set the arm. Pressing a lever behind the catcher, causes the pitcher to “throw” the coin, the batter to swing the bat,...
Dates: c. 1888

League Parlor Baseball Game

 Item
Identifier: EPH 5054
Scope and Contents

Baseball board game with abacus-style scorekeeping system. Pieces missing.

Dates: circa 1884

"Lou" Gehrig's Official Plaball Junior

 Item
Identifier: EPH 5056
Scope and Contents

One game manufactured by Johnson Store Equipment Co. Baseball board game. Pieces missing.

Dates: circa 1932

Major League Indoor Baseball Game

 Item
Identifier: EPH 5055
Scope and Contents

One game manufactured by Philadelphia Game Manufacturing Co. Players choose a baseball team and play by spinning the dial to move players around the bases throughout the innings.

Dates: circa 1913

Ora W. Harvey Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSN/CW 5026
Abstract

A four-page letter written on 15 April 1863 by Civil War private Ora W. Harvey of the 46th Massachusetts Infantry, mostly discussing camp recreations, especially baseball.

Dates: 15 April 1863

West Philadelphia Base Ball Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSSP 0002
Scope and Contents This collection consists primarily of letters addressed to the West Philadelphia Base Ball Club during the season of 1867 with a few letters from 1866. Many items are challenge letters or letters otherwise scheduling matches. There is also a 6-page letter from the Excelsior Base Ball Club of Milford, Delaware, inquiring about a player named Fisher, who pitched for the West Philadelphia Base Ball Club and another team during the 1867 season. Most of the correspondents are from the...
Dates: 1866-09-01 - 1867-09-07