Negro League Baseball Players Association, American, founded 1990 Search this
Kansas City Monarchs, American, 1920 - 1965 Search this
New York Harlem Stars, American, 1931 - 1931 Search this
Medium:
ink on cardboard
Dimensions:
H x W: 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (55.2 x 34.9 cm)
Type:
posters
Place printed:
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1962
Description:
A Negro American League baseball poster featuring Satchel Paige and Goose Tatum. The poster is white at top and has a white border. The text at the top of the poster is red and says “VICTORY FIELD / INDIANAPOLIS / FRI. AUG. 31 8:00 p. m. / Adults $1.25 Children 12 & Under 25¢. Below this in white text in a blcak square is "NEGRO American LEAGUE / BASEBALL." Printed in black ink on a red background is “25 TIMES WORLD’S / Champions / Kansas City / Monarchs / VS / Harlem Stars / FEATURING THE CLOWN PRINCE OF BASEBALL GOOSE TATUM.” Images of Goose Tatum and Stchel Page are also printed on the red background. At the bottom of the poster in white text on a black background is “SEE – IN ACTION – LE ROY ‘SATCHEL’ PAIGE / ‘THE AGELESS WONDER’ REPUTEDLY THE / GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!”
