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Depicted:
Ruffing, Red  Search this
Associated institution:
New York Yankees  Search this
Physical Description:
plastic (overall material)
white (overall color)
Measurements:
average spatial: 7/8 in; x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
button
pin
pin, baseball
Date made:
1938
Description:
White metal pin featuring New York Yankee Charles "Red" Ruffing (1905-1986.) The pin is part of the 1938 <i>Our National Game</i> series. It was originally was affixed to a cardboard backing.
Pitcher Red Ruffing played Major League baseball for the Boston Red Sox (1924-1930,) New York Yankees (1930-1942, 1945-1946,) and Chicago White Sox (1947.) The Illinois native missed the 1943-1944 due to military service during the Second World War.
Ruffing found his greatest success as a member of the powerhouse Yankee teams of the 1930s and 1940s, making all six of his All-Star game appearences and winning six world series during his time with the team. Amassing a lifetime 273-225 win-loss record, the right hander had a career 3.80 earned run average with 1,987 strikeouts.
In 1967, he was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Baseball  Search this
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
ID Number:
1982.0566.28
Catalog number:
1982.0566.28
Accession number:
1982.0566
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1352-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1064085