Name/Title
"BASEBALL" JANUARY 1928Entry/Object ID
2003.124.1.1Description
Color: Black; Red; White
"Baseball" January 1928 issue, published by The Baseball Magazine Company, New York. The front cover has a red border with a white field at the center, part of which has border elements of baseball bats and balls. The title is at the top of this feild and an image of the president of the American League. At the left of the image is a list of article titles and author names. At the bottom left of this field are the month and price. At the very bottom are other titles and authors and the note that 500,000 baseball fans read the magazine. Contents include a review of the sport for the month; the cover story; articles on players; stories on teams; the concept of the "Most Valuable Player;" records; rebuilding a team; the junior World Series; letters to players from fans; and minor league players; There are many photograph illustrations and advertisements in the 47-page artifact, which has spine and corner abrasions; cover creases, corner dents, soiling, tears, and stains, stains at the bottom right edges, and browning of pages and is in fair condition.Lexicon
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Baseball, Baseball playersSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Magazines (periodicals), The Baseball Magazine Company, Baseball--Anecdotes, Baseball--Biography, Baseball--Coaches, Baseball--Managers, Baseball--RecordsLegacy Lexicon
Object Name
Magazines (Periodicals)