Name/Title
"BASEBALL" OCTOBER 1929Entry/Object ID
2003.124.2.5Description
Color: Black; Red; White
"Baseball" October 1929 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 field and a photograph of pither Burleigh Grimes, "The Spit Ball King" and a red and black bordered square behind him is below. At the lower right of the image are month and price. At the bottom are the titles and authors of four features articles, and the note that 500,000 baseball fans read the magazine. Contents include items on: a review of the sport for the month; Walter Johnson's assessment of the greatest players he knew; comparisons of players; managerial mortality; the "lively" ball; college players; current and past players and teams; and other articles relating mainly to players. There are many photograph illustrations and advertisements in the 47-page artifact, which has spine abrasions; cover creases, pencil marks on the back, soiling, stains and tears; as well as darkening of pages and is in good condition overall.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)