Baseball

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Shanaman Sports Museum

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Baseball

Entry/Object ID

2006.27.3

Description

An autographed Major League baseball includes the signature of several players, and where they were from. The baseball was donated by George Karpach, a Bellarmine Prep left-handed pitcher and infielder who became one of the top players in the tough Tacoma City League. Karpach was also proficient in basketball, he played at Gonzaga University and Seattle University before eventually finding his way to fastpitch softball later in life. Karpach played for 22 seasons and participated in the Northwest Regional tournament 21 times, earning All-Star honors in 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1969. He also played in four ASA National tournaments and was inducted into the Northwest Regional Softball Hall of Fame, the Seattle Metro Softball Hall of Fame, the Tacoma-Pierce County Baseball/Softball Old-timers Hall of Fame and the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame.

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Baseball, Professional/Semi-Pro, High School, College, Sporting Equipment

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Major League Baseball

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Tacoma

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Karpach, George

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Bellarmine Prep

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Tacoma City League

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Gonzaga University

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fastpitch softball

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Northwest Regional tournament

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All-Star

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ASA National Tournament

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Northwest Regional Softball Hall of Fame

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Seattle Metro Softball Hall of Fame

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Tacoma-Pierce County Baseball/Softball Old-timers Hall of Fame

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Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame