Baseball

baseball

Name/Title

Baseball

Entry/Object ID

2001.12

Description

Dark leather orange peel style baseball. The ball is partially dyed or stained red. It is painted with the inscription, "For The Championship of the State of Vt. Mountaineers vs. Rustics Sept. 6th 1876. / The Mountaineers. C. M. Wilds. C. H Nimblet. P. R. Dunn. 1st B. W. Clark 3rd B. N. H. Munsill 1st B. C. W. Corey S. S. W. Harlow L. F. C. B. Oaks C. F. F. Woodbridge R. F."

Context

Used during a baseball game in 1876 between two previously undefeated Vermont teams, the Mountaineers of Bristol, Vermont, and the Rustics, of Essex Junction, Vermont. The Mountaineers won 19 to 6.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.12

Source or Donor

Fellows, Eugene

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1876

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Baseball

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Gear, Baseball

Nomenclature Class

Sports Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

2-7/8 in

Material

Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

The Mountaineers

Person or Organization

The Rustics

Related Places

Place

Town

Bristol

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

Village

Essex Junction

Town

Essex

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Champlain Valley Fair