Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Adirondack Bats, Inc., American
- Used by
- Willie Howard Mays Jr., American, 1931 - 2024
- Description
- An Adirondack model 302 M63 baseball bat used by Willie Mays in the 1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The bat is made from white ash and has black writing on side. Black type near center of bat reads, [ADIRONDACK BATS, INC. / Northern / WhiteAsh / Adirondack / 302 / DOLGEVILLE, NEW YORK / MADE IN U.S.A. / Whip Action]. Type near end opposite of handle reads, [ADIRONDACK / Willie Mays / 1965 ALL STARS]. Etched into bottom of bat's handle is the model number [M63].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1965
- Object number
- 2013.120.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- bats
- Medium
- white ash
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 35 × 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (88.9 × 6.4 × 6.4 cm)
- Place made
- Dolgeville, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Bloomington, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Athletes
- Baseball
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.120.9
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593542c27-1619-48c8-9a40-ce2513f6db54
