Dan Driessen World Series Home Run ball

Date10/19/1976

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and a "Spalding" logo.

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball hit by Dan Driessen of the Cincinnati Reds for a home run in Game 3 of the 1976 World Series, played at Yankee Stadium on October 19th. Driessen was the first designated hitter to bat in a World Series.

Object numberB-2010-0055

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer A.G. Spalding & Bros. (Manufacturer)

Subject Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Driessen, Dan, 1951-

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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