Wonderboy Baseball Bat used in the Movie The Natural: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wonderboy Baseball Bat used in the Movie The Natural: date made: ca 1984. affiliated person: Redford, Robert. Object Name: baseball bat.
The object in the museum catalogue
Wooden baseball bat used as a prop in the 1984 movie "The Natural" starring Robert Redford. The bat has the word "Wonderboy" printed on it in black lettering with a black lightning bolt shape. In the film, the character Roy Hobbs uses this bat in batting practice after being signed to the New York Knights as a middle-aged rookie. The film was based off of a 1952 novel by Bernard Malamud.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1984
- affiliated person: Redford, Robert
- Object Name: baseball bat
- Object Name: bat, baseball
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 33 in x 8 in; 83.82 cm x 20.32 cm
- Associated Place: United States: California, Los Angeles
- name of sport: Baseball
- web subject: Movie
- web subject: Sports
- ID Number: 1999.0265.129
- accession number: 1999.0265
- catalog number: 1999.0265.129
- Credit Line: Gift of Lou Newman
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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