Batter Up! Worcester's All-American Pastime
History / Heritage - Exhibit
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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, June 19, 2009 - August 8, 2009 |
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| Suggested Audiences: | Toddler, Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Adult, Elders | |
| Location: Find Local Food & Accommodations |
Worcester Historical Museum Booth Gallery 30 Elm Street Worcester, MA 01609 |
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| Cost: | Members and under 18 free; Adults $5 | |
| Description: | One of the most lackluster baseball teams known to the sport must surely be the one managed by Charlie Brown. His team is comprised of a motley group of uninspired ball players with a dogSnoopyas shortstop. Snoopy, as it turns out, is one of the more talented players on a team that cant hit, pitch, or field. Every year for nearly fifty years during baseball season, Charles Schulz sent this hapless crew out to lose game after outlandish game. The Peanuts Gangs ill-fated baseball games were based, to a large extent, on Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulzs childhood experiences playing sandlot baseball. Baseball was Schulzs favorite childhood sport, but he remembered losing a game once 40 to 0. This game, he said, gave him the idea for Charlie Browns string of losses. Schulzs passion for the baseball continued into adulthood, he played pickup games as often as he could on baseball diamonds he had built at his home and near his studio. Peanuts at Bat, opening on June 18 to August 8 at the Worcester Historical Museum showcases some of Schulzs most memorable baseball-themed comic strips. This is the exhibits only New England appearance. Forty-three digital prints from the original Schulz drawings are on display, taking the visitor through five decades of the Peanuts Gang engaged in Americas pastime. Included in the exhibition are vintage Peanuts baseball memorabilia and ephemera: bobble head dolls, banners, and a board game. Also on display are a Louisville Slugger Joe Shlabotnik bat (Shlabnotnik is Charlie Browns favoriteunderperformingplayer, whos never actually seen in the strip) and an over-sized Snoopy doll decked out in a team uniform. Also featured is a look at Worcesters rich baseball history. The longest game in baseball history (211 innings!), the first perfect game and of course Casey at the Bat are all here. There is also a tribute to many Worcester county players that played in the majors including Connie Mack, The Bergen Brothers and Mark Fidyrich. |
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| More Information: |
E-mail:
vanessabumpus@worcesterhistory.net
Phone: 508-753-8278x109 Entered by: Worcester Historical Museum (info@worcesterhistory.net) |
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