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Posted By: Glenn

Has anybody had a chance to see this traveling exhibit yet? It just arrived in my town (Houston) today where it will be on display at our Museum of Fine Arts through the summer. I believe it was last in St. Louis. There was a nice write-up of it in The Houston Chronicle, and I'm looking forward to dragging my wife to it. It includes a T206 Honus Wagner, which is great because a) it keeps my post on-topic and b) I've never seen one in person before. It also includes a pair of Shoeless Joe's shoes (oddly enough), a Ruth game-used bat from the 60 homer season, and "The Doubleday Ball," reportedly the first artifact ever displayed at the Hall of Fame, plenty of interesting items from the Negro Leagues and the All-American Girls Professional League, and, on the post-war front, a Jackie Robinson jersey, Berra's mitt and a ball both from Larsen's perfect game, and a Maris-used bat from 1961.