Carl Etz Scorecard collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of 718 scorecards scored by Carl Etz between 1938 and 1989. There are 607 home games of the Pittsburg Pirates and a combined 111 home games of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, NY Giants, NY Mets, NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and Washington Senators. There are many doubleheaders and some scorecards are noted with attendance. One item of note is the game of August 28, 1938, between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Pittsburg Pirates. It has Babe Ruth listed as a coach for the Dodgers.
Dates
- 1938-1989
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from: Giamatti Research Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: 607.547.0330 E-mail: research@baseballhall.org
Biographical / Historical
Carl Etz was an avid baseball fan, especially of the Pittsburg Pirates. He attended hundreds of games of the years and kept these scorecards.
Extent
2.29 Linear Feet (in 6 document boxes)
2.49 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of 718 scored scorecards kept by Carl Etz between 1938 and 1989.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by team and in chronological order. The home team is listed second.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 12, Range a, Shelf 6
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-2023-00059)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team)
- Cleveland Indians (Baseball team)
- New York Mets (Baseball team)
- New York Yankees (Baseball team)
- Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball team)
- Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)
- Souvenir programs
- St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team)
- Statistics
- Washington Senators (Baseball team)
- scorecards
- Title
- Guide to the Carl Etz Scorecard collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- May 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository