Sid Mercer Scorebook collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of seven scorebooks kept by Sid Mercer between 1940 and 1944. Mercer covered the NY Yankees. The scorebooks cover the regular seasons, pre-season in 1942, World Series of 1940, and Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak.
Dates
- 1940-1944
Creator
- Mercer, Sid, 1880-1945 (Person)
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.
Biographical / Historical
Sid Mercer worked for the NY Evening Globe, New York Evening Journal, and the NY Journal-American. He was one of the founders of the BBWAA and became its president in 1940. He received the BBWAA Excellence Award in 1969.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (in one shoebox)
0.17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of scorebooks kept by Sid Mercer between 1940 and 1944.
Arrangement
These scorebooks are arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Dean O. Cochran, Jr. Manuscript Archives, Aisle 6, Range a, Shelf 3
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-1966-00211, BL-1966-00213, BL-1966-00214, BL-1966-00215, BL-1966-00216)
Appraisal
No material was removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
Scorebooks were placed in an archival shoebox.
Creator
- Mercer, Sid, 1880-1945 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Sid Mercer Scorebook collection BA MSS 119
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- May 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository