Oakland Athletics Scorebook collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of 20 spiral scorebooks dated between 1979 and 2022. The games consist primarily of Oakland Athletics home games but include spring training in Arizona. It also includes American and National League division and championship games, and World Series. There are a few ticket stubs stapled to pages.
Dates
- 1979-2022
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
The scorebooks were kept and scored by John Crichton, a baseball fan.
Extent
20 Volumes (in 2 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of 20 spiral scorebooks primarily Oakland Athletics spring training and regular season games, 1979-2022.
Arrangement
The scorebooks are numbered volume 1 to 20, and are in chronological order.
Physical Location
Manuscript Archives, Aisle 6, Range c, Shelf 4
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift (BL-2024-92)
Appraisal
No materials were removed during accessioning or processing.
Processing Information
The scorebooks were placed in flat boxes.
- Title
- Guide to the Oakland Athletics Scorebook collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford, Manuscript Archivist
- Date
- September 9, 2024
- 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