Baseball used in a game between crew members of the USS Asheville PG-21 and a team from the 2nd Fleet. The score of the game is marked on the ball: Asheville 6, 2nd Fleet 7, dated August 20th 1938. The Asheville was lost in an enemy action on March 3rd 1942. One survivor was rescued, Fireman First Class Fred F. Brown; he later died in a Prisoner of War Camp.
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/navalhistory/5303079899/">92-78-A Base Ball USS Asheville PG-21</a>, Collection of Curator Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command</li>
<li>Accession: 92-78-A</li>
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