John J. McGraw - Truxton, NY - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

"A granite monument, with a bas-relief of John J. McGraw in his Giant uniform, is surmounted by an oversized baseball inscribed with an interlocking NL for National League."

text on statue "In memory of John J. McGraw born in Truxton April 7, 1873 died Feb. 25, 1934 a great American one of baseball's immortals dynamic leader of the New York Giants for 30 years"

text on the back: "on August 8, 1938 the New York Giants played an exhibition game with the Truxton ball team in this village which made possible the erection of this memorial"

TITLE: John J. McGraw ARTIST(S): unknown DATE: 1938 MEDIUM: Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001979 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Route 13 at traffic circle Truxton New York DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: text on statue "In memory of John J. McGraw born in Truxton April 7, 1873 died Feb. 25, 1934 a great American one of baseball's immortals dynamic leader of the New York Giants for 30 years" text on the back: "on August 8, 1938 the New York Giants played an exhibition game with the Truxton ball team in this village which made possible the erection of this memorial"

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