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Originally Posted by Carter08
“Approximately 200 official balls were used by MLB per day in 1930, 280 in 1940.”
Seems like a really low number but I bet they didn’t toss them away for every pitch in the dirt like they do today.
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I read that they pretty much used the same ball until the stitches tore off. Fans even threw foul balls back onto the field in the early days. I don't know at which point that changed though. Maybe during the Ruth era? I'm sure someone here knows.