Can anyone help identify this ball

[tp010472]

Hi I’m joe I’m a new member .i been collecting baseballs for about 18 years I have this stainless steel baseball and it appears to be hand made of very good quality. All it says on it “presented to babe Ruth 200th home run . I been researching this ball for 2 years and know nothing and never seen another please help me find out what I have here . Thank you and have a great day

[baseball tourist]

Hi, more and better pics would allow for a thorough review.

[Jobu]

I look forward to seeing more photos and hopefully hearing about where this came from.

Ruth was the first player ever to hit 200 home runs, so I can see the milestone having been worthy of a presentation piece:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/b..._Home_Run_Club

[tp010472]

Clearer images of the Ruth Ball - it is solid and heavy, weighing 188 grams.

[ramram]

Boy, that's a head-scratcher. Poorly constructed whatever it is. Makes you wonder though who would take the time to do that? I wonder if there is a 1920's baseball inside.

Rob M.

[batsballsbases]

Originally Posted by ramram

Boy, that's a head-scratcher. Poorly constructed whatever it is. Makes you wonder though who would take the time to do that? I wonder if there is a 1920's baseball inside.

Rob M.

Also makes you wonder if the person who caught the 200th home run ball did this and that might be the ball inside... Gave it back to Ruth... In any event it is a real head scratcher....

[Bestdj777]

Yea, the construction and engraving look amateur. I doubt it was a team presentation piece but maybe some local organization gave it to him after he hit 200 home runs. Still pretty interesting though.

[ramram]

....only one way to find out!

[tp010472]

thank you for your reply .i would like to add that if this a genuine throphy ball lets nopt forget it was made in the early 1930s.i have nor have ever met anyone who has even seen a steel baseball.

[tp010472]

thank you for you interest in my ball lets not forget if this is a real baseball throphy it was made in the 1930s

[Dewey2007]

Pretty interesting. Is it the size of a standard baseball or smaller or larger? Have you ever thought of having it x-ray'd to see if there is anything inside of it or does it feel solid throughout?

Originally Posted by tp010472

thank you for you interest in my ball lets not forget if this is a real baseball throphy it was made in the 1930s

[commishbob]

That's a fascinating item. Seeing those tack/nail heads it sure appears to be a baseball covered with a sheet of metal. Ruth hit his 200th in May of 1923 in Detroit. Would you mind sharing how and where you acquired it?