Show Your Early Baseballs

[jpop43]

Circa 1905-1910 Spalding Double Seam Ball...

[GaryPassamonte]

Great stuff from all!

[GaryPassamonte]

I am posting this for John G. It is a pitcher's warm up ball. It was used in the 1870s by pitchers who used it in a cartwheel motion to get their arm loose. It is quite heavy weighing close to a pound and is between the size of a baseball and a softball.

[pedodds]

Thanks Gary!
I’m out of town and can’t upload. This ball was sold in Rucker’s auction a ways back. It was advertised as a pitchers warm up ball. It sure feels heavy enough to be a cannon ball. Rucker seemed to be expert enough for me to bite? I think I have seen at least one more sold in auction over the years. I still have that old Best of Yesterday catalog. They don’t have the quality and quantity of memorabilia like they used to anymore! It seems to be slowly drying up!

Originally Posted by GaryPassamonte

I am posting this for John G. It is a pitcher's warm up ball. It was used in the 1870s by pitchers who used it in a cartwheel motion to get their arm loose. It is quite heavy weighing close to a pound and is between the size of a baseball and a softball.

[GaryPassamonte]

I still have that catalog, too, John. It is in tatters.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by jpop43

Circa 1905-1910 Spalding Double Seam Ball...

That's a cool baseball.

Really, this thread is great. The only equipment I have is a single mitt I was given by an aunt. She said she picked it up at a garage sale for $10. I'll have to do more sleuthing at antique stores to try to locate some early period baseballs to go along with it.