History of the baseball

The first baseballs.

1830

These balls made with cobblers from rubber remnants from old shoes. If your in the right areas, sturgeon eyes were, and pitchers often used their own balls.

The new baseballs

1850

The lemon peel was one of the first baseball. It extended from the core to the surface of the leather wrapping.

A.G Spalding

1878

A.G. Spalding is widely known for his basketballs and volleyballs, but after he retired from baseball as a pitcher winning 80% of his games. He decided to make his own baseball's. The Spalding ball was used for over 100 years. The balls were made from yarn wrapped around a small piece of cork.

Cork Core

1910

The cork core was introduced during the dead-ball era due to the lack of scoring. The cork has a rough outing, its supposed to outlast the rubber center balls.