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- Baseball, 1860-1870 - In the early days of baseball, balls were made by stitching a leather cover around a yarn-wrapped hard core, usually a piece of rubber. These balls with their so-called "lemon-peel" stitching varied in quality. Many lost their shape during the course of the game. By the late 1870s with the rise of professional teams, baseballs with the recognizable figure-eight cover and familiar red stitching became standard.
- 1860-1870
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball, 1860-1870
In the early days of baseball, balls were made by stitching a leather cover around a yarn-wrapped hard core, usually a piece of rubber. These balls with their so-called "lemon-peel" stitching varied in quality. Many lost their shape during the course of the game. By the late 1870s with the rise of professional teams, baseballs with the recognizable figure-eight cover and familiar red stitching became standard.
- Burroughs Baseball Team, 1911 -
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Burroughs Baseball Team, 1911
- Baseball Trousers, 1950-1959 -
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Trousers, 1950-1959
- Ford Baseball Team, 1941 -
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Baseball Team, 1941
- Baseball Shirt, 1950-1959 -
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Shirt, 1950-1959
- Baseball Uniform, 1950-1959 -
- 1950-1959
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Uniform, 1950-1959
- Baseball Knickers, circa 1930 -
- circa 1930
- Collections - Artifact
Baseball Knickers, circa 1930
- Ford Baseball Team Game, 1941 -
- August 19, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Baseball Team Game, 1941
- Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball, 1995 - The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball bears the team's logo.
- 1995
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Colorado Silver Bullets Baseball, 1995
The Colorado Silver Bullets was the first all-female professional baseball team organized after the All-American Girls Professional League folded in 1954. The team played for four seasons (1994-1997) against men's minor league, semi-professional, and college teams. This baseball bears the team's logo.
- Baseball Uniform Shirt, 1865-1885 - In the decades following the Civil War base ball clubs rapidly came to represent a community's identity and honor. Players donned colorful uniform shirts to make the team readily visible to its supporters and opponents alike. The oversized "A" on this bright red wool shirt would have stood for the name of the community, company, school or club.
- 1865-1885
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Baseball Uniform Shirt, 1865-1885
In the decades following the Civil War base ball clubs rapidly came to represent a community's identity and honor. Players donned colorful uniform shirts to make the team readily visible to its supporters and opponents alike. The oversized "A" on this bright red wool shirt would have stood for the name of the community, company, school or club.