BIG LEAGUE BASEBALLS | MUSEUM OF BASEBALLS
Big League Baseballs' Museum of Official Rawlings, Reach and Spalding Major League Game Balls
National League Official Game Baseballs
05/22/2010Official National League Baseballs. Made by Spalding 1878-1976, Rawlings '76-'99. NL Presidents: Nicholas Young 1885-1902, Harry Pulliam 1903-1909, John Heydler 1909-'10 & 1918-'34, Thomas Lynch 1910-'13, John Tener 1913-'18, Ford Frick 1934-1951, Warren Giles 1951-1969, Charles Feeney 1969-1986, Bart Giamatti 1986-'89, William White 1989-1994, Leonard Coleman 1994 - 1999.
American League Official Game Baseballs
03/10/2010The Official Baseballs of the American League. Made by Reach (a subsidiary of Spalding) 1901-1974, Spalding 1974-1976, and Rawlings 1977-1999, then replaced by the current universal Rawlings MLB ball. AL Presidents: Ban Johnson 1901-1927, Ernest Barnard 1927-1931, William Harridge 1931-1959, Joe (Joseph) Cronin 1959-1973, Lee MacPhail 1974-1984, Bobby Brown 1984-1994 and Gene Budig 1994 - 1999.
Rawlings Official World Series Baseballs
01/24/2009The complete collection of World Series Official Game Baseballs, dating back to 1978, when the first commemorative game ball was produced.
Rawlings Official All-Star Game Baseballs
02/04/2010The Mid-Summer Classic: host to the most colorful and distinct Major League game balls. Every official All-Star baseball offered is pictured, from 1979 - present.
Rawlings Official MLB Playoffs Baseballs
07/12/2009The National League and American League Division Series - NLDS and ALDS, and the American and National League Championship Series - NLCS and ALCS - Official Game Baseballs. These baseballs were only used for postseason games from 1996-1999 and were discontinued once the league presidents' offices were dissolved prior to the 2000 season.
Official Special Event Game Balls
01/24/2009Rawlings Special Event Official Game Baseballs include AL, NL and MLB balls with commemorative stamps. A wide variety were produced to commemorate special occasions for use in MLB games, beginning in 1991. These include Inaugural, Final Game & Season; Opening Day, Series & Game; Home Run Derby and All-Star Futures; Player Retirement, and many others.
Rawlings International MLB Baseballs
03/02/2010Featured are Official Rawlings Game Balls produced for use in organized International baseball tournaments that included participation by MLB and its players. These events that include The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA, the World Baseball Classic (2006 and 2009) and the bi-annual Japan All-Star Series baseball from 2000-2006.
MLB Official Game-Style Promo Baseballs
05/22/2009A wide range of promotional baseballs with official Rawlings MLB stamping. These are not Game Balls, but they sure emulate them, in most cases. Produced for charitable events, private signings by dealers such as Steiner Sports, and many others. Even the 48th Annual Grammy Awards has a commemorative ball.
Rawlings Official-style Company Baseballs
11/27/2009Aside from making the Official Ball of the Major Leagues, Rawlings laces them up for many other professional leagues and organizations. These are the balls used for its self-promotion. Gold Glove Award baseballs dating to 1991, and the Cy Young Award Baseball.
Miscellaneous Baseballs, Misprints and Prototypes
08/03/2010Out there in wide world of sports memorabilia collecting, there's sometimes nothing more valuable or sought after than a "mistake." Early 1900s baseball cards with errors can bring in thousands. Even mistakes during game play should be considered: Bill Buckner's infamous 1986 World Series gaffe significantly raised demand for his signed and collectible items - just look how many Buckner / Mookie Wilson duel-signed 8X10s and baseballs are available from major dealers.
So here we have the Museum of Baseballs own Hall of Freak Shows. Misprinted and even prototype balls from years past. They might not be worth any more than their properly printed counterpart, but here at BigLeagueBaseballs.com, they're special enough to get their very own mutant gallery. Also included are a few "Official" baseballs that simply didn't fit anywhere else in the Museum.
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