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The sales and promotion staff for Dudley Sports was comprised of about 30 people many of which were former Pro Baseball players. |
All American Baseball?
Materials come from all over the world for the American tradition of baseball.
| MATERIAL | SOURCE |
| The cork and rubber center is the size of a quarter. |
Cork from Portugal Rubber from Malaysia |
| The ball is wound up to proper size with wool yarn. | Yarn from Australia |
| A traditional horsehide leather cover is sewn onto the ball. (Today all major league baseballs are covered with domestic cowhide.) |
Leather from France Stitched in Costa Rica today. |
Baseball and Softball Manufacturing Statistics
| BASEBALLS | SOFTBALLS | |
| Stitches | 108 | 88 stitches |
| Circumference | 9 to 9 1/4" | 11 7/8" to 12 1/4" |
| Weight | 5 to 5 1/4 oz. | 6 1/4 to 7 oz. |
| Thread |
cotton 104 inches doubles |
cotton or nylon 104 inches doubled |
Thread is waxed to prevent tangling. Needles are straight harness needles (used to make saddles and harnesses), not curved needles.
Baseball Thread Color
Many years ago the American league baseballs were stitched with red and blue thread and the National League baseballs were stitched with red and black thread. Because of problems of keeping inventories balanced, an accountant suggested that the balls be simply stitched with red thread. To this day they are stitched with red thread.
Promotion Staff
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The sales and promotion staff for Dudley Sports was comprised of about 30 people many of which were former Pro Baseball players. |
| Del Unser | Played for the Philadelphia Phillies when they won the world series in 1980 |
| Al Unser | Played for Cincinnati as a catcher |
| Tony Cloninger | Pitcher for the Giants |
| Jim Burnes | Scout for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Dick Werner | Pro football player for Minnesota |
| Bruce Mead | One of 4 A.S.A. (Amateur Softball Assn.) Hall of Fame championship softball players. |
Fastest Perkasie Stitcher- Carlton Hendricks
Hands down Dave Hubbert indicated that there was no question that Carlton Hendricks was the fastest stitcher with great hand / eye coordination.