{"id":51,"date":"2024-03-31T12:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T12:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplanetofbaseball.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/01\/how-much-does-a-baseball-weigh-it-can-be-measured-in-ounces-3\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T12:10:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T12:10:10","slug":"how-much-does-a-baseball-weigh-it-can-be-measured-in-ounces-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplanetofbaseball.com\/how-much-does-a-baseball-weigh-it-can-be-measured-in-ounces-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Does A Baseball Weigh? \u2013 It Can Be Measured In Ounces"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re like me, you played baseball when you were a kid and may be managing or coaching the game now as a way to help your pre-teen or teenaged son. You love the game, but you have probably never given much thought, if any at all, to such things as the weight of the ball. But, as a real fan, you should be asking yourself the following question: \u201chow much does a baseball weigh?\u201d<\/p>\n

The answer to that simple question along with the actual history of the baseball and its development and evolution awaits you in this eye-opening and \u201ctell-all\u201d article.<\/p>\n

So, sit back and prepare to spend the next five minutes or so learning everything there is to know about the modern baseball, from its creation well over one hundred years ago to its current form, which, of course, includes its actual weight.<\/p>\n

Here, at last, is the whole truth about the baseball \u2026<\/p>\n

There Is No Exact Weight For A Baseball In The Little League, The Minor Leagues Or The Major Leagues<\/h2>\n

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Via: seancochran.com<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true. The modern baseball, which is used in leagues at every level, from amateur to professional, falls within a range of weights. The actual standard weight for a typical baseball is 5 ounces (or 141.75 grams). However, it can also weigh as much as 5 \u00bc ounces (or 148.83 grams). The ball, which is currently machine-made, can also weigh anywhere between 5 ounces and 5 \u00bc ounces.<\/p>\n

However, according to the Official Baseball rules, it cannot weigh more than 5 \u00bc ounces or less than 5 ounces. So, that\u2019s it. You now know how much a baseball weighs.<\/p>\n

But, there is a lot more about a baseball that you still don\u2019t know. For example:<\/p>\n

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Via: memecreator.org<\/p>\n

In the long history of baseball, the ball has been crafted in a variety of materials, often by hand. The current baseball is constructed as follows: the baseball being used in all leagues throughout the United States has a hard rubber or cork center which is wrapped tightly in yarn and covered in two strips of cowhide (formerly horsehide).<\/p>\n

The strips of cowhide are tightly stitched together in bright red stitching to form the baseball that players at every level of the game love to hit.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more useful information \u2026<\/p>\n

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Via: athlionz.com<\/p>\n

The standard baseball circumference can be anywhere from 9\u201d to 9 \u00bc\u201d. Its diameter is 2.86\u201d \u2013 2.94\u201d. When measured metrically, the ball\u2019s circumference is 228.60 mm \u2013 234.95 mm and its diameter is 72.64 mm \u2013 74.68 mm. It is interesting to note that the yarn which is used to tightly and securely wrap the ball often extends to a length of 1.6 km.<\/p>\n

Clearly, there is a lot of material that goes into the construction of a single baseball. And yet, what may be even more interesting is the long history of the baseball which dates way back to the nineteenth century.<\/p>\n

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Via: theoleballgame.com<\/p>\n

Baseballs date their history way back to the middle of the nineteenth century when the game was invented by Abner Doubleday. In those early years, baseballs were made by the pitchers that used them. These \u201chomemade\u201d baseballs would frequently loosen with use and, as a result, did not last very long.<\/p>\n

It is worth noting that baseballs at that time were not standardized. That is, they were often made in different sizes and weights and were crafted in a variety of materials.<\/p>\n

According to baseball lore, the very first design for a baseball can be credited to Ellis Drake, the son of a shoemaker, who created a ball that would probably look very little like the baseballs in use today.<\/p>\n

The advent of the \u201cmodern baseball\u201d dates back to 1876. In that year, the National League was created and its executives drafted standardized rules and regulations which included the size, weight and design of the baseball.<\/p>\n

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Via: statsdad.com<\/p>\n

As a baseball fan, you surely know the name of \u201cSpalding.\u201d It appears on lots of sports equipment. But A.G. Spalding was a pitcher in the late nineteenth century and someone who made his own baseballs.<\/p>\n

He felt his design was the best available at that time and convinced the National League to make his baseball the \u201cofficial\u201d baseball of the league. And that is what they did.<\/p>\n

In truth, Spalding\u2019s design remained in use for the better part of a century \u2026 until the ball in use today was developed and sanctioned by the National and American Leagues.<\/p>\n

Here is what you need to know about today\u2019s baseball \u2026<\/p>\n

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Via: nique.net<\/p>\n

Baseballs in the twenty-first century may look like their ancestors, but the similarity ends there. While the modern baseball still weighs 5 ounces to 5 \u00bc ounces, its construction is very different from balls made in the past. Here\u2019s why \u2026<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s \u201cstandardized\u201d baseball has a cushion cork core, two yarn wrappings covered by a \u201chard\u201d cement coating, two more wrapping of tightly-pulled yarn and an outer covering of cowhide, which replaced horsehide coverings in 1974.<\/p>\n

Here is one last thing you need to know: Major League Baseball ended its contract with Spalding in 1976. Today, all baseballs are manufactured by the Rawlings Company.<\/p>\n

Now you know all there is to know about a baseball, including its weight. Here\u2019s one more thing you need to know \u2026<\/p>\n

Your Participation In \u201cSports Talk\u201dIs Desired \u2026 And Requested<\/h2>\n

If you love baseball as much as I do, prove it. Send me an email with a question and I\u2019ll answer it \u2013 fast. Or, if you prefer, write with a comment about this great game and let\u2019s get a conversation started. We can \u201ctalk baseball\u201d by email. But you have to take the first step. Drop me a line today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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