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by Henry Hascup on April 11th, 2006
The average life span of a major league baseball is between 6 to 7 pitches. Some sources have 6, while others have 7.
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/k/j/kjb240/tidbits.html
A July 6, 1998 article in the Denver Post by Mike McPhee quotes Aaron Boutwell, a representative of the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, the official supplier of baseballs to all professional baseball leagues in the United States.
Quoting Boutwell, McPhee says the average lifespan of a baseball in Major League play is six pitches. “Not that it wears out. But every foul ball is lost to the fans. Every homer is lost. Every time a ball gets scuffed, the umpire banishes it down to tomorrow's batting practice.”
http://www.dcmsoft.com/rumor/story/stuff4.htm
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Plus, you know, it's someone's job to rub a new box o'balls with a dirt scrub to get them all ready to fly . . . Cool, huh?
by MyKinKStar on April 12th, 2006