by Zack Hample
PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
1.1 Photo of Charles Weeghman—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
1.2 Up for Grabs poster—courtesy of Laemmle/Zeller Films, Inc.
1.3 Photo of Barry Bonds’s 756th home run ball—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
1.4 Photo of Waveland Avenue—Zack Hample.
2.1 Photo of Luke Appling—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
2.2 Topps 1959 Norm Zauchin baseball card—courtesy of The Topps Company, Inc.
2.3 Photo of the Grasshopper airplane—courtesy of Mick Bajcar.
3.1 Photo of Herb Score—Bettmann/Corbis
4.1 Drawing of building and blimp heights—Zack Hample.
5.1 B.C. comic strip—reprinted by permission of John L. Hart FLP © 2010.
5.2 Photo of Justin Bieber—Kevin Aranibar, Kerosene Photography
6.1 Photo of the “lemon-peel” and “belt” balls—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
6.2 Photo of the painted ball—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
6.3 Patent diagram—courtesy of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
6.4 Spalding baseball advertisement—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
6.5 Albert G. Spalding portrait—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
6.6 Baseball magazine cover—reproduced from the original held by the Department of Special Collections of the Hesburgh Libraries of the University of Notre Dame.
6.7 Peanuts comic strip—© 2010 PEANUTS Worldwide LLC.
6.8 Photo of the Astrodome—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
6.9 Photos of the baseballs from 1999 and 2000—Zack Hample.
7.1 Photo of a ball being dismantled—Zack Hample.
7.2 Photo of the pill components—Zack Hample.
7.3 Photo of the outside of the Rawlings factory—Zack Hample.
7.4 Photo of the cross section of a baseball—Zack Hample.
7.5 Photo of the hydraulic press—Zack Hample.
7.6 Photo of the figure-eight-shaped cutting tool—Zack Hample.
7.7 Photo of the stitching room—Zack Hample.
7.8 Photo of the inspection room—Zack Hample.
7.9 Photo of the 1978 World Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.10 Photo of the 1979 All-Star Game ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.11 Photo of the Comiskey Park ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.12 Photo of the 1992 All-Star Game ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.13 Photo of the Cal Ripken ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.14 Photo of the “Primera Serie” ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.15 Photo of the Jackie Robinson ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.16 Photo of the Hank Aaron ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.17 Photo of the American League 100th anniversary ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.18 Photo of the 9/11 ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.19 Photo of the Yankees’ 100th anniversary ball—Zack Hample.
7.20 Photo of the Don Larsen ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.21 Photo of the Joe DiMaggio ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.22 Photo of the Tiger Stadium ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.23 Photo of the July 4th ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.24 Photo of the 2004 Opening Day ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.25 Photo of the Rogers Centre ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.26 Photo of the Busch Stadium ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.27 Photo of the 1986 World Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.28 Photo of the 1989 World Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.29 Photo of the 1996 National League Division Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.30 Photo of the 1999 American League Championship Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.31 Photo of the 2000 World Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.32 Photo of the 2009 World Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.33 Photo of the “Month of the Americas” ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.34 Photo of the “Serie de los Expos de Montreal” ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.35 Photo of the 2006 Japan All-Star Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.36 Photo of the 2008 China Series ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.37 Photo of the 2009 World Baseball Classic ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.38 Photo of the 2010 Taiwan Games ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.39 Photo of the Enron Field ball—Zack Hample.
7.40 Photo of the 2000 All-Star Game ball—Zack Hample.
7.41 Photo of the Grammy Awards ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.42 Photo of the Ashburn Alley ball—Zack Hample.
7.43 Photo of the 2007 Home Run Derby ball—courtesy of Zach Mazefsky.
7.44 Photo of the 2K Sports ball—Zack Hample.
8.1 Photo of the Rockies’ humidor—Zack Hample.
8.2 Photo of Lena Blackburne—National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, NY.
8.3 Photo of the mud container—Zack Hample.
9.1 Photo of players wearing shirts over their jerseys—Zack Hample.
10.1 Photo of a baseball in the empty stands—Zack Hample.
10.2 Photo of Great American Ball Park—Zack Hample.
10.3 Photo of Fenway Park—Zack Hample.
10.4 Photos of the glove trick—Zack Hample.
11.1 Photo of Heath Bell—© Andy Hayt; courtesy of the San Diego Padres.
11.2 Photo of the Red Sox playing catch—Zack Hample.
13.1 Photo of Moe Mullins—Zack Hample.
13.2 Photo of Rich Buhrke—Zack Hample.
13.3 Photo of Artie Laurain—Zack Hample.
13.4 Photo of John Witt—courtesy of Cydney Hebert.
13.5 Photo of Tracy Collins—Zack Hample.
13.6 Photo of Alex Patino—Zack Hample.
13.7 Photo of Lee Wilson—courtesy of Tommy O’Boyle.
13.8 Photo of Emily and Dan Sauvageau—Julie Sauvageau.
13.9 Photo of Greg Dryden—Zack Hample.
13.10 Photo of Camden Yards—courtesy of Brandon Sloter.
13.11 Photo of Kauffman Stadium—Zack Hample.
13.12 Photo of AT&T Park—Zack Hample.
13.13 Photo of Rangers Ballpark—Zack Hample.
13.14 Photo of Progressive Field—Zack Hample.
13.15 Photo of Turner Field—Zack Hample.
13.16 Photo of Miller Park—Zack Hample.
13.17 Photo of PETCO Park—Zack Hample.
13.18 Photo of Chase Field—Zack Hample.
13.19 Photo of PNC Park—Zack Hample.
bm1.1 Photo of Bob Feller—© AP/Wide World Photos.
