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Originally, the Baseball's peel was two leather 8s that wrap up its stuffing, rather than something that could be melted on. So when pitchers hold the ball in different grips the air will then get to the ball and the stitches forcing the ball to move in different ways. Without the stitching certain pitches wouldn't be able to be thrown.

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There are 108 double stitches on a baseball (which some people call 216 stitches). The first and last stitches are completely hidden. They are sewn by hand, using 88 inches of waxed red thread.

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Check out: http://www.discovery.com/area/skinnyon/skinnyon970326/skinny1.html It says there are 108 stitching holes. So I think that mean half the amount of stitches: 54. According to the Rawlings Sporting Goods website (FanZone link) their are 108 stitches. The site states that for about a quarter of a century Rawlings has been the exclusive supplier of official game balls for MLB.

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The two figure-8 coverings are stapled to the wound ball. Then they are hand-sewn together using 88 inches of waxed red thread. There are 108 double stitches for a total of 216 in the sewing process, with the first and last completely hidden. An average of 13 to 14 minutes is required to hand-sew a baseball.

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βˆ™ 9y ago

There are innumerable amounts of stitches throughout knitting, but the most common ones are: knit, purl, yarn over, knit 2 together, slip-slip-knit, and cable stitch. "Stitches" can also refer to a sequence of knits, purls, etc. that creates a certain look. an example is seed stitch. Hope that helps!

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There are eight (8) stitches in a football.

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βˆ™ 16y ago

For illustrated instructions on how to sew the baseball stitch, see the link I have provided below.

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βˆ™ 9y ago

A baseball has 108 double stitches.

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