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.
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.
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.
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!
There are 108 "double" stitches on an MLB Baseball.
the stitches on the baseball are there so the baseball can curve drop slide and do many other kind of movements... what happens is when you throw a baseball a certain way the baseball stitches catch the air and start to move in the desired way...there are 106 stitches on a baseball
There are 108 Stitches on a baseball.
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108 double stitches or 216 stitches
There are 108 double stiches on a baseball. The first and last stitches are hidden. It is stiched by hand, with red wax string~
Simply stitches
One seem, 108 double stitches
One seem, 108 double stitches
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.
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.
Stitches.