It’s All-Star game season again!  My favorite time of year.  I’ll update this page as the new balls come in.  Here’s what I have so far, keeping in mind that the Florida State League (Tampa Tarpons), the Carolina League (Carolina Mudcats), and the South Atlantic League (Greensboro Grasshoppers) did not commission special game balls for their games.

UPDATE!  The Southern League (Birmingham Barons) did not commission a game ball for its ASG, nor did the Texas League (Midland RockHounds).

The Museum page for All-Star Game and special event baseballs is  here.

California League (Lancaster JetHawks)

Eastern League (Trenton Thunder)

Midwest League (Lansing Lugnuts)

New York-Penn League (State College Spikes)

Triple-A (Columbus Clippers)

As the first half of 2018 nears completion it’s time for a museum update!  Here are the new arrivals:

A 2016 Atlantic League ball.  This one is from the Sugarland Skeeters and completes my set of 2016 balls.

A brand-new Pioneer League ball

A Billy Hitchcock Southern League ball, circa the late 1970s.

A Harold Cooper Int’l League ball.  This one is similar to one that’s already in the museum, the difference being the “Leather Cover” stamp on the north panel.  This is from shortly after they switched from horsehide.

 

Finally an early-1980s South Atlantic League ball.