How many stitches are on a American Major League Baseball?
A baseball has three basic parts: the round cushioned cork pill at its core, the wool and poly/cotton windings in its midsection, and the cowhide covering that makes up its exterior.
The pill consists of a sphere, measuring 13/16 of an inch (2.06 centimeters) in diameter, made of a cork and rubber composition material.
The process of assembling a baseball involves two types of workers: assemblers (who assemble the core parts of the baseball) and sewers (who stitch the cowhide covers onto the baseball by hand). There are 108 stitches in the cowhide leather of each ball, and each is done by hand.
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james parrillo
John W Shreve, Thank you for mentioning the hidden stitches.
Sandy
In total, 108 hand-stitched DOUBLE stitches are used to cover the baseball.
John W Shreve
Kristyanna Virgona, Anyone who knows this, knows it's 108 full stitches and that is what is required according to the regulations. Try counting them (as full stitches). It will upset you further because you will count only 106, the first and last stitches being completely hidden.
Lupe Hernandez
Kristyanna Virgona, Makes sense to me.
Cari G.
Great trivia q! Thx
billyboy915
Richard G Schwartz,
Great. That eliminated one option! LOL
Richard G Schwartz
I knew it was over 100.
chipdhf
There are 108 double stitches on a baseball, or 216 individual stitches.
Puppermom
Thank you majority vote!