The stitches on a Major League baseball are called virgules.
Virgule is the name for the forward slash as used in fractions; e.g. 3/4 and in internet URLs; e.g. https//quizclub.com, etc. The stitches on a baseball are simply referred to as a seam; e.g. two-seam fastball, four-seam fastball, etc.
88 inches of red waxed thread are used to stitch each baseball. Baseballs are hand sewn and there are 108 double stitches on each one, with the first and last being hidden.
Rawlings has been the manufacturer of the official Major League Baseball (MLB) since 1977.
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16 Comments
adam
"The stitches on a Major League Baseball are known as virgules."
WAY TO GO!!
dowill
Just because the definition of virgule doesn't mention the baseball stitches, it doesn't eliminate the stitches being "called virgules." The correct answer is "True".
Kathy Fodi
The correct answer IS VIRGULE!! Why do you show this as incorrect?
Gracie
from google "The stitches on a Major League Baseball are known as virgules."
jaijam
I hate true/false selections.
William Laughlin
Quizzclub fails us AGAIN!
June Abramowitz
The answer is True!
dwebs
Even Lily would have known it was true
Bob Pirie
WRONG!! The stitches on a Major League Baseball are known as virgules. How did this one passed inspection.
rkcorrigan
Another T/F question that doesn’t make any sense. This is more personal opinion than fact.
Tim Tice
Virgules is the correct answer!!
John W Shreve
No one who knows anything about baseball calls the stitches "virgules." Technically, they may be virgules, but the stitches are not called that.
Vance Duncan
larrywagner, I think Tesla couldn’t find a recharging station
larrywagner
BS question. it can go either way. Hey Tesla where are you, I miss your comments.
Annie
Who knew?