Baseball from the first Australian Baseball League game played on 28.10.1989

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Overview

This baseball was used in the first Australian Baseball League game played on October 28th 1989. It is inscribed with the date, names of the two competing teams, the final score, the number of innings played and signatures of the three base umpires. It is a Diamond Ace Major League baseball made of white leather with red stitching on the seams. Inscriptions on the ball are in blue ink. The ball is stained with the red-ochre of the dirt from the baseball diamond.

Historical information

Before the formation of the Australian Baseball League in 1989, the Claxton Shield, established in 1934, was Australia's premier baseball tournament. The final Claxton Shield competition was held in 1988 by the Auburn Baseball Club in New South Wales at its home ground of Oriole Park. Soon after, the Australian Baseball League was formed, with eight teams from around Australia.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Baseball_League_(1989%E2%80%931999)]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.255

Item type

Sports Equipment

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Leather

Threads

Width

7.8000 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten inscriptions:
First ABL game
9 inns
PH 3
AG 2
28.10.89
Frank Robertson (1st base)
Doug Oliphant (2nd base)
Maurie Reynolds (3rd)

Diamond Ace
Baseball
Major League
Wool wound core
Leather cover
Lively center
5 oz. 9 in.
China

Contextual Information

This baseball was used in the first Australian Baseball League game, played on October 28th 1989, between Perth Heat and Adelaide Giants. The final score - Perth Heat 3 to Adelaide Giants 2 - is inscribed on the ball, along with the signatures of base umpires Frank Robertson (1st base), Doug Oliphant (2nd base) and Maurie Reynolds (3rd base).

The ball was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by plate umpire Ken Smith.

Keywords

Australian Baseball League

Perth Heat Baseball Team

Adelaide Giants Baseball Team

Baseball WA

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