Baseball · Ciekawostki
Rozdział 5: Wyposażenie i technologia
10 testów · 100 faktów · zaktualizowano 28 października 2026 · markdown
The objects of the game: the ball and the bat maker from Louisville, bats today, gloves, helmets and batting gloves, radar guns, scoreboards, caps and uniforms, sticky stuff and umpires' gear.
5.51Piłka
What is inside an official baseball, and where it comes from.
Test 1PiłkaRozwiąż test
It had replaced the long-time supplier that year.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
The firm was founded by a famous 19th-century pitcher.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
Horsehide had been used for a century before.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
Yarn is wound tightly around it.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
The winding gives the ball its bounce.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
It has been collected there since the 1930s.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
Each ball is stitched by a skilled worker.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
The cover is sewn over the wound yarn.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
1878, 1938, 1974, then 1977.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · wiedza
Rawlings's factory is in the town of Turrialba.
Źródło: Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame · zastosowanie
5.52Louisville Slugger
The bat maker from Kentucky.
Test 1Louisville SluggerRozwiąż test
It was made in a woodworking shop in Louisville.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
He got three hits with it the next day.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
His father ran a woodworking business.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
His signature was burned into the bats.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
Louisville grew up beside the Falls of the Ohio.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
It made bats in Jeffersonville for over twenty years.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
The old family firm kept making the wooden bats.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
1884, 1905, the 1970s, then 1996.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
Every pro bat is made to the player's own model.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · wiedza
It is a copy of Babe Ruth's bat.
Źródło: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905) · zastosowanie
5.53Bats Today
Maple, cork and a new shape in 2025.
Test 1Bats todayRozwiąż test
Before him most players used ash.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
His company was called the Original Maple Bat Corporation.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
Badly grained maple bats broke into dangerous shards.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
The game was against Milwaukee.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
He said it was a practice bat used by mistake.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
It flexes like ash but hardens like maple.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
The hollow cuts weight at the tip.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
The late 1990s, 2001, 2009, then 2025.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
Straight grain means a safer bat.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · wiedza
The wood is moved to where each hitter usually makes contact.
Źródło: MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003) · zastosowanie
5.54Gloves
From webs to Gold Gloves.
Test 1GlovesRozwiąż test
His model sold for decades.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
The award is a gold-coloured glove.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
It is still made today.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
Many big-leaguers have used it.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
It is based in the town of Nocona.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
Shaping the pocket takes days or weeks.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
It has no separate fingers like a fielder's glove.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
The 1860s, the 1870s, 1920, then 1957.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
The pocket slowly takes its shape.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · wiedza
Managers and coaches vote, with a data element added since 2013.
Źródło: Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection · zastosowanie
5.55Batting Gloves and Helmets
How hitters' hands and heads got their protection.
Test 1Batting gloves and helmetsRozwiąż test
A slugger used one after playing golf in 1964.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
It was the first step towards the batting helmet.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
Their general manager owned the helmet company.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
He had also run the Dodgers.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
Players already in the league had to wear one too.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
Veterans could keep flap-less helmets.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
He was only 22 at the time.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
1941, 1953, then 1983.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
1964, 1967, then 1971.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · wiedza
He later became a long-time broadcaster.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983) · zastosowanie
5.56Radar Guns
How pitch speed came to be measured.
Test 1Radar gunsRozwiąż test
He coached at Michigan State.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
A police gun gave the coach the idea.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
The ball beat the motorcycle to the target.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
Infrared equipment measured it near the plate.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
A ball loses several mph on its way to the plate.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
From there they face the pitcher directly.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
Its machines have thrown to hitters for decades.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
1940, 1974, then 2015.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
The ball slows all the way in.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · wiedza
Scouts compare their readings after each pitch.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement · zastosowanie
5.57Scoreboards
Fireworks, animation and the first giant screen.
Test 1ScoreboardsRozwiąż test
It went off after every White Sox home run.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
It was called Diamond Vision.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
The screen used thousands of small tubes.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
Animated cowboys fired pistols on it.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
Fans follow the pennant race on it.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
It matches the club's name.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
Sound effects and fireworks went off too.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
1960, 1965, then 1980.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
Visiting teams did not get the show.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · wiedza
It was nicknamed the exploding scoreboard.
Źródło: Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard · zastosowanie
5.58Caps and Uniforms
Cap makers, kit makers and a few bold looks.
Test 1Caps and uniformsRozwiąż test
The firm is based in Buffalo, New York.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
It comes in exact sizes rather than adjustable.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
Majestic had made them before.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
Small lettering also drew criticism.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
Wool flannel soon disappeared from the game.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
They remain famous today.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
They marked the National League's 100th season.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
1970, 1975, 1976, then 2020.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
Each was lighter than the one before.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · wiedza
Broadcasters and cap fans love the word.
Źródło: New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories · zastosowanie
5.59Sticky Stuff
Grip aids, checks and a pitcher's confession.
Test 1Sticky stuffRozwiąż test
It helped pitchers add spin.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Checks came as pitchers left the field.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Several pitchers were suspended in the first season.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
It is made from tree resin.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Cameras spotted it plainly on TV.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
He was still pitching when it came out.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Sticky stuff had added spin and movement.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
1974, 2014, then 2021.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Checks are routine now.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · wiedza
Pitchers may only use the rosin bag.
Źródło: MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject · zastosowanie
5.60Umpires' Gear
Protectors, brushes and a staff that came together.
Test 1Umpires' gearRozwiąż test
National League umpires wore theirs under the jacket.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Veterans could keep the balloon.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
He umpired for 37 seasons.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Umpires click it after every pitch.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Dusting the plate is a familiar sight.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Before then each league had its own umpires.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Historians still argue about how the signals started.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
1905, 1977, then 2000.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
Clean plates help everyone see the zone.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · wiedza
The last umpire to use one retired in the 1980s.
Źródło: National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy) · zastosowanie
Źródła
Primary/official sources only, no Wikipedia citations: the National Baseball Hall of Fame, MLB and its clubs, the WBSC, SABR's BioProject, the Library of Congress, Guinness World Records, makers' and leagues' own histories and named reputable media.
- Rawlings, 'The official ball of Major League Baseball' (rawlings.com); Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud (baseballrubbingmud.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame10
- Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory history (sluggermuseum.com); Hillerich & Bradsby company history; National Baseball Hall of Fame on Honus Wagner's contract (1905)10
- MLB.com on maple bat rules (2009) and torpedo bats (2025); The Original Maple Bat Corporation (Sam Bat) history; MLB.com, Sammy Sosa's corked bat (2003)10
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award history (rawlings.com); Wilson A2000 history (wilson.com); National Baseball Hall of Fame glove collection10
- National Baseball Hall of Fame on batting helmets and Branch Rickey's helmets (1953); SABR BioProject (Ken Harrelson, Tony Conigliaro); MLB rule history (1971, 1983)10
- National Baseball Hall of Fame on Danny Litwhiler's radar gun (1974); SABR BioProject (Bob Feller, Nolan Ryan); MLB.com on pitch speed measurement10
- Chicago White Sox on Comiskey Park's exploding scoreboard (1960); Los Angeles Dodgers on Diamond Vision (1980); Houston Astros on the Astrodome scoreboard10
- New Era Cap company history (neweracap.com); MLB.com on Nike uniforms (2020) and the 2024 uniform complaints; Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros uniform histories10
- MLB.com, foreign substance enforcement (June 2021); MLB.com on Michael Pineda (2014); Gaylord Perry, Me and the Spitter (1974); SABR BioProject10
- National Baseball Hall of Fame on umpires' equipment and Bill Klem; MLB.com on the merger of the umpire staffs (2000); SABR BioProject (Dummy Hoy)10