PNC Park First Game ball
Date2001 April 09
DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and red stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official Major League Baseball" and "PNC Park Opening Day 2001." Starting pitchers Chris Reitsma and Todd Ritchie have signed the ball in blue ink on either side of one of the panels.
Bio/Historical NoteBaseball used in first game played at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on April 9, 2001 and signed by the starting pitchers, Chris Reitsma of the Cincinnati Reds and Todd Ritchie of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Reds defeated the Pirates 8-2.
Object numberB-2001-0114
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
Rawlings Sporting Goods Company
Subject
Cincinnati Reds (Baseball team)
Subject
Reitsma, Chris, 1977-
Subject
Ritchie, Todd, 1971-
Classificationssports and athletic equipment
Dimensions3 in. diameter
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