Washington Nationals First Pitch ball

Date2005 April 14

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Rawlings," "Official Major League Baseball" and an "Opening Day / April 2005" logo. There is a circular MLB Authentication hologram sticker below the "Rawlings" stamp.

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball thrown by Washington Nationals' pitcher Livan Hernandez for the first pitch during the Opening Day Game in Washington on April 14, 2005. This was the first home game of the Inaugural Season for the Washington Nationals.

Object numberB-2005-0040

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Hernández, Livan, 1975-

Subject Washington Nationals (Baseball team)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

Public Access NotePlease note that not all works are on view at all times - their availability is subject to change per the discretion of the Museum staff. Only a portion of NBHFM's collection is currently online and the information presented here is subject to updates and additions based on research and imaging activities. The images, titles, and descriptions are products of their time. If you have corrections or additional information about this object, please email research@baseballhall.org to help improve our records. This material is made available for private study, scholarship, and research use. Every effort has been made to accurately determine the rights status of images. Please email us if you have further information on the rights status of an image contrary to or in addition to the information in our records. For more information or access to a high resolution reproduction (some fees may apply), contact: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.