Salem-Keizer Volcanoes Solar Eclipse ball

Date2017 August 21

DescriptionWhite leather baseball with red stitching and blue stamps, including "Official Ball / Northwest League," "Rawlings" and an MiLB logo.

Bio/Historical NoteBaseball thrown at the August 21, 2017 game between the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes and Hillsboro Hops as the "second" first pitch by the Hops' Tyler Badamo after a delay was called to view the total solar eclipse that happened that morning just after 10:00am.

Object numberB-2017-0244

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Baseball team)

Subject Northwest League (Baseball league : 1955- )

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions3 in. diameter

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