I've done studies of the authentication hologram numbers used for the Rangers' games I've bought balls from. I used the hologram number sequence, so if a ball got out of that sequence, I'd have missed it.
For the 2011 ALDS Game 2 (Tampa at Texas), there are 56 authenticated g-u balls in the sequence FJ 152 through FJ 212. Their categories were as follows, as given by the holograms:
Pitches in the dirt: 14
Foul balls: 16
Foul tips (not true foul tips, but any foul near the batter): 6 ( These are not counted under "foul balls" above).
Fly outs: 3
Pop out: 1
Singles: 4
Doubles: 2
Wild pitch: 1 (usually not a true wild pitch by the rule book)
sacrifice bunts: 1
infield singles: 2 (separate from "singles" above).
ground outs: 2
strikeout pitch: 1
hit batsman: 2
first pitch (of game?) 1
For the 2011 ALCS game 2, there are 41 balls in the hologram sequence FJ 761392-433. The authenticator used some different categories. Here are the stats for the hologram descriptions:
Pitch in dirt: 14
Foul tip (Only one a true foul tip): 6
Foul to screen: 9
base hit: 3 ( type hit not given)
walk: 1
ground outs: 2
Hit batsman: 1
Passed ball: 1
Pop out: 1
wld pitch: 1
fly out: 1
error: 1
Some have asked what type balls ae authenticated, so I found this interesting. There are also numbers for broken bats, locker-room plates, lineup cards, and bases I haven't gone through.
For the 2011 ALDS Game 2 (Tampa at Texas), there are 56 authenticated g-u balls in the sequence FJ 152 through FJ 212. Their categories were as follows, as given by the holograms:
Pitches in the dirt: 14
Foul balls: 16
Foul tips (not true foul tips, but any foul near the batter): 6 ( These are not counted under "foul balls" above).
Fly outs: 3
Pop out: 1
Singles: 4
Doubles: 2
Wild pitch: 1 (usually not a true wild pitch by the rule book)
sacrifice bunts: 1
infield singles: 2 (separate from "singles" above).
ground outs: 2
strikeout pitch: 1
hit batsman: 2
first pitch (of game?) 1
For the 2011 ALCS game 2, there are 41 balls in the hologram sequence FJ 761392-433. The authenticator used some different categories. Here are the stats for the hologram descriptions:
Pitch in dirt: 14
Foul tip (Only one a true foul tip): 6
Foul to screen: 9
base hit: 3 ( type hit not given)
walk: 1
ground outs: 2
Hit batsman: 1
Passed ball: 1
Pop out: 1
wld pitch: 1
fly out: 1
error: 1
Some have asked what type balls ae authenticated, so I found this interesting. There are also numbers for broken bats, locker-room plates, lineup cards, and bases I haven't gone through.
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