In 1938, a “color engineer” had an idea to cut down on major league beanings: make baseballs yellow. The National League president said, “Sure, why not?”
Highlights
-The devastating 1937 beaning of Mickey Cochrane
-Frederick H. Rahr, inventor and possible flim-flam man
-The inside man: Larry MacPhail, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers
-The yellow ball’s debut at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
-The results of the test and Rahr’s surprising baseball legacy
Further Reading
Of Apples and Lemons - Project 3.18
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Original Research and Writing: Paul Jackson
Production and Music: Ted Walker
Title Admonishments: Bill Veeck
Design: Ketaki Kulkarni
