The first baseballs had anything from a walnut to a rock in the center. Yarn or string was wrapped around any solid substance. The string was then encased in leather. Players made their own or had them made for them to their own specifications. Since the custom was for the first teams of the 1850s to supply the balls for a game, games were dramatically swayed by the choice of a ball with properties that suited a team’s style of play.
Former Major League Baseball relief pitcher, Arthur Rhodes, had the most consecutive scoreless games. He had a scoreless streak of 33 games while pitching in relief for the Cincinnati Reds over a 30-inning span from 13 April to 26 June 2010. Rhodes’ feat matched the Major League Baseball (MLB) record for most consecutive appearances without allowing a run, a record previously set by Mike Myers of the Colorado Rockies in 2000 and Mark Guthrie of the New York Mets in 2002.
Source: www.guinnessworldrecords.com, SPOKEO
