According to Bob Feller, in the 1930s, when he was a rookie in the National League, baseball laces were black, intertwined with red; the American League's were blue and red.
Prema Bobu Felleru, 1930-ih, kad je on bio početnik u Nacionalnoj ligi, šavovi bejzbolskih loptica su bili crni i isprepleteni crvenima; loptice Američke lige su imale plavo-crvene šavove.