PLEASE NOTE the correction of an inaccuracy in our description. The baseball purported to have been thrown by Nolan Ryan for the record-breaking speed of 100.8 MPH on September 7 1974 - the ball offered in this lot - was actually the SECOND-fastest pitch ever thrown by Ryan. Ryan's speed was clocked in a game on August 20 1974 at 100.9 MPH which was logged in the Guinness Book. In his next home start which was September 7 the Angels ran a promotion that gave fans the ability to guess whether Ryan would break his record and the speed he'd throw the ball. At that event Ryan threw a pitch 100.8 MPH which was noted accordingly on the baseball featured in this lot. We have updated our description accordingly. Game-used memorabilia has carved a special niche in our hobby as fans strive to get closer to the game. Jerseys worn by players equipment they use to play the game game balls - anything that serves as a memento to remind us of a certain player or a specific event helps hobbyists make an emotional connection with the game they love. Collectors often seek out memorabilia from an important sports event a particular game even a memorable play. This equipment serves to document the event becoming historical artifacts in the process living proof that the player existed that the game was played or that the event took place. In the sport of baseball hardcore fans are frequently drawn to events that appeal to their knowledge of the game and how amazing certain feats can be: a perfect game a hitting streak a high batting average a spectacular play. The types of events that both hardcore and casual fans can appreciate however are more pedestrian: a towering home run a lengthy streak of consecutive games played a 100 MPH fastball. Athletic achievements that seem superhuman are always captivating to a wide audience of people; their understanding of such feats are what make game-used memorabilia so interesting to those outside the hobby. Presented are two such pieces: the very baseball thrown by Bob Feller in 1946 to set the record for the fastest pitch ever thrown and the baseball thrown by Nolan Ryan in 1974 to break that record - a record that still stands today. Indeed of the millions and millions of baseballs thrown by untold numbers of pitchers these two baseballs were thrown faster than any other baseballs on record ever in the history of the game. The story begins on August 20 1946. As part of a pre-game promotion (in which Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith paid the Indians hurler $700 to participate) pitcher Bob Feller was to throw pitches through the U.S. Army's "Sky Screen Chronograph." The Sky Screen Chronograph was a device used by the United States military to measure the velocity of artillery shells and was deemed to be accu