50
average number of foul balls
per MLB game, 2009
120-140
baseballs used per game at Fenway Park
36,000
baseballs used per season at Fenway Park
525
MLB baseballs collected by Zack Hample in 2009, including 11 game balls
22
record number of foul balls hit in one at-bat (Roy Thomas)
14
record of consecutive pitches fouled off (LA Dodger Alex Cora before hitting a home run vs. Chicago on May 13, 2004)
27
years since Jim Rice carried 4-year-old Jonathan Keane into the Sox dugout after Keane was struck in the head by a foul ball
SOURCES: Elias Sports Bureau, Boston Red Sox, zackhample.com, answerbag.com, espn.com
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