Abstract: The subject apparatus is a ball holder adapted and constructed for display purposes, as used to hold within the confines of the holder a baseball, or other type of ball, to be displayed inside a transparent cover, so as to be viewable from the outside, with the device comprising a base member adapted to rest on a horizontal surface with the upper part of the base member having integrally affixed thereto a transparent globular hollow member in which a ball is inserted for storage and viewing purposes. The base has further means adapted to connect the base, in a fixed manner, to the surface upon which it is adapted to rest.