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Page Excerpt: 5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length. Ten years later in 1869, another rule was added that stated the baseball bat could be no longer than 42 inches in length - the same maximum length allowed today.
Page Excerpt: 1884 brought the beginning of the most famous name in baseball bats today - The Louisville Slugger. It all started at a baseball game in Louisville, a 17 year old John Hillerich watched Louisville player Pete Browning become frustrated after breaking his favorite bat.
This bat is great. When I first look at it I thought the bat was not as good everybody said it was but, when I hit ball over 425 ft I couldn't believe it. I have never hit a homerun in batting practice over 350 ft.
