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Baseball batsPage Excerpt: They went together to the woodworking shop, selected a piece of white ash and Browning supervised as John Hillerich made his new bat. The next day, Browning went three for three with the new bat, word spread about the new bats, and the Hillerich family was in the baseball bat business. |
Wood baseball batsPage Excerpt: Baseball bats in the early days of baseball came in all shapes and sizes. In the 1850's baseball was an extremely young sport and batters made their own bats and experimented with bats of all varieties . |
Youth baseball batsPage 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. |
Maple baseball batsPage Excerpt: Because bats of all shapes and sizes were being used, a rule was made in 1859 that bats could be no larger than 2. 5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length. |
Wooden baseball batsPage Excerpt: A 12 year old on the travel team hit one about 275 the first time he used the bat. The ball jumps off this bat and carries very well. |
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