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History of Baseball Equipment and the Game

  • The Beginning

    The Beginning
    This is the beginning of baseball where bats were all sorts and sizes. Eventually they found out that the round bat worked the best.
  • Birth of Louisville Slugger

    Birth of Louisville Slugger
    In a game at Louisville a player (Pete Browning) got a new bat (Made by and went 4 - 4 the next game and everyone wanted bats from John Hillerich.
  • New Rules.

    New Rules.
    The rule that bats could no longer be sawed off at the end is put into play. Also the max diameter is 2.75 inches.
  • The Rise of Aluminum Bats

    William Shroyer Introduced the first aluminum baseball bat but they were not used untill 1970.
  • Upgrading White Ash to Maple.

    Upgrading White Ash to Maple.
    In 2001 Barry Bonds hit in an outstanding 73 home runs in a single season. People say it was becasue he was using a Maple bat.