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Hoboken New Jersey
At Elysin Field in Hoboken the first baseball games were played, there baseball players made there own bats so there were many different shapes and sizes. Many wooden bats were played with until the wagon tounge bat became the most popular with a with a round barrel. The only time they used flat head bats were only for when they bunted. The round bat become the best around. -
Hellerich baseball bats
John Hellerich and Pete Browning, over night went and created a bat over night and then they stared the first bat company, they let buyers chooses any wood they wantet along with any size and shape. The business carried on for many years. Then in 1893-1895 the baseball rules commite said that the bats couldn't be sawed off at the handle on flat bats for bunting as well as the the diameter of the bat increased from 2 1/2-2 3/4. The bat could still be as long as 42 inches. -
Double ring handles
Wright and Ditson created 2 rings on the handle of the baseball bat. They said that with the hands spread apart they could have better contol of the baseball bat, as well as the concept of choking up. There was a light, medium, or heavy weight. Bat was made out of ash. There were 4 different sizes to choose from. -
Striped bat
Leon Goslin made a bat that only he used. The bat was 34 inches long and at least 37 ounces. The bat had 12 stripes from the barrel to the handle. on April 13, 1932 William Harridge the commisioner of the league banned the bat casue it was to much of a distraction. -
Aluminum bats
The aluminum bat was made for little league baseball and college, the bat performed a lot better than the wood. The barrel was a lot bigger so you had a better chance of hitting the ball and the ball would travel a greater distance. -
BBCOR
In 2011 the BBCOR baseball bats made. They are for high school and college. They were made like wooden bats but they are aluminum, they were made to reduce the amount of injury. The ball comes off the bat at a slower speed than i would an normal aluminum bat. It also has a smaller sweet spot on the barrel. -
Citations
Mussill, B. (2000). The Evolution of the Baseball Bat. The Evolution of the Baseball Bat. Retrieved September 25, 2012, from http://www.stevetheump.com/Bat_History.htm Google Images. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2012, from http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=double+ringed+baseball+bat&um=1&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=600&tbm=isch&tbnid=gpYqiAJm_35UBM:&imgrefurl=http://www.stevetheump.com/Bat_History Google Images. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2012, from http://www.google.com.eg/imgres?q=red+white -
