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Evoution of the baseball bat
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Invention of the baseball bat
Baseball bats started to show up around 1850 but no two bats were the same -
I.D
Teams had rings on their bats to their team's colors -
Regulating the baseball bat
The A.A.B.B.C. held meetings over the course of years to regulate the dimensions of the baseball bat -
The first wooden baseball bat
The first wooden baseball bat was made in Louisville -
Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations were made for the wooden bat that all bats were to have a round edge and the diameter no more than 2.75 inches -
Making a statement
After the year 1900 started, Honus Wagner, one of the greatest, became the first player to pay to have his auto graph burned into Louisville slugger bats -
Material switch
In 1924 the first metal baseball bat was made by William Shroyer -
Eplosion on the market
The Metal bat was sold more in 1970 when Worth introducedit onto the market than when it was first invented in 1924 -
The perfect bat
After aluminum bats exploded on the market they were reviewed as the most perfect bat -
Record Breaker
Barry Bond broke the broke the home run record held by Hank Aaron and it was discovered he was using a maple bat -
Combining materials
Bats made of carbon and kevlar were being designed to be used professionaly in the M.L.B.
