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The beginning of the baseball bat started with different types of wood. the main wood used was a wagon tongue wood bat. these bats were still flat and large in diameter for a larger hitting surface.
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players discovered that using a round bat made it a better hit when you hit the ball. This changed the bats from flat to round. The flat bats were only used for bunting after this.
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in 1859, the Professional National of Baseball Players Governing Comittee regulated bats to only be 2 1/2 length in diameter. This made bats have less hitting area.
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approacing the ciil war, players had trouble holding onto the bats. to solve this, they wrapped string or cords around the handle. http://www.stevetheump.com/Bat_History.htm
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in 1869, the committe regulated bats to only be 42 inches in length. this was the first length restriction in baseball. even today, this rule is still in place.
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in 1879, the woodmakers wanted to have the most popular style of bats. The style was long and slender. Also, the handle was carved for more leverage.
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A player had broken his favorite bat while a woodmakers son was at the game. the son told the player to come to the shop to make him a new bat. they worked all night with the player taking practice swings and looking over his shoulder, then tey finally finished. the next day, the player went three for three and all players started getting custom bats made.
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players were n olonger able to use sawed off bats or flat bats for bunting. they all needed to be round.
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the diameter was raised from 2 1/2 to 2 3/4. the length did not change.
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Emile Kinst patented a bat that was made to have less chance of foul balls and fly-outs. this bat had special grooves to prevent this.
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in 1911, the company Hanna had starteed making bats. the used southern ash for the wood bats, but because of the uneven grain, the had acreage in pennsylvania and new york. they started using other wood with even grain to start their major league business.
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The first aluminum bat was patented by William Shroyer.
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Easston had marketed the first aluminum bats in 1970
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Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees had used an Adirondack "Big Stick" bat in the World Series. this bat has a good history. it was produced in World War 2 by Edward McLaughin. this bat was very popluar at the time because of the quality of the wood.
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in 1991, the first double-walled bats were developed. these bats were more durable. the had an outer layer for good contact, and an inner wall for durability.
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this year, Worth and Easton both took the aluminum bat idea, and made it better. they created the frist titanium bats. this made the bats stronger and more durable. the downside was that the bats became heavier.
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in 1995, easton and louisville slugger introduced the lightest aluminum bats. this caused the players to be able to swing faster for a harder hit.
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Barry Bonds hit a record of 73 homeruns this year. They found out that he was using maple wood bats instead of the usual white ash. Players started looking for maple bats everywhere.
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in 2011, the baseball association changed bats from BESR composite to BBCOR material. these bats were safer and did not hit as hard as BESR.
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in 2012, the BBCOR spread to high school league and is now a requirement in high school.
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