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on July 24, 1983. Rules 1.10 and 6.06 were later changed to reflect the intent of Major League
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wood-bat leagues, to better prepare players for the professional leagues that require wood bats. Metal alloy bats can send a ball towards an unprotected pitcher's head up to 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) away at a velocity far too high for the pitcher to get out of the way in time. Some amateur
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archives. Ruth favored a thinner handle than was the norm in the 1920s, and his success caused most to follow. Ruth used an unusually large bat, which he reduced in size incrementally during his career. In 1920 he was using a 40 inch, 54 ounce bat, made of ash, with a slender handle. In 1928 he
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The Wright & Ditson Lajoie baseball bat. This bat had a normal size barrel but had two knobs on the handle. The lowest knob was at the bottom of the handle and the other knob was roughly two inches above the lowest knob. This was designed to have better spacing between the hands due to the knob
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Manufacturers position each bat's label over the mechanically weaker side of the wood. To reduce chance of fracture, and maybe deliver more energy to the ball, a bat is intended to be held so the label faces sky or ground when it strikes the ball during a horizontal swing. In this orientation, the
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their own bats by hand, which resulted in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights. For example, there were flat bats, round bats, short bats, and fat bats. Earlier bats were known to be much heavier and larger than today's regulated ones. During the 19th century, many shapes were experimented
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Both wooden and metal alloy (generally aluminum) bats are generally permitted in amateur baseball. Metal alloy bats are generally regarded as being capable of hitting a ball faster and farther with the same power. However, increasing numbers of "wooden bat leagues" have emerged in recent years,
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On June 17, 1890, Emile Kinst patented the ball-bat, or banana bat. The bat is shaped with a curve, hence the name banana bat. The creator of the bat, Kinst wrote: "The object of my invention is to provide a ball-bat which shall produce a rotary or spinning motion of the ball in its flight to a
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used maple bats the seasons he broke baseball's single-season home run record in 2001, and the career home run record in 2007. In 2010, the increased tendency of maple bats to shatter caused Major League
Baseball to examine their use, banning some models in minor league play.
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The "bat drop" of a bat is its weight, in ounces, minus its length, in inches. For example, a 30-ounce, 33-inch-long bat has a bat drop of minus 3 (30 − 33 = −3). Larger bat drops help to increase swing speed; smaller drops create more power.
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was the first player to endorse and sign a bat. Next, most bats are given a rounded head, but some 30% of players prefer a "cup-balanced" head, in which a cup-shaped recess is made in the head, introduced to the major leagues in the early 1970s by
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cleaned his bats with alcohol every night and periodically took them to the post office to weigh them. "Bats pick up condensation and dirt lying around on the ground," he wrote, "They can gain an ounce or more in a surprisingly short time."
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fought moisture by storing his bats in a box full of sawdust in the warmest part of his house. "The sawdust acts as a buffer between the bats and the environment," he explained, "absorbing any moisture before it can seep into the wood."
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To be legally used in a game, an aluminum bat has to be a BBCOR (Batted Ball
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wrote, "A few seasons ago I used a 54 ounce bat, long and with the weight well at the end. Now I'm using a 46 ounce club--and each season when I have a new set of bats made, I have an addition ounce taken off.
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higher degree than is possible with any present known form of ball-bat, and thus to make it more difficult to catch the ball, or if caught, to hold it, and thus further to modify the conditions of the game".
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handle on a baseball bat. He filed a patent application for the 'Axe Bat' in 2007 and the bat started being used in the college and pro ranks over the following years. In 2012, the
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being in the middle of the grip. This also gave batters an advantage when they choked up on the bat, because the second knob provided a better grip with in mushroom shaped handle.
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The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.
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2703:List of baseball films
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2377:Strike zone
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2332:Pitch count
2307:Knuckleball
2161:Strike zone
2141:Pull hitter
2101:Infield hit
2054:Hit and run
1957:Batted ball
1684:Strike zone
1674:Pitch clock
1315:November 7,
1157:acs.psu.edu
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1096:21 November
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631:Cricket bat
566:As a weapon
334:MythBusters
303:Regulations
203:Barry Bonds
162:Kurt Suzuki
104:Innovations
71:Terminology
59:to hit the
33:Roger Maris
2819:Categories
2647:Wheel play
2642:Wall climb
2630:unassisted
2565:Fourth out
2560:Force play
2465:Small ball
2392:Wild pitch
2282:Full count
2245:Emery ball
2195:(softball)
2166:Sweet spot
2116:Line drive
2074:Grand slam
1861:Shin guard
1509:(2): 112.
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868:archive.li
674:2024-08-02
652:References
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195:Joe Carter
78:sweet spot
41:Sammy Sosa
2683:Dead ball
2372:Strikeout
2352:Screwball
2317:No-hitter
2260:four-seam
2235:Curveball
2156:Strikeout
2044:Hat trick
2024:Foul ball
1982:slap bunt
1914:Positions
1803:Equipment
1768:Foul pole
1664:In flight
1649:Ejections
1284:USA Today
723:Wired.com
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512:etymology
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489:Pete Rose
477:Rod Carew
385:exceeded.
286:white ash
249:Babe Ruth
226:breaking.
29:Babe Ruth
2778:Category
2728:Shagging
2494:Fielding
2430:Lead off
2367:Spitball
2342:Pitchout
2255:two-seam
2250:Fastball
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2208:Beanball
2191:Pitching
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2084:Walk-off
2069:Home run
2029:Foul tip
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1841:Doughnut
1788:Outfield
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1726:Ballpark
1699:Cheating
1629:Glossary
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728:July 31,
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615:See also
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290:New York
123:Spalding
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2751:winning
2742:Streak
2656:Related
2620:Tag out
2615:Rundown
2605:Pickoff
2445:Rundown
2357:Shutout
2327:Pickoff
2126:On-deck
2094:Chinese
1934:Batting
1897:Innings
1871:Uniform
1778:Infield
1758:Bullpen
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1524:2658185
1090:NPR.org
1022:NPR.org
1002:14 July
976:14 July
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879:14 July
841:NPR.org
584:reason.
420:⁄
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2790:Portal
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2718:Series
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2693:Jargon
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2510:Assist
2480:Tag up
2362:Slider
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2265:cutter
2240:Eephus
2176:Triple
2151:Single
2014:Double
1942:At bat
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575:Price:
321:corked
241:bamboo
191:bamboo
189:, and
2738:Slump
2545:Error
2520:Catch
2460:Slide
1730:field
1637:Rules
1425:Slate
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1092:. NPR
557:Scots
517:fungo
298:bats.
219:maple
183:maple
2450:Safe
2410:Balk
2203:Balk
2181:Walk
1972:Bunt
1811:Ball
1610:and
1529:PMID
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1380:2017
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1909:Out
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