Use of wood baseball bats started a long time ago
A LITTLE HISTORY
They quickly learned that bats with rounded barrels seemed to work the best. Because bats of all shapes and sizes were being used, a rule was made in 1859 that bats could be no larger than 2.5 inches in diameter, although they could be of any length. Ten years later in 1869, another rule was added that stated the baseball bat could be no longer than 42 inches in length - the same maximum length allowed today. At this time there was no rule regarding the shape of the bat. In fact, some players sometimes used bats with flat surfaces when bunting. In 1864, the bat industry was born, lead by a woodworker in Louisville. Click here for more wood baseball bats history BASEBALL BATS MATERIALS We're sure that all of you fans out there will agree that nothing in baseball beats the experience of the wonderful "crack of the bat" sound that brings back countless memories. It is true that many leagues are now using aluminum bats but we're seeing more and more categories coming back to wood bats. We talk about it in more details in the page Aluminum bats vs Wood bats Below is an overview of the different baseball bat materials available today: Click here to go back to wood baseball bats Homepage
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Wooden baseball bats in the early days came in all shapes and sizes. In the 1850's baseball was an extremely young sport and batters made their own bats and experimented with bats of all varieties(long, short, flat, heavy).