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Crack of the Bat: The Louisville Slugger Story
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Crack of the Bat: The Louisville Slugger Story Hardcover - 2000

by Bob Hill


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Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. The story includes the evolution of bats from pioneer wagon tongues to the sleek aluminum models of today. It examines the amazing physics involved in hitting a baseball, where .007 second means the difference between a home run and a foul ball. It tells the fascinating history of the still family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company, which in just 80 years went from making butter churns to producing seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this tale are dozens of stories about the the idiosyncrasies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Ted Williams, Cal Ripken Jr., and Derek Jeter. Illustrated with hundreds of archival photographs, baseball decals, and icons -- many in color -- this book will become as much a cherished keepsake as some of the bats it describes.

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baseball bats-in various forms and fashions-have been evolving in this country since about the time the first settlers from England moved into what would become Boston, then decided what the city really needed was a ballpark with a short left-field fence.

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  • Title Crack of the Bat: The Louisville Slugger Story
  • Author Bob Hill
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 150
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date March 1, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781583820124 / 1583820124
  • Weight 2.41 lbs (1.09 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.45 x 9.52 x 0.61 in (31.62 x 24.18 x 1.55 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.357
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