A Ball's Game

Fact. The heaviest bat ever used in the Major Leagues was 48 ounces (3 pounds). Edd Roush used a bat weight for 18 years. Could he hit? He’s in the Hall of Fame. C ya next time.

Fact. During his career, Babe Ruth used a bat weighing between 42-44 ounces. Today’s sluggers use bats weighing between 32-35 ounces. With a little bit lighter bat, I wonder how many home runs Ruth could have hit. Hmmm… C ya next time.

Fact. Every professional baseball bat made by Louisville Slugger has the word ” genuine” stamped on it. The word, only appears on bats made after 1976. C ya next time.

Fact. There are only 5,000 models of Louisville Sluggers that a professional baseball player can choose from. All 5,000 have some variation from any other bat. C ya next time

Fact. Bats made of Maple wood are used by 80% of Major League players. C ya next time.

Despite making the most famous wood bats in the world, the giant Babe Ruth replica bat outside the Louisville Slugger factory is hollow and made of metal. The bat weighs 68,000 pounds. It would hold 30,000 gallons of your favorite liquid. That should be enough to get thru one baseball season. “Mountain Dew” for me, please. C ya next time

Fact. The largest baseball bat in the world is 120 feet tall! It stands outside the Louisville Slugger factory and museum in Louisville KY. Only two people are big enough to swing this bat, the Jolly Green Giant, and Paul Bunyan. Wait, is Paul Bunyan still alive? C ya next time

Fact. It takes 40,000 trees to make one seasons worth of bats for the Louisville Slugger company. C ya next time.

Fact. Right out of the box, balls are considered too slick to play with. To remove this slickness balls are rubbed with a very fine unique mud. Every major and minor league game used ball for the last 90 years has been rubbed with this mud. The mud comes from the Delaware River. C ya next time.

All baseballs, EXCEPT MLB ball’s must have the country they were made in tattooed (stamped) on their cover. This is part of a US trade agreement. You will never find the words ” Costa Rica” stamped on a ball. All that extra ink would probably make the balls too heavy for major leaguers. C ya next time.