Crack of the Bat is a comprehensive and entertaining look at the most famous icon in the history of baseball, the Louisville Slugger bat. It 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 .003 seconds 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 making seven million bats a year. Reinforcing this are dozens of stories about the bats themselves, and the personal idiosyncracies of the most famous hitters in baseball history, including Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Stan Musial, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Tony Gwynn, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter. The book explains why the players picked the bats they did, the amazing lengths they would go to to protect them, and how valuable these bats have now become in the hands of collectors. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sports Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10
1582614342
ISBN-13
9781582614342
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2294660
Product Key Features
Book Title
Crack of the Bat : the Louisville Slugger Story
Author
Bob Hill
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Baseball / History
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
150 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
8.5in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes
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