A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal club used in the game of baseball to hit the ball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each A baseball is a Ball used primarily in the sport of the same name Baseball. In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of It is no more than 2. 75 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches (1067 mm) in length. It typically weighs no more than 36 ounces (1 kg). The batter uses the bat two-handed to try to hit a pitched ball fair so that he may become a runner, advance bases, and ultimately score a run or help preceding runners to score. In Baseball, batting is the act of facing the opposing Pitcher and trying to produce offense for one's team In Baseball, a fair ball is a batted ball that has not yet become a Foul ball, and that Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching
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Terminology
Although using a stick to hit a ball is a somewhat simple concept, the bat is a complex object. It is carved or constructed very carefully to allow for a quick balanced swing, while providing power. The bat is divided into several regions. The barrel is the thick part of the bat, where the bat is meant to hit the ball. The part of the barrel best for hitting the ball with, according to construction and swinging style, is often called the sweet spot. The end of the barrel is not part of the sweet spot, and is simply called the tip or end of the bat. The barrel narrows, and becomes the handle. The handle is very thin, so that batters can comfortably set the bat in their fingers. Sometimes, especially on metal bats, the handle is wrapped with a rubber or cloth grip. Finally, next to the handle is the knob of the bat, a wider piece that keeps the bat from sliding out of a batter's hands. Over the centuries, the baseball bat's form has become more refined. During the 19th century, many shapes were experimented with, as well as handle designs. Today, the baseball bat is much more uniform in design.
"Lumber" is a sometimes-used slang term for a bat, especially when wielded by a particularly good batter.
The drop of a baseball bat is its length in inches minus its weight in ounces. For example, if a bat is 33" long and it weighs 30 ounces, then the drop is -3. [1]
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Baseball bat regulations
In professional baseball, only wooden bats are permitted, and they are not allowed to be corked—that is, filled with an alien substance such as cork which reduces the weight, and was thought to thus increasing bat speed without greatly reducing hitting power. This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. In Baseball, a corked bat is a specially modified Baseball bat that has been filled with cork or similar light less dense substances to make the bat lighter Recent experiments, such as Episode 1 of Season 6 on the television show MythBusters, have shown that corking reduces the hitting power of a bat. MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the In amateur baseball, both wood and metal alloy bats are generally permitted. Recently there have been increasing numbers of "wooden bat leagues" and the trend back to wood seems to be accelerating on the grounds of safety concerns. Aesthetically, wooden bats are generally agreed to be superior to metal bats, both because of their more traditional appearance and because a ball hit with a wooden bat makes a loud "crack" sound, while metal alloy bats have a "ping" sound.
Most wooden bats are made from ash. An ash can be any of four different tree genera from four very distinct families; most commonly in a combined form (e Other natural materials used include maple tree wood, hickory wood, and bamboo. Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or Trees in the genus Carya (from Ancient Greek κάρυον " Nut " are commonly known as Hickory. Bamboo is a group of Woody perennial Evergreen Plants in the True grass family Poaceae, subfamily Hickory has fallen into disfavor because it is much heavier than other woods, while maple bats have become more popular recently. This ascent in popularity followed the introduction of the first major league sanctioned maple baseball bat in 1997, by craftsman Sam Holman, founder of Sam Bat.
Within the standards set by the various leagues, there is ample latitude for individual variation, and many batters settle on an individual bat profile, or occasionally adopt a profile used by another batter. Formerly, bats were hand-carved to a template obtained from a fixed number of calibration points; today, they are machine-turned to a precise metal template: these templates are kept in the bat manufacturers' vaults; for example, Babe Ruth's template, which became understandably popular among major-league players, is R43 in the Louisville Slugger archives. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of Once the basic bat has been turned, it is then branded by burning, with the manufacturer's name, the serial number, and often the signature of the player for whom it was made: the brand is applied to the hard side of the bat, allowing the batter visual control of the hardness of the surface hitting the ball; the burn residue is then sanded off. (The first player to endorse and sign a bat was Honus Wagner. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman ) The next step is the finishing of the head: bats are more often 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; this lightens the bat and moves its center of gravity toward the handle. Finally, the bat is stained in one of seven standard colors, which include natural white, red stain, black, and a two-tone blue and white stain.
In high school baseball in the United States:
- The bat is not allowed to be more than 2 5/8 inches (67 mm) in diameter. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Its "drop" (inches of length minus ounces of weight) must be no more than 3: for example, a 34‑inch (863. 6‑mm) bat must weigh at least 31 ounces (880 g).
- The bat may consist of any safe solid uniform material; the National Federation of State High School Associations rules state only "wood or non-wood" material. The National Federation of State High School Associations is the body that writes the rules of competition for most high school sports and activities in the United States
In some 12-year-old-and-under youth leagues (such as Little League Baseball), the bat may not be more than 2 1/4 inches (57 mm) in diameter. Little League Baseball is the name of a Non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of baseball and Softball However in many other leagues (like PONY League Baseball, and Cal Ripken League Baseball), the bat may not be more than 2 3/4 inches (70 mm) in diameter. PONY Baseball and Softball is a Non-profit organization dedicated to helping young people grow into healthier and happier adults primarily through the organization of Baseball
During use, a baseball player may rub pine tar on the gripping end of the bat in order to improve grip. Pine tar is a sticky material produced by the high temperature carbonization of Pine wood in Anoxic conditions (dry distillation or Destructive distillation Too much pine tar, however, is illegal: according to Rule 1. 10(b) of the Major League Baseball Rulebook, it is not allowed more than 18 inches up from the bottom handle. An infamous example of the rule in execution is the Pine Tar Incident on 1983-07-24, when Kansas City Royals third baseman George Brett was called out after hitting a home run because the umpire determined he had too much pine tar on his bat. In Major League Baseball lore the Pine Tar Incident (also known as the Pine Tar Game) refers to a controversial incident that took place in an American League Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of George Brett can refer to George Brett (baseball George Brett (military George Edward Brett (1829 -1890 publisher However, Rule 1. 10(b) only requires that the bat be removed from the game promptly; it does not necessitate any sort of change to the play. The out call was challenged and overruled, and the game was resumed from the home run on August 6. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
Fungo bat
A fungo bat is specially designed bat used by baseball and softball coaches for practice purposes. The bat is designed to hit not thrown or pitched balls, but rather balls tossed up in the air. Typical fungo bats are 35–37 inches long and weigh 17–22 ounces. Coaches hit many balls during fielding practice, and the weight and length allow the coach to hit balls repeatedly with high accuracy. The small diameter also allows coaches to easily hit pop ups to catchers and infielders.
Manufacturers
A number of manufacturers construct a wide variety of baseball bats varying in size, length, style, and composition. Every player who plays at a professional grade is automatically given a standard contract by Louisville Slugger which he may sign, but is not required to. Other notable wood-bat makers include Rawlings, Mizuno, Wilson (who purchased maple-bat pioneer Sam Bats in 2005) and Brett Brothers. The Wilson Sporting Goods Company is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois, and currently is a foreign Subsidiary of the Finnish Popular metal bat brands include Louisville's TPX line, Wilson's Demarini label, Rawlings, Worth, Nike and market leader Easton. DeMarini Sports Inc is a manufacturer of Baseball bats and other Sports equipment headquartered in Hillsboro Oregon, United States. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. In 1922 Doug Easton began crafting custom wood bows and Cedar Arrows in Watsonville California.
Game-used bats
Professional baseball bats used by Major League Baseball players. This article is about people called professionals For the Movie, see The Professional or Leon. Many historic game-used bats are on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, including Roger Maris's 61st Home Run game-used bat and Mark McGwire's 65th, 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th, and 70th Home Run game-used bats. Roger Eugene Maris ( September 10 1934 &ndash December 14 1985) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball Mark David McGwire (born October 1 1963 in Pomona California) is a former professional baseball player who played the majority of his Major League career with the They have become a very popular collectible for sports fans. For the record label see Collectables Records For the Ashanti album see Collectables by Ashanti A collectable Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr
Used as a weapon
Baseball bats can be also used as a weapon: see club (weapon). A weapon is a Tool used either in Hunting, or attack or defence in Combat for the purpose of subduing enemy personnel or to destroy enemy weapons A club (also known as cudgel, baton, truncheon, night stick, and bludgeon) is among the simplest of all weapons In some countries where baseball is not popular, they are associated mostly with crime in the public mind. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Also, TNA professional wrestler Sting (Steve Borden) uses a black baseball bat as his signature weapon.
Controversy
The widespread use of maple bats has come under fire recently by many parties, since maple bats are more likely to shatter whereas ash bats simply crack. Acer ( maple) is a Genus of Trees or Shrubs They are variously classified in a family of their own the Aceraceae, or
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References
External links
- Physics and Acoustics of Baseball Bats - How baseball bats work, how bat performance is measured, differences between wood, metal, and composite bats
- Woodturning Online - Making a Baseball Bat
- Baseball bats guide
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