573:: "to pitch, toss, or fling". A fungo is longer and lighter than a regulation bat, with a smaller diameter. The bat is designed to hit balls tossed up in the air by the batter, not pitched balls. Typical fungo bats are 35 to 37 inches (89 to 94 cm) long and weigh 17 to 22 ounces (480 to 620 g). 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 along with ground balls due to better control of the barrel of the bat.
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on July 24, 1983. Rules 1.10 and 6.06 were later changed to reflect the intent of Major League
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wood-bat leagues, to better prepare players for the professional leagues that require wood bats. Metal alloy bats can send a ball towards an unprotected pitcher's head up to 60 ft 6 in (18.44 m) away at a velocity far too high for the pitcher to get out of the way in time. Some amateur
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archives. Ruth favored a thinner handle than was the norm in the 1920s, and his success caused most to follow. Ruth used an unusually large bat, which he reduced in size incrementally during his career. In 1920 he was using a 40-inch, 54-ounce bat, made of ash, with a slender handle. In 1928 he
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The Wright & Ditson Lajoie baseball bat. This bat had a normal size barrel but had two knobs on the handle. The lowest knob was at the bottom of the handle and the other knob was roughly two inches above the lowest knob. This was designed to have better spacing between the hands due to the knob
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their own bats by hand, which resulted in a wide range of shapes, sizes, and weights. For example, there were flat bats, round bats, short bats, and fat bats. Earlier bats were known to be much heavier and larger than today's regulated ones. During the 19th century, many shapes were experimented
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On June 17, 1890, Emile Kinst patented the ball-bat, or banana bat. The bat is shaped with a curve, hence the name banana bat. The creator of the bat, Kinst wrote: "The object of my invention is to provide a ball-bat which shall produce a rotary or spinning motion of the ball in its flight to a
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used maple bats the seasons he broke baseball's single-season home run record in 2001, and the career home run record in 2007. In 2010, the increased tendency of maple bats to shatter caused Major League
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was the first player to endorse and sign a bat. Next, most bats are 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, introduced to the major leagues in the early 1970s by
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cleaned his bats with alcohol every night and periodically took them to the post office to weigh them. "Bats pick up condensation and dirt lying around on the ground," he wrote, "They can gain an ounce or more in a surprisingly short time."
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fought moisture by storing his bats in a box full of sawdust in the warmest part of his house. "The sawdust acts as a buffer between the bats and the environment," he explained, "absorbing any moisture before it can seep into the wood."
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wrote, "A few seasons ago I used a 54 ounce bat, long and with the weight well at the end. Now I'm using a 46 ounce club--and each season when I have a new set of bats made, I have an addition ounce taken off."
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higher degree than is possible with any present known form of ball-bat, and thus to make it more difficult to catch the ball, or if caught, to hold it, and thus further to modify the conditions of the game".
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to a baseball bat. According to Rule 1.10(c) of the Major League
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handle on a baseball bat. He filed a patent application for the 'Axe Bat' in 2007 and the bat started being used in the college and pro ranks over the following years. In 2012, the
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being in the middle of the grip. This also gave batters an advantage when they choked up on the bat, because the second knob provided a better grip with in mushroom shaped handle.
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The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 2.61 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.
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2388:Bases loaded
2375:Base running
2295:Perfect game
2248:split-finger
2094:Mendoza Line
2032:Hit by pitch
1960:squeeze play
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2573:Passed ball
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2478:Appeal play
2448:Stolen base
2413:Obstruction
2398:Hit and run
2350:Strike zone
2320:Quick pitch
2305:Pitch count
2280:Knuckleball
2134:Strike zone
2114:Pull hitter
2074:Infield hit
2027:Hit and run
1930:Batted ball
1695:Strike zone
1685:Pitch clock
1326:November 7,
1168:acs.psu.edu
1147:Mythbusters
1107:21 November
917:woodbat.org
817:21 November
642:Cricket bat
577:As a weapon
345:MythBusters
314:Regulations
214:Barry Bonds
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115:Innovations
82:Terminology
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44:Roger Maris
2792:Categories
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2615:Wall climb
2603:unassisted
2538:Fourth out
2533:Force play
2438:Small ball
2365:Wild pitch
2255:Full count
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2089:Line drive
2047:Grand slam
1834:Shin guard
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206:Joe Carter
89:sweet spot
52:Sammy Sosa
2656:Dead ball
2345:Strikeout
2325:Screwball
2290:No-hitter
2233:four-seam
2208:Curveball
2129:Strikeout
2017:Hat trick
1997:Foul ball
1955:slap bunt
1887:Positions
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1675:In flight
1660:Ejections
1295:USA Today
734:Wired.com
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500:Pete Rose
488:Rod Carew
396:exceeded.
297:white ash
260:Babe Ruth
237:breaking.
40:Babe Ruth
2751:Category
2701:Shagging
2467:Fielding
2403:Lead off
2340:Spitball
2315:Pitchout
2228:two-seam
2223:Fastball
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2181:Beanball
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2057:Walk-off
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1799:Outfield
1749:Backstop
1737:Ballpark
1710:Cheating
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68:baseball
2724:winning
2715:Streak
2629:Related
2593:Tag out
2588:Rundown
2578:Pickoff
2418:Rundown
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2300:Pickoff
2099:On-deck
2067:Chinese
1907:Batting
1870:Innings
1844:Uniform
1789:Infield
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2763:Portal
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2149:Triple
2124:Single
1987:Double
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332:corked
252:bamboo
202:bamboo
200:, and
2711:Slump
2518:Error
2493:Catch
2433:Slide
1741:field
1648:Rules
1436:Slate
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528:fungo
309:bats.
230:maple
194:maple
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2176:Balk
2154:Walk
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1892:Run
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