Published on: DugoutChronicles.net
Imagine showing up to a baseball game and choosing your bat from the nearest tree. That’s not far off from how it all started.
Before Louisville Slugger was a household name, and before anyone thought to regulate bat sizes, players just brought whatever they could find. Early baseball bats in the 1830s were all DIY—some were flat, some round, some probably looked like firewood. There were no rules. If it could hit a ball, it was fair game.
Legend has it that in 1859, a player used a bat so large it prompted officials to finally set standards. That moment marked the beginning of bat regulation—and the end of baseball’s "stickball" era.
So next time you strike out, just be glad you didn’t have to whittle your own bat before the game.
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