Bob Hill, a longtime Courier-Journal columnist, traces the story of the Louisville Slugger bat from pioneer wagon tongues to today’s precision-engineered models, and the family-owned Hillerich & Bradsby Company behind it.
The book digs into the physics of the swing (a mere .007 seconds separates a home run from a foul ball) and the bat preferences of legends like Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams.
Illustrated with archival photos and memorabilia, it’s a keepsake for baseball fans and a piece of Louisville industrial history.
Published 2000
150 pages
$6.92