In 1884, John Hillerich turned his baseball bat for a player
named Pete Browning(1). Not
even in Hillerich's wildest dreams could he
foreshadow the future of his soon-to-be bat company, named Louisville
Slugger. More than 100 years after the oval logo on his bats became a
trademark, the Louisville Slugger is still the most popular wood bat
in the game of baseball. This is why it is not surprising that the
baseball bat found in the Greenbelt Museum bears the Louisville Slugger
logo on it.
In this exhibit you can learn about the history of the Louisville
Slugger company, the Louisville Slugger as an artifact it the
Greenbelt Museum, and some interesting stories and superstitions about the
bats. Also, you can see how the baseball bat has changed over time from
originally being a simple piece of wood, to the modern high-tech bats that
can cost as much as $300
