The Baseball Bat: From Trees to the Major Leagues, 19th Century to Today

ISBN-13: 9781476679280 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 205 str.

Stephen M. Bratkovich

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments v
• Introduction 1
•  1. Major League Origins 5
•  2. The Bats—They Keep Changing! 14
•  3. Bat Makers Up to World War II 32
•  4. Bat Makers from World War II to Boutique 44
•  5. Wood Properties and Features and Their Relationship to Bats 58
•  6. Bat Breakage 72
•  7. U.S. Forests 85
   8. Killer Pests 100
•  9. Tree to Billet 109
• 10. Billet to Bat 124
• 11. The Future of the Bat in Major League Baseball 141
• Appendix: Pine Tar and Rosin 153
• Chapter Notes 163
• Bibliography 181
• Index 191