Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat - Louisville, Kentucky
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This exact replica is Babe Ruth's Louisville Slugger Louisville baseball bat at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory building in Louisville, KY.
Waymark Code: WMNJ5W
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 03/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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This enormously large baseball bat is made of steel and it weighs 68,000 pounds and stands 120-feet tall. The bat is an exact-scale replica of Babe Ruth's 34-inch Louisville Slugger bat.
The hollow interior has a 30,000 gallon capacity. The bat is constructed of ASTM A36 carbon steel.
Babe Ruth used a 36” and 42 ounce louisville slugger bat with a medium handle and medium barrel.
This replica scale bat is:
120 ft. long
9 ft. diameter at the base
3 ft. 6 in. diameter at the handle
6 ft. 6 in. diameter knob.
Where is original located?: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory / Louisville KY

Where is this replica located?: Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory / Louisville KY

Who created the original?: HILLERICH BRADSBY

Internet Link about Original: http://www.sluggermuseum.com/virtualtour/#big_bat

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1894

Visit Instructions:
Post at least one photo of the replica.
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