i have a hillerich & bradsby co. cork ball bat that was my grandfather's. i am curious to know when it was made and what it isworth.
299.00
Batters who would want to cheat would use cork in their bat for the 'spring' the ball would get after hitting it. And since cork is very elastic it would not become misshaped or get bunched up in the bat to where one part of the bat would have cork and another part wouldn't.
There actually isn't an official cork bat. Cork bats are illegal.
no it does not
Drill a hole down the core of the bat at the thick end, the end you use to hit the ball. Then fill the hole with cork material. Plug the hole with a wooden plug, held in place with wood glue. Sand it smooth, and refinish the bat with paint so it is not noticeable.
Not exactly sure, but I have one too and I am 59. judging from the size of the bat(really small) mine is probably 50 - 55 years old.
According to one account, the game of cork ball originated in Baltimore, Maryland. Click on the 'Cork Ball' link on this page to read that account.
Diameter of the ball is 9.5 inches
A "Baseball Bat," it used in a sport called, Baseball. What it is, is either a wooden, or aluminum bat, ranging from 20" -sometimes 40". It is used to hit the ball that is pitched down the plate, you swing it with your arms, and the ball will bounce of the bat. There are rules though. If you end up putting a cork in your bat, (which makes the ball bounce off the bat harder) and if they find out, you could get suspended, or even kicked out of the Baseball league.
Well yes you can load a bat ! As for a wooden on you make a end plug of the same wood drill out the core of the bat and pack it with cork. As for a metal bat its called rolling. By removing the end cap and roll the bat walls to thin it out, by doing this the ball will spring or pop of the bat with more power,
in most cases the bat