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The wiffle ball was invented by David Mullany, when he tried to make a ball for his son that curved. When his son swung and missed the ball he said that he "whiffed."
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∙ 14y agoThe Wiffle ball was invented by Jay T. Sweesy of Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953 when he designed a ball that curved easily for his 12-year old son. It was named when his son and his friends would refer to a strikeout as a "whiff".
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∙ 14y agoWiffle ball was invented in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953.
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∙ 14y agoDavid N. Mullany
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Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953
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