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In 1894, Bud took over the family business and ‘Louisville Slugger’ was registered with the United States Patent Office. Eleven years later in 1905, the company forever changed not just baseball – but sports marketing – by paying future Hall of Famer Honus Wagner to use his name on a bat.
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Louisville Slugger has been making baseball bats since 1884, when 17 year-old Bud Hillerich crafted the company’s first bat for a local superstar hitter.
Hillerich & Bradsby bat used by Babe Ruth in a 1927 game, exhibited at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. The bats were sold under the name "Falls City Slugger" until Bud Hillerich took over his father's company in 1894, and the name "Louisville Slugger" was registered with the US Patent Office.
Dec 5, 2017 · In many ways, the storied 132-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. “Bud” Hillerich. Back in the 1880s, Bud was working at his father’s woodworking shop in Louisville Kentucky.
It was there that family legend suggests J. A. "Bud" Hillerich made a bat for Louisville Eclipse star Pete Browning after Browning broke his bat during a game in which Hillerich attended in July 1884. The next day, Browning got three hits with the bat and the legend was born.
The roots of the Louisville Slugger date to 1884 and involve John A. "Bud" Hillerich (1866–1946). Hillerich's father operated a woodworking shop that produced bedposts, bowling pins, handrails, and ornaments. At the time, most ballplayers whittled their own bats and often owned only one.
Aug 1, 2023 · Bud Hillerich created the first Louisville Slugger. Photo by Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory. The first swing. After Louisville Eclipse major league player Pete Browning — aka “The Louisville Slugger” — broke his bat during a game, Bud Hillerich crafted him a new one at his father’s woodshop.
