num_pages: 272
description: No sooner was baseball invented than inspiring visionaries began to dream up gizmos that would enhance, alter, or add to the game. Here is a collection of the most intriguing and bizarre baseball inventions--each accompanied by the original illustrations the inventor submitted when applying for a patent.
language: English
title: Banana Bats & Ding-dong Balls: A Century of Unique Baseball Inventions
titlecomplete: Banana Bats & Ding-dong Balls: A Century of Unique Baseball Inventions
genres: Baseball
ratings_count: 12
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Casey Award
publisher: Macmillan General Reference