← Back to Explore
Big Bruce is a 13 ft 5 in white-ash baseball bat turned in 2000. Guinness World Records lists it as the largest wooden baseball bat, owned by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, and North Dakota Tourism places it at the team’s home, Newman Outdoor Field in Fargo.
Private to your Passport.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
No recommended arrival yet
We have not checked a recommended place to arrive or stop here yet.
This takes you to the Big Thing itself. If stopping, choose a safe and legal place nearby.
© Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors
Big Bruce
This pin marks the Big Thing itself. If stopping, choose a safe and legal place nearby.
Site-level location · 46.8983° N, 96.8049° W
FIELD GUIDE
The story
The Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks own a baseball bat that Guinness World Records lists as the largest of its kind in wood. Big Bruce measures 161 inches (13 ft 5 in) with a circumference of 40 inches, and is made from white ash, the same wood as major league bats.
According to Guinness, a computer measured a real Louisville Slugger and a computer-controlled lathe was programmed to those specifications. The bat was turned on the lathe in the summer of 2000 by Cinderwitt and Co. of Wahpeton, North Dakota, and sanded and finished by Quality Cabinets of Fargo. Guinness says it was named after Bruce Thom, then president of the RedHawks. North Dakota Tourism lists it at Newman Outdoor Field, the team's home.
Add a photo
PRACTICAL
Plan your stop
WHAT TO EXPECT
At Newman Outdoor Field, 1515 15th Avenue North, Fargo, home of the RedHawks. North Dakota Tourism’s 2025 listing gives free admission and says it is open year-round. The bat is 161 inches long.
ACCESS
Newman Outdoor Field, 1515 15th Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota, the RedHawks’ ballpark. North Dakota Tourism lists free admission and year-round opening.
COMMUNITY
Visitor Log
TRANSPARENCY
Sources & research
Something not right?
If this Big Thing has changed, moved or gone, telling us keeps the guide honest for the next traveller.