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The Big Bat is a 120-foot, 68,000-pound steel baseball bat leaning against the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in downtown Louisville. The museum calls it an exact-scale replica of Babe Ruth's 34-inch bat; it was installed on 21 October 1995 and marked its 30th birthday in October 2025.
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World's Largest Baseball Bat (Louisville Slugger Museum)
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Site-level location · 38.2568° N, 85.7617° W
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The Big Bat leans against the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, towering over the museum and downtown Louisville at 120 feet tall and 68,000 pounds, according to WAVE. The museum says it is made of steel and is an exact-scale replica of Babe Ruth's 34-inch Louisville Slugger bat. WAVE reported in October 2025 that it was made from a single piece of steel and hand-painted to mimic wood grain, and that it was created in Louisville by Caldwell Tanks, a company known for building massive water towers. The same report says the Big Bat was installed on 21 October 1995, and that the museum marked its 30th birthday with free cupcakes and a giant birthday card for guests to sign. The museum's website states that the Big Bat is the world's largest baseball bat, and The Christian Science Monitor, in a September 2025 feature on the factory, repeated that description. It is the museum's own claim, repeated in the press.
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The bat stands outside the museum and can be seen from the street; going inside the museum to see the factory needs admission, which is set by the museum.
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Outside the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, downtown Louisville, Kentucky. The bat is part of the museum's frontage; check the museum for current hours and admission to the building.
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