[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 314 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 314

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                    September 30, 2009.
Whereas John Andrew ``Bud'' Hillerich made the first Louisville Slugger, 
        originally known as the ``Falls City Slugger'', for Pete ``The Old 
        Gladiator'' Browning of the Louisville Eclipse in Louisville, Kentucky, 
        in 1884;
Whereas Hillerich & Bradsby Co. is a fifth-generation, family-owned company 
        celebrating its 125th anniversary;
Whereas today the Louisville Slugger is the Official Bat of Major League 
        Baseball, having had more than 8,500 professional baseball players under 
        contract, beginning in 1905 with Honus Wagner, and including Hall of 
        Fame members such as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Stan 
        Musial, Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, Hank Aaron, 
        and Louisville's own Pee Wee Reese;
Whereas Hillerich & Bradsby Co. has made over 100,000,000 Louisville Slugger 
        bats in 125 years and currently makes approximately 1,800,000 bats, 
        including souvenir bats, yearly;
Whereas 80 percent of National Baseball Hall of Fame hitters were under contract 
        with Louisville Slugger;
Whereas 60 percent of today's Major League Baseball players use Louisville 
        Slugger bats;
Whereas since 1884, Hillerich & Bradsby Co. has expanded production to include 
        aluminum bats, the PowerBilt golf club, baseball and softball gloves and 
        mitts, hockey sticks, and a variety of anatomical and ergonomic gloves;
Whereas in 1996, Hillerich & Bradsby Co. opened the Louisville Slugger Museum 
        and Factory, the first museum devoted to hitters, including executive 
        offices, wood bat plant, and a world class museum, in downtown 
        Louisville, just 10 blocks away from where Bud Hillerich made the first 
        Louisville Slugger in 1884; and
Whereas the Louisville Slugger name is synonymous with baseball, evoking 
        excitement and nostalgia among ball players of all ages and skill 
        levels: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates and salutes Hillerich & Bradsby Co. on the 125th 
        anniversary of the Louisville Slugger; and
            (2) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
        available enrolled copies of this resolution to Hillerich & Bradsby Co. 
        for appropriate display.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.