BaseballBats.net is excited to bring you the inaugural 2015 #BatSeries. Throughout each game of the 2015 World Series between the Mets & Royals, we will track each batter, the bats they use, keys stats and epic moments provided by each bat. What bat brand do the pros prefer? Which bat hits the most World Series home runs, had the best batting average or energized the series? BaseballBats.net will tell you. So read on and follow us on Twitter: @Baseball_Bats & #BatSeries.
#BatSeries – Game 5 Update
What an inning. What a game. What a series. To us it was one of the best short series we’ve ever seen, with comebacks, extra-inning “free baseball,” unending, jaw-dropping plays. And when it came to the #BatSeries, this Game 5 epitomized the series by spreading the hits, RBIs and game-climaxing at-bats among multiple baseball bat brands.
Here are the lines of the difference-makers for Game 5
Mets #BatSeries Game 5 Box Score
| HITTERS | BAT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Granderson RF | Louisville Slugger | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.7 |
| Wright 3B | Louisville Slugger | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.24 | 0.333 |
| Duda 1B | Victus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.263 |
| Conforto LF | Marucci | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.733 |
Royals #BatSeries Game 5 Box Score
| HITTERS | BAT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Escobar SS | Marucci | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.462 |
| Zobrist 2B | Louisville Slugger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.261 | 0.346 | 0.435 |
| Cain CF | Old Hickory | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.227 | 0.346 | 0.273 |
| Hosmer 1B | Dove Tail | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.190 | 0.240 | 0.238 |
| Moustakas 3B | Dove Tail | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.304 | 0.333 | 0.304 |
| Pérez C | Marucci | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.364 | 0.391 | 0.455 |
| b-Colón PH | Louisville Slugger | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 |
| Vólquez P | Louisville Slugger | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.5 |
#BatSeries – Game 4 Update
Marucci + Conforto = 2 for 3 with two RBI (and 2 runs for good measure). And with that line leading the way, Game 4 had two clear #BatSeries victors.
Hits – World Series Game 4 Baseball Bat Hit Leaders
Marucci (6 hits): 4 Royals hits & 2 Mets hits. (With the Conforto’s two home runs were Marucci bats!)
Louisville Slugger (5 hits): 1 Royals hit & 4 Mets hits.
RBI – World Series Game 4 Baseball Bat RBI Leaders
Marucci: 1 Royals, 2 Mets
Louisville Slugger: 0 Royals, 1 Mets
Dove Tail: 2 Royals, 0 Mets
Old Hickory: 1 Royals, 0 Mets
World Series Game 4 Baseball Bat Overall Box Score Leaders
For Game 4 we show the Box Score lines for Halloween Night’s top performers.
| ROYALS | Bats | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Escobar SS | Marucci | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0.250 | .500 |
| Zobrist 2B | Louisville Slugger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 | .350 | .500 |
| Cain CF | Old Hickory | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .180 | .300 | .180 |
| Moustakas 3B | Dove Tail | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .390 | .350 |
| Pérez C | Marucci | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .410 | .440 | .530 |
| Gordon LF | Dove Tail | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .440 | .570 |
| METS | BAT | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Granderson RF | Louisville Slugger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .350 | .625 |
| Murphy 2B | Louisville Slugger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .300 | .176 |
| Céspedes CF-LF | Louisville Slugger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .167 | .176 |
| Conforto LF | Marucci | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .273 | .900 |
| Flores SS | Louisville Slugger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .200 | .077 |
#BatSeries – Game 3 Update
With pitchers hitting in the National League park, our first broken bats of the #BatSeries, and the Mets waking up at the plate, tonight saw the most traditional bat brand in the game stepping up and coming back to make the other brands nearly invisible.
After two nights of minimal productivity, Louisville Slugger brought it tonight, accounting for nearly 3/4 of all RBI. With 11 TOTAL game RBI, Louisville Slugger was responsible for eight.
Louisville Slugger: 8 RBI
Mets: Granderson (2), Wright (4), Cespedes (1)
Royals: Rios (1)
Marucci: 1 RBI
Mets: Conforto (1)
Victus: 1 RBI
Mets: Uribe (1)
Dove Tail: 1 RBI
Royals: Hosmer (1)
Game 3 Broken Bats
We at were wondering when this was going to happen! And tonight it did. The inevitable broken bat greeted us not just once, or even twice — but THREE times in one game! Two of them were Louisville Slugger bats, and one was Marucci. We hate to see beautiful bats break. But you know, 100 MPH sliders tend to do that.
Here’s how they broke down:
Louisville Slugger
Murphy’s 1st inning broken bat out
Orlando’s 6th inning broken bat out
Marucci
Perez’s 2nd inning broken bat foul ball, & his broken bat single that followed in the same at-bat.
#BatSeries – Game 2 Update
| BAT BRAND* | HITS | RBI | PLAYERS WITH HITS** |
|
Dove Tail Bats |
5 | 4 | Royals: Hosmer, Moustakas, Gordon |
|
Old Hickory |
2 | 2 | Royals: Escobar |
|
Victus |
2 | 1 | Mets: Duda |
|
Louisville Slugger |
1 | 1 | Royals: Rios, Orlando |
|
Marucci |
1 | 0 | Royals: Perez |
*If you know of any mistakes we’ve made, and have visual evidence of the correction, please tweet us the fix @Baseball_Bats or email us at info@baseballbats.net.
**Do you know what bat Kendrys Morales used for his hit? Also, Perez used an unconfirmed, non-Maruccia bat for at least one at-bat. Do you know what it was?
#BatSeries – Game 1 Update
Winner of the Night: Dove Tail Bats
Dove Tail Bats (DTB) stole the show by providing the most epic and important moments of an overall 5-hour game.
Gordon’s Game-Tying Solo Shot: Gordon swung his DTB stick when launching his 438-foot solo home run to tie the game in desperation mode in the bottom of the 9th.
Hosmer’s Game-Winning RBI: Dove Tail also provided the stick that Hosmer used to pull through after five hours and 14 innings of nail-biting baseball. His DTB-triggered deep fly to right field was easily far enough to score the speedy Escobar.
Speaking of Escobar …
Runner Up: Old Hickory
Old Hickory Bats (“Old Hick”) started the game with a huge energy boost by the way of a rare but exiting inside-the-park home run from Alcides Escobar. The ball was crushed to the warning track in left-center field, and the speedy Escobar sprinted around the bases in less than 15 seconds.
Follow @Baseball_Bats & #BatSeries on Twitter for in-game updates of baseball bat moments.
The Most Random (Dumbest?) Stat of the Game
When stats like On-base Plus Slugging and Batting Average on Balls in Play become too mainstream, we like to delve into the important data (with our exceptional grasp of Excel 2007). So now we bring you the answer to the most important question of Game 1: What were the most popular colors of bats during Game 1 of the World Series?
If you’re a two-tone lover, you win! Here’s another way to look at the numbers:
Total Two-tone bats used: 35
Natural: 31
Black: 29
Gray: 6
Brown: 3
You know you’ll be watching this from now on.
#BatSeries: The Bats Way to Watch the Series
IMPORTANT NOTE: Players often switch bats out-of-the-blue, and last minute, for myriad reasons (the pitcher they’re facing, the game situation, a slump, a hot streak, a superstition, a practical joke … who knows!) But rest assured that BaseballBats.net has extensively researched each player’s tendencies, found visual proof of the recent bat usage, and even spoken directly with representatives from each Bat Brand. This allowed us to compile an advanced list of which bats we expect each player to use. However, our staff will also be viewing the game in real-time in an attempt to catch any alterations in our expectations. If you find any inaccuracies, please tweet us @Baseball_Bats and we will fix it as quickly as possible.
The Pre-Series Table of Bat Greatness
Below is our pre-series Bat Brand expectations of use. We will update when new information comes in. The list starts off in order of which bats hit the most home runs in the Playoffs. NOTE: Many players use multiple bats, so we’ve included names multiple times in the below list.
| BAT BRAND | PLAYER |
| Marucci | Alcides Escobar |
| Kendrys Morales | |
| Salvador Perez | |
| Alex Rios | |
| Jarrod Dyson | |
| Kevin Plawecki | |
| Lucas Duda | |
| Michael Conforto | |
| Wilmer Flores | |
| Juan Lagares | |
| Kelly Johnson | |
| Louisville Slugger | Alcides Escobar |
| Lorenzo Cain | |
| Ben Zobrist | |
| Eric Hosmer | |
| Kendrys Morales | |
| Salvador Perez | |
| Alex Gordon | |
| Alex Rios | |
| Jarrod Dyson | |
| Raul Mondesi, Jr. | |
| Paulo Orlando | |
| Christian Colon | |
| Curtis Granderson | |
| David Wright | |
| Daniel Murphy | |
| Yoenis Cespedes | |
| Travis d’Arnaud | |
| Wilmer Flores | |
| Juan Lagares | |
| Michael Cuddyer | |
| Victus | Yoenis Cespedes |
| Lucas Duda | |
| Travis d’Arnaud | |
| Michael Conforto | |
| Max Bat | Kendrys Morales |
| Dove Tail Bats | Eric Hosmer |
| Mike Moustakas | |
| Salvador Perez | |
| Alex Gordon | |
| Tucci Lumber | Juan Uribe |
| Chandler | Yoenis Cespedes |
| Old Hickory | Alcides Escobar |
| Lorenzo Cain | |
| Zinger | Alcides Escobar |
| Eric Hosmer | |
| Mike Moustakas | |
| Salvador Perez | |
Players We Don’t Yet Know
If you know, and have evidence of, which bat any of the below players uses, please tweet us @Baseball_Bats with the hashtag #BatSeries, or email us at info@baseballbats.net.
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Mets
Drew Butera, Royals
All Pitchers, Mets & Royals (TBD before the National League-rules series in New York)
We’re excited to bring you the inaugural #BatSeries in 2015. We hope we hit it out of the park! (Sorry, bad joke …)