Hillerich & Bradsby
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"Louisville Slugger" redirects here. For the rapper, see Louieville Sluggah.
Hillerich & Bradsby Company (H&B) is an American manufacturing company located in Louisville, Kentucky that produces baseball bats for Wilson Sporting Goods, which commercializes them under the "Louisville Slugger" brand.
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Formerly | J.F. Hillerich & Son (1855–1916) [1] |
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Company type | Private |
Industry | Sports equipment |
Founded | 1855; 169 years ago (1855) |
Founders | John A. "Bud" Hillerich[1] Frank Bradsby |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | John A. Hillerich IV (CEO, 2001–present)[2] |
Products | Baseball bat, gloves |
Brands | Bionic |
Number of employees | 177 (2015) [3] |
Divisions | Bionic Gloves |
Website | hillerichandbradsby |
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The company also operates the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory in downtown Louisville, and produces gloves for sports such as golf, cycling, fitness, and gardening under the "Bionic Gloves" brand.[4]
Until 2015, H&B owned the "Louisville Slugger" brand. In that year they sold it to Wilson, although their factory still makes the baseball bats bearing that name.