# MLB: 6 broken bats in six innings

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [September 11, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961 "2011-09-11T18:38:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961/1 "2011-09-11T18:38:44Z")

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In the Twins, Tigers game, the Twins batters have broken 6 bats in six innings so far. What’s the record for the most broken bats by one team in a single, 9-inning game? Is this recorded anywhere?

Considering the danger of broken bat parts impaling someone, is MLB considering a minimum neck size, to cut down on the number of broken bats?

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961/2 "2011-09-11T19:04:12Z")

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Not sure, but Fister is sawing through those bats.

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-6-broken-bats-in-six-innings/595961/3 "2011-09-12T01:43:05Z")

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[http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100920&content\_id=14887794&vkey=news\_mlb&c\_id=mlb](http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100920&content_id=14887794&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb)  
They are working on it. Yes a player got impaled.