Wiffle Ball: the ball is made in Shelton, Connecticut
Wiffle Ball, Inc. says the ball was invented in Fairfield, Connecticut, and is still made in Shelton, Connecticut, where the Mullany family moved production in 1959. The family has run the company ever since, by its account.[2][1][3]
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What the maker says is made in the USA
What it says is made elsewhere
- None stated. The history page describes the yellow plastic bat's introduction but not where bats are made.[5]
Where: places the maker names
| Place | What it is, in the maker's words |
|---|---|
| Shelton, Connecticut | Where the ball is made[1] |
| Fairfield, Connecticut | Where the ball was invented (not a current plant)[2] |
What's unresolved or limited
- The history page doesn't say where the bats are made, so a ball-and-bat set's origin isn't settled by the ball's.[6]
- An earlier version of our card said every Wiffle ball ever made came from the same Connecticut plant. By the maker's account, production moved to Shelton in 1959, after the ball's invention.[1]
What this means when you buy
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Sources
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In 1959 the family moved production to Shelton, Connecticut. The ball is still made there.
invented in Fairfield, still made in Shelton, Connecticut.
Wiffle Ball, Inc. has been run by the Mullany family ever since.
Made in America since 1953
The solid yellow plastic bat came in the early 1970s.