David Mullany and the Wiffle Ball
David Mullany created the wiffle ball after watching his son and his friend play baseball with a golf ball and broomstick. He wanted to create a new ball that would curve and be harder to hit! Wiffle Ball Inc. is now based in Shelton, Connecticut.
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eBooks:
Websites:
ConnecticutHistory.org
Wiffle Throws a Curve in American Leisure Time (Challenge)
Library Books:
Yankee Doodle Numbers: A Connecticut Number Book by Elissa D. Grodin (Number 50)