Aluminum Softball & Baseball Bats Warning
CPSC recall 75053. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Laceration
CPSC recall 75053 has the recall date 25 Jul 1975. The notice names the firm Alcoa Sport Products. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Laceration.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
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| Description | Aluminum Softball & Baseball Bats Warning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 25, 1975 Release # 75-053 CPSC Warns Of Potential Hazard With Certain Aluminum Softball And Baseball Bats With Rubber Grips WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 25) -- More than five million aluminum baseball and softball bats with rubber grips sold nationally since 1968 could pose serious risks of injury if the rubber grips are loose, worn, damaged or deteriorated. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is issuing this warning in the interest of the public health and safety, urges consumers to check the rubber grips on their aluminum bats immediately and to cease use of those bats with loose, torn or deteriorated grips. If the grip is loose, worn or damaged, the aluminum bat could fly out of the grip or fly away from a torn off knob when the bat is swung. The one-piece rubber grip sleeve and solid rubber knob are all that hold the bat in place. Two major injuries and one death reportedly have occurred when aluminum bats have detached from the grips during a swing and have been propelled through the air.… |
| Product | Adirondack aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Adirondack aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Easton aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Easton aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | H & B/Louisville Slugger aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | H & B/Louisville Slugger aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Hitter's Pride aluminum baseball and softball bats with rubber grips, Baseball/Softball Accessories |
| Product | Reynolds aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Reynolds aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Wilson aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Wilson aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Worth aluminum baseball bats with rubber grips |
| Product | Worth aluminum softball bats with rubber grips |
| Manufacturer | Alcoa Sport Products; Wilson; Lannon Manufacturing; Eaton |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1975: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1975
- 13
- Recalls of 1975 with one of the same hazards
- 8%
- Recalls on the register that name Alcoa Sport Products
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 75053. https://recallregister.com/product/3777-aluminum-softball-baseball-bats-warning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 75053 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 75053 has no incident or injury text.