Wiffle Ball is Fairfield, CT’s Spin on the American Dream #fairfieldct #wiffleball #history In 1953, in Fairfield, CT, David Mullany watched his son play a game of backyard baseball and had an idea. Using plastic perfume containers, he created the Wiffle Ball—a lightweight design that made pitches spin and games safer. He sold them out of his car, then nationwide. Today, every Wiffle® Ball is still made in Shelton, CT by the Mullany family—a local invention that became a global icon and a quiet