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Baseball Bats
3 Lots
 Lot 240. 6 Early 1900s Baseball Bats – Cracker Jack, Spaldling “League,” Winner, Etc. The Cracker Jack No. 02 “Special” bat from Hillerich & Bradsby is about 28 ¾” long and vg with wear on the “J” and “k” in the logo. H&B is the source of two other bats, a 32” Liberty No. PGH “Official Playground Hickory” model, strong engravings and chips on the knob and end, and a 32 ½” “League AA” model, ex. Goldsmith of Cincinnati produced the 31 ¾” 300% Class 86 “Hickory Playground” bat, vg with strong impressions, and Winner, the 1930s No. 90 “Regulation” 33” model. The sixth bat is the 34 ½” Spalding “League 100” model, vg-ex with the Spalding logo on the knob, tape on the handle and a couple of dark areas in the wood.
Winning Bid $83.
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 Lot 241. 7 Store Model Player-Endorsed Bats – Ruth, Mantle, Williams, Foxx, Etc. Six bats are from Hillerich & Bradsby. The exception is a 34” “Big Leaguer” K120 Ted Williams model from Yale of New Haven, ex. H&B’s 40 B.R. George “Babe” Ruth bat is from the 1930s, 35” long and g-vg. It is cracked and has dead wood and a nail on the back; the George “Babe” Ruth impression is 6-7 of 10. A contemporary of the Ruth bat is the 1933 Jimmie Foxx “Special” with “125 J.F.S.” on the label. This “Powerized and Oil Tempered” bat is 34” long and vg with dead wood on the back, some wear on the logo, a strong impression of Foxx’s name and a handle that has had tape removed. Mickey Mantle is represented by a 34” K55 model from 1977-79. Ex+ bat with a couple of small chips and some green stains near his name on the barrel. The other bats are a 35” Martinez R161 model, handle cracked on the back, ex appearance; a 34” 125S Ed Mathews model, “Full Flamed,” vg-ex with Mathews’ name 4-5 of 10, and a 32” Jackie Robinson model with all stampings worn away.
Winning Bid $125.
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