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Circa 1930s H&B Side Written Bat Signed by 25 Negro Leaguers – Leonard, Jethroe, Etc.
Lot 133. Circa 1930s H&B Side Written Bat Signed by 25 Negro Leaguers – Leonard, Jethroe, Etc. Bold signatures adorn this Hillerich & Bradsby side written blank-barrel bat. The bat maker used side writing from the early 1900s into the early 1940s as part of its manufacturing and approval process. The 35” bat is signed in black sharpie by Hall of Fame first baseman Buck Leonard and other stars of the Negro Leagues, including Double Duty RADCLIFFE (signed three times), Bill (Ready) Cash, Buster Haywood, Pee Wee Jenkins, Lester LOCKETT (signed twice), Stanley Glenn, Lyman Bostock Sr., Jim Cohen, Mahlon Duckett, Russell Awkard, Mel Duncan, Red Moore, Merle Porter, Buck O’NEIL, Wilmer Harris, Sherwood Brewer, Jim Zapp, Bill Powell, Max MANNING, Joe B Scott, Verdell Mathis, Andy Porter, Wilmer Fields and Frazier Robinson. The signatures, which have been authenticated by Kevin Keating, are almost all mint 9 and gem mint 10. A tremendous display item with 28 Negro Leagues autographs!
Winning Bid $168.
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