All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

[DoctorLoomis]

As we speak Vintage is running a game used Ruth bat that weighs 32 oz!!!! Is there any way...at any time....ever...that Ruth used a 32 oz bat????

[yanks12025]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Mears says that bats can lose acouple of ounces. So this bat could have been around 33-34 ounces back then.

[DoctorLoomis]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Allow me to slightly modify my OP...did Ruth ever use a 32 oz bat in a MAJOR LEAGUE baseball game?

[yanks12025]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

No

[DoctorLoomis]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Hey Yanks.....why are people bidding thousands of dollars on that bat when it was never ever used by Ruth?

[DoctorLoomis]

John Taube

Isnt Taube supposed to be the man as far as bats are concerned? Also Vince Malta? I see their name is NO WHERE on the LOA for this bat.

[yanks12025]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Mears does most of the vintage bats. They do alot of research. I think John and Vince are better for bats from the 1950's and up.

Zinn Beck 300 model bats i believe are still professional models, so there is a chance Babe Ruth could have used it. Also for Zinn Beck bats, the records are incomplete, so we dont know for sure. Also if you want a Babe Ruth bat its alot cheaper then his Hillerich & Bradsby game used bat.

[encinorick]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

So a Mears A6 means there's "a chance" the Babe Ruth may have used a 32 oz bat in the Major Leagure Game, right?

[yanks12025]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

So a Mears A6 means there's "a chance" the Babe Ruth may have used a 32 oz bat in the Major Leagure Game, right?

Can you drop it!

Like i said records for Zinn Beck bats are imcomplete.

Also the Mears letter says Professional Model bat, does not say Game Used.

[DoctorLoomis]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

I wouldnt touch that bat period. If you cant afford an H&B that is within the measurements that Babe was KNOWN to use, then let it go.

[encinorick]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Yeah, but in Vintage's description they say it's "Game Used." So should ignore it, right?

And again, what the heck does a Mears 6 mean if not game used.

[b.heagy]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Here is the description.

This gorgeous George Herman "Babe" Ruth professional grade ash Zinn Beck 300 pro model bat is traced back to the glory years of Murderer's Row circa late 1920s-early 1930s. With deep factory stampings and a gorgeous finish, it certainly appears to be a bat that the Babe would be proud to call his own. As sought after as Ruthian game bats are in the hobby, this one does not disappoint and would fit nicely in any vintage bat collection.

The Zinn Beck 300 pro model bat measures 32 oz and 34" matching correct manufacturing characteristics. It features a hand turned knob and high grade wood which are professional model characteristics. Although Ruth preferred 35-36 inch bats, 34" is certainly acceptable as Ruth spoke about moving down to 34" bats in different times of his career. And in fact, photographic documentation exists of the Yankees routinely ordering and using Babe Ruth Zinn Beck bats. The optimal significant game use evidence you would expect from a Ruth gamer is highlighted by heavy ball and stitch marks as well as cleat marks across the barrel - another Ruth specific trait. The handle remains fully intact and grain examination shows swelling. Overall this impressive Ruth game representation earns a final authentic quality grade of 6 not to be missed if you've been waiting for a Ruth game bat to call your own.

[yanks12025]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Contact Dave or Troy over at Mears then. I dont know every answer you want to know.

[DoctorLoomis]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

Bottom line...STAY AWAY FROM IT!

[b.heagy]

Re: All Babe Ruth Bat Experts....please Help!

The description never places the bat in Ruth's hands. Noted as a professional model bat that is a Babe Ruth Model. Also noted that there is phtographics evidence of the YANKEES ordering this model. Does anyone have a scan of the LOO?