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TNTtoys
02-16-2010, 12:02 PM
All,

I have been wondering something for a little while; whether there was a connection between the Louisville Slugger and Cooper Bat model numbers. The recent Mookie Wilson thread has once again piqued my curiosity.

Recently, Brian Hillerich helped me date my Louisville Slugger Mookie bat to 1984. It was a LVS Model W278, and was an early career bat.

This bat is 1 of 2 Mookie bats in my collection. The other being a Cooper bat from 1989-91. The Cooper model # is very similar to the LVS; it is a W282. This was used at the end of his career.

David Louie chimed into the Mookie thread and stated that his Louisville Slugger Mookie bat is a W279; in all likelihood used during the middle of his career.

Given the progression of the model numbers -- W278 -> W279 -> W282, and the fact that these were both Louisville Slugger brand and Cooper brand bats, is this more than a mere coincidence???

Any info would be appreciated.

Nick

bigtruck260
02-16-2010, 12:09 PM
I know that I have/had models from other bat companies (Hoosier, Cooper,etc.) that have had LS model numbers. I have often wondered the same thing. Does LS have copyright on the model numbers? Good question.

harpt
02-16-2010, 02:07 PM
I have Paul Molitor bats from LVS and Cooper that are all model H176

TNTtoys
02-16-2010, 02:17 PM
The Mookie Wilson example was the first one to come to mind; however, there are many others... Harpt's Paul Molitor example, other Coopers I have come across that are T141 models, P72s, R205s, etc. It just strikes me funny that all of the Cooper model #s appear to be Louisville Slugger numbers, and I know it's no coincidence. Is there anyone who knows the history behind this?

BULBUS
02-16-2010, 02:29 PM
Mattingly used a LS T141 and occasionally a Cooper T141.

BMH
02-16-2010, 04:05 PM
We made the mistake of not trademarking our model numbers.

joelsabi
02-16-2010, 08:21 PM
i just checked and my cooper and lvs bats both marked model C271.