There is a game used Ray Knight bat on the current GF auction which has been inscribed by Knight attributing it to Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
This bat was actually in the Mets HOF on display two years ago and I had my reservations then mainly because of the taped handle.
So I went the Game 6 DVD and these are stills from each of Knight's at bats as well as the bat on auction.
Knight used the same Worth model bat for each of his 5 ABs during Game 6 however this bat had heavy pine tar on the handle with no tape. Additionally the actual Game 6 bat had a cupped barrel end while the auction bat is uncupped. You would also notice the marks on the bat barrel are different between the Game 6 bat and the auction bat but all comparisons can pretty much stop after seeing the barrel end.
Needless to say this is disappointing to see yet another 86 Met inscribe a bat (the Mookie Wison S44 HB bat ) or a jersey ( the 86 Gary Carter home pinstripe which was incidentally also on display at the Mets HOF Museum) implying use in the 86 World Series when it simply was not true.
This bat was actually in the Mets HOF on display two years ago and I had my reservations then mainly because of the taped handle.
So I went the Game 6 DVD and these are stills from each of Knight's at bats as well as the bat on auction.
Knight used the same Worth model bat for each of his 5 ABs during Game 6 however this bat had heavy pine tar on the handle with no tape. Additionally the actual Game 6 bat had a cupped barrel end while the auction bat is uncupped. You would also notice the marks on the bat barrel are different between the Game 6 bat and the auction bat but all comparisons can pretty much stop after seeing the barrel end.
Needless to say this is disappointing to see yet another 86 Met inscribe a bat (the Mookie Wison S44 HB bat ) or a jersey ( the 86 Gary Carter home pinstripe which was incidentally also on display at the Mets HOF Museum) implying use in the 86 World Series when it simply was not true.
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