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New to the forum and fairly new to collecting so bear with me.
Picked up a Mike Cameron game used Hoosier bat off ebay a bit ago, supposedly used during his time with the Mariners. Since then I've learned a little bit more about gu bats, and did some research on it. I've come to the conclusion that this may have actually been used by Harold Baines and not Cameron. Figured I'd bring the question here and see if the veterans can weigh in and help me out. Here is my reasoning.
-as far as I can tell from various image searches and Getty, Mike Cameron didn't seem to use Hoosier bats during his time with the Mariners. All i could find was when he played with the white sox, and maybe before. I don't have access to ordering records so this is just a best guess.
-based on the light use on the bat (some ball scuffs and stitch imprints), It looks like this bat was actually used by a lefty. There is no use on the left side of the barrel.
-the number 3 is written on the handle, and the tape job doesn't seem consistent with Cameron.
And this brought me to Harold Baines. Of all Cameron's teammates that wore 3 over his career, the only lefty I could find was Baines. They played together on the white sox from 96-97, and during that time Baines also used the same model 135 Hoosier bats. Also the tape job on the handle is consistent with Baines.
So there you have it. I may be totally off, and just trying to find something interesting in an uninteresting bat. It very well could have been used by neither. Let me know what you think, any info or opinion will be helpful. Going to attempt to post some pictures of the bat below, and ones of Cameron and Baines with Hoosier bats from the 97 season.
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Picked up a Mike Cameron game used Hoosier bat off ebay a bit ago, supposedly used during his time with the Mariners. Since then I've learned a little bit more about gu bats, and did some research on it. I've come to the conclusion that this may have actually been used by Harold Baines and not Cameron. Figured I'd bring the question here and see if the veterans can weigh in and help me out. Here is my reasoning.
-as far as I can tell from various image searches and Getty, Mike Cameron didn't seem to use Hoosier bats during his time with the Mariners. All i could find was when he played with the white sox, and maybe before. I don't have access to ordering records so this is just a best guess.
-based on the light use on the bat (some ball scuffs and stitch imprints), It looks like this bat was actually used by a lefty. There is no use on the left side of the barrel.
-the number 3 is written on the handle, and the tape job doesn't seem consistent with Cameron.
And this brought me to Harold Baines. Of all Cameron's teammates that wore 3 over his career, the only lefty I could find was Baines. They played together on the white sox from 96-97, and during that time Baines also used the same model 135 Hoosier bats. Also the tape job on the handle is consistent with Baines.
So there you have it. I may be totally off, and just trying to find something interesting in an uninteresting bat. It very well could have been used by neither. Let me know what you think, any info or opinion will be helpful. Going to attempt to post some pictures of the bat below, and ones of Cameron and Baines with Hoosier bats from the 97 season.
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