Help dating this bat

[jt-bats]

Hi Everyone, I need your help dating this bat. I have a Craig Kusick bat but the strange thing is there is no model # on the knob or the barrel? Was this in a transition period between 1975-76? Any information would be great!

Thanks,
Jeff

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Help dating this bat

according to the almanac, Kusick never wore 25 . Not sure of that helps.

[bat_master]

Re: Help dating this bat

according to the almanac, Kusick never wore 25 . Not sure of that helps.

True. However, because the bat is a rookie era bat and he only played 15 games with the Twins in 1973, 76 games in 1974, and 57 games in 1975 I think it is decently safe to assume he was playing some time in the minor leagues those years as well.

We'd have to have minor league rosters to verify whether he wore that number in the minors, but I would say there is a decent chance that he may have.

As for the missing model number please refer to this thread: http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...hread.php?t=91

Hope that helps Jeff!

[jt-bats]

Re: Help dating this bat

Thanks Tim! I thought I had read that before but wanted to make sure.

Jeff

[BoneRubbedBat]

Re: Help dating this bat

During the 1973-75 seasons he went up and down between the Minnesota Twins and the Tacoma Twins of the Pacific Coast League. He was not with any other teams during this period. I don't have the roster to see uniform numbers though.