Your Rarest bat

[shoremen44]

I just sold a bat I really didn't want to sell, but I consoled myself by saying that I could get another one down the road... Got me thinking, what bat do I have that I would never be able to replace...

What is my rarest bat??

If your collection was destroyed, what bat is irreplaceable?

And I'm not talking about a Pujols, or Tony Gwynn Rookie... I mean something that you are pretty sure you have the only one in existance?

What is your rarest bat?



Mine is my 1934 Woodley Abernathy bat

The bat is from 1934-35 when Abernathy played for the Baltimore Orioles in the International League... He was the Ineternational League HR King in 1934 and 1936

Pretty sure this bat could never be replaced

[Chris78]

Although there may be a few floating around, I bought a Carlos Ruiz 2009 World Series bat this year at Citizen's Bank Park -- MLB hologram does not show up in database.

Chris

[rdeversole]

It would have to be my Adam Dunn 2010 game used 3 HR game bat, used for all 3 HR's and 2 more afterwards. It's his only 3 HR game.

[ironmanfan]

Probably this non-contract BLOCK letter H&B bat (bottom) of Cal Ripken Sr. which dates to the 1950-1960 labeling period is my rarest....I got it from a guy who worked with Cal Sr. during the winter months back during that time period...

[Dewey2007]

Mine is probably my 1933-34 H&B Dick Bartell bat. There might be others out there from this time frame but I've never seen any. Always have to give a shout to Tim Byington for helping me add this one to my collection!!

[MUSEOVEN]

my chico carrasquel bat

[sylbry]

Mine is probably my 1933-34 H&B Dick Bartell bat. There might be others out there from this time frame but I've never seen any. Always have to give a shout to Tim Byington for helping me add this one to my collection!!

I remember one appearing on ebay. Want to say it was in 2006. It sold for around $275. I was the underbidder. Took me a long time to get over not bidding more.

[GoTigers]

Ty Cobb Hanna Batrite- One of a kind center brand with his model designation instead of "Batrite" located inside the bat logo.





Hack Wilson Hanna Batrite- These bats with the player name only on the barrel are pretty rare, and so are Hack Wilson bats in general. I like the fact that it is made from hickory instead of ash. Has his trademark thin handle with a large knob. Thanks to Tim for this pickup





Dave Winfield Worth bat- This is a recent pickup. I've only seen one other and that was on Taube's site..
I think Dave only tried these for a very short time maybe in spring training. This was the listing on Taube's site.
http://www.digitalfm.com/gameusedbat...l.cfm?sku=3701





Great Thread!

[Retired Old Guy]

No sorry, it wasn't me who started this thread. I only have a dozen or so bats. Helmets are my main focus.

ROG

[sicollector1954@insightbb.com]

Although this is not the most expensive bat in my collection-I doubt that there are many of these out there so I would consider it probably my rarest. A 1944-48 Lou Gehrig pro model bat signed at a ball game by Cal Ripken.