I collect GU bats of the 1965 Twins. One of the problems with trying to complete the "set" is, which players never had their own bats? I either own or have seen bats of all the position players and starting pitchers. The relief pitchers, however, are another story.

1965 Twins relievers were: Worthington, Klippstein, Pleis, Mel Nelson, Cimino, Roggenburk, Siebler, and Fosnow. Most of these guys had relatively short careers and few ML at bats, while Klippstein and Worthington, who had longer careers and finished up with the Twins, were terrible hitters (.137 and .125 respectively.) They seldom used a bat, were lousy with them when they did, and almost certainly just grabbed a team bat, or borrowed one from a teammate, on the rare occasions they needed to step to the plate.

For example, the Twins top reliever from 1964 through 1969 was Worthington. He averaged 9.5 at bats per season, and got exactly 5 hits total in those six years.

So, my thinking is that, until bats of Fosnow, Siebler, and the rest of these guys surface, it might be reasonable to assume they don't exist, and never did.

But, there are four exceptions... Although these guys may never have ordered their own bats, four of them: Worthington, Klippstein, Pleis, and Nelson, had one bat each made for the 1965 World Series by H&B. These may be the only bats that were made specifically for them, with their names on them. If bats of these guys are as rare as I think, those 4 specific bats would be needed to complete that '65 Twins team set.

I've been searching for these four specific bats for years now, not knowing if, after almost 50 years, if they even still exist, or if they are buried in collections where they will remain forever. But about a month ago, the Worthington surfaced, and I immediately bought it (from Zane Burns.) It cost a small fortune, but there, literally, is not another one in existence.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Al-Worthingt...-/190893105694

After it arrived, I thanked Zane, and he replied: "I have seen and owned several 1965 ASG Bats but this is the only
Twins WS Bat that I have seen." Coming from Zane Burns, who's probably owned and seen more bats than just about anyone, that's quite a statement.

Anyway, I would be very interested to hear from anyone who has, or has seen, bats of the relief pitchers listed above. Chasing needles in haystacks is difficult enough; it would at least be good to know if those needles ever even existed.
-Mark