October 2017 Pickups

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1959 Roberto "Momen" Clemente bat:

This "Momen" bat is specific to '59 with heavy barrel use, nice 21 on the knob, got a 10. It was at one time paired with a '59 flannel of his and shown in the Smithsonian Baseball Collection's book in one of the collections that was highlighted there.
The early Momen bats are not nearly as common as the later, post-'60 bats of his. There are 9 in the PSA database for this variation, have seen some with condition issues like flaking on the barrel and other finish related issues.

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