Need some help identifying game used bat

[seanbaseball]

Wondering if maybe its a minor league bat?

[crisco511]

I think it is. There were a couple of major league. The rest were guys that had bounced back and forth between major and minor. The signature model is pretty steep for a minor league guy. They buy their own bats. If he is minor, he probably got pretty decent money. I wonder if old hickory may keep records and would give it out?

[Sioux4Ever]

Not sure how much help it is but the bat was made in Jan. of 2014, the batch # is 195, was the 5th bat made in the batch and his initials are AW

[godwulf]

I know exactly what you mean - it's fun doing a little detective work on something like this, and I have done the same sort of thing, myself. At least you have got the "AW" thing to work with - that's less than I sometimes have. I've got quite a few old Phoenix Firebirds team bats, and I've managed to connect one with Bill Mueller, two with Marcus Jensen and on with Mark Leonard, just from the odd number marking or illegible signature.

If I'm reading the manufacture date on this O.H. correctly, it's November of 2014. To me, that means only one thing - ST 2015. If it were my bat, I would first compile the 2015 ST rosters of every MLB team, including of course non-roster invitees, and scan them for the initials "AW". If that doesn't pan out, try finding minor league ST rosters - good luck with that - or start checking 2014 minor league rosters beginning with Triple-A. I know it sounds incredibly tedious, and a lot of guys would say, "Why go to all that trouble to i.d. a ten-dollar bat?" Hey, as far as I'm concerned, that's what makes it a hobby.

I wonder if BMH knows his opposite number over at O.H. and could be on any help.

[godwulf]

Not sure how much help it is but the bat was made in Jan. of 2014, the batch # is 195, was the 5th bat made in the batch and his initials are AW

You're right, of course, I misread the date - so make that ST of 2014.

[Stefano61]

I don't know if this may help...I was curious and I downloaded from the site checkoutmycards a list of players with the AW initials both major and minor League players. Here's the list.

[Sioux4Ever]

I emailed Old Hickory for yah just out of curiosity and they just responded to me. The player is Aaron Westlake.

[godwulf]

That's incredible! Nice to know that the O.H. folks are so accommodating!

[Sioux4Ever]

That's incredible! Nice to know that the O.H. folks are so accommodating!

Old Hickory is great!!! They are a great company that's for sure!!!

[crisco511]

Sorry for not getting out the thank yous sooner. Been off-line for a little while. Thank you to everyone.