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Wade Boggs wasn't blessed with speed or power, yet he used a solid hitting stroke and a keen eye to capture five batting titles in six years, be selected for twelve consecutive All Star games, amass over 3,000 hits (the only player to hit a HR for number 3,000), and gain induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. With his most productive seasons coming as a member of the Boston red Sox, Boggs realized his career-long goal of a World Championship in 1996 with the New york Yankees. He finished his outstanding career with Tampa Bay, with a lifetime batting average of .328 and 3,010 career hits.
This uncracked bat was manufactured by Rawlings/Adirondack in 1985, a year that Boggs hit .368 and finished in the top five in the MVP voting. The bat measures 34.5 inches in length and weighs approximately 33 ounces. The bat boasts the typically formed number 26 on the knob in vintage marker, and exhibits textbook Boggs game use characteristics. Heavy use has produced a highly concentrated area of hit marks and ball marks below and to the left of the barrel label. Heavy pine tar is seen in Boggs' characteristic pattern approximately 3.5 inches from the knob, extending approximately 14 inches toward the barrel.
The bat is stamped 288R on the knob; this is likely a mis-stamping of 288RJ, a model commonly used by Boggs. The batch code (125) and year code (5) are also stamped into the knob. Additionally, the number 32, representing the weight of the bat upon shipping, is evidenced on the knob. This bat has also been signed by Boggs in gold marker on the sweet spot; the signature is clear and unhurried, approximately 3.5 inches in length, and is dated '85.'
This Wade Boggs game used bat dates from the most productive part of his hall of fame career, and contains everything that a collector could want. If you are looking for a Boggs gamer with perfect use characteristics, this is the one.View Lot Detail page
This uncracked bat was manufactured by Rawlings/Adirondack in 1985, a year that Boggs hit .368 and finished in the top five in the MVP voting. The bat measures 34.5 inches in length and weighs approximately 33 ounces. The bat boasts the typically formed number 26 on the knob in vintage marker, and exhibits textbook Boggs game use characteristics. Heavy use has produced a highly concentrated area of hit marks and ball marks below and to the left of the barrel label. Heavy pine tar is seen in Boggs' characteristic pattern approximately 3.5 inches from the knob, extending approximately 14 inches toward the barrel.
The bat is stamped 288R on the knob; this is likely a mis-stamping of 288RJ, a model commonly used by Boggs. The batch code (125) and year code (5) are also stamped into the knob. Additionally, the number 32, representing the weight of the bat upon shipping, is evidenced on the knob. This bat has also been signed by Boggs in gold marker on the sweet spot; the signature is clear and unhurried, approximately 3.5 inches in length, and is dated '85.'
This Wade Boggs game used bat dates from the most productive part of his hall of fame career, and contains everything that a collector could want. If you are looking for a Boggs gamer with perfect use characteristics, this is the one.View Lot Detail page