Your Rarest bat

[ksfarmboy]

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Well, that sounds a lot more plausible than the 32 1/2 oz. 34" Spalding bat with "Meyers" in block letters that was auctioned a few years ago.

Yeah, I've seen that listing and thought the same thing. Read Meyers account of the bats he used in The Glory of Their Times.

[punch]

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This is an awesome thread! Many cool bats to drool over. Great idea.

To me, the Ty Cobb wins hands down.

[corsairs25]

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Corsairs, The Chief Meyers bat is 35" and weighs 48oz. The Felsch bat of yours is very nice.

Well, that sounds a lot more plausible than the 32 1/2 oz. 34" Spalding bat with "Meyers" in block letters that was auctioned a few years ago.

[treant985]

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Earliest known SAM Bat (made in Jan 1997 before the company even formed). I got it from a family that grew up with Sam Holman (owner of SAM bats) in South Dakota and bought the bat from Sam's sister. Not exactly like finding a Pete Browning LVS, but still a famous bat company.

[ksfarmboy]

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Corsairs, The Chief Meyers bat is 35" and weighs 48oz. The Felsch bat of yours is very nice.

[nomarmauerfan]

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Here is mine...

A 2007 black Rawlings JM7 Joe Mauer bat. Joe only used a black bat for one game in 2007. It just so happened to be on Justin Morneau bobblehead day. This bat is MLB authenticated, has a Twins Pro Shop COA, and is photomatched. A pretty cool bat!!!




Mike

[corsairs25]

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That's a nice story and an incredible bat. I'm pretty biased, but I like your bat the best in this thread. The Cobb and Clemente bats are pretty awesome also, but I can't imagine the hobby has seen more than a few Felsch bats.

I'm glad that you like it. I think that the 40+ years the bat spent covered in tar helped to give the wood a nice look. I, too, really like the Clemente and Cobb bats. Clemente was my favorite player, and the Momen bat is fantastic. And the Hanna Batrite Cobb is also amazing--- I wonder what the length and weight are. I wish I had one of those.

As for the number of Felsch bats in the hobby, I can't say. When I was buying some vintage bats back in the early 1990's, the dealer I was working with once said that he heard of someone else who had one. But I wasn't sure if he was being serious. I know that there are a couple of Weavers and Gandils in the hobby and that there are few more Jacksons out there, but they are all very tough bats.

[karamaxjoe]

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It's not really an epic story. About 40 years ago, my grandfather died and I was helping to clean out his basement. There was an old barrel with some bats in it, and one was especially interesting because it was big and completely covered in tar. Using a penknife I carefully uncovered the name on the bat but didn't recognize it. My grandmother said that I could have the bats, so I took them home. I eventually wrote to Hillerich and Bradsby to ask about the Felsch bat. I remember giving a very thorough description in my letter. I recall saying that the player's name was not written out but seemed to be printed on the barrel. Jack McGrath wrote back saying that the bat was ordered for Felsch's personal use and that he "no doubt used it." The bat played a big role in my early interest in pre-war baseball.

That's a nice story and an incredible bat. I'm pretty biased, but I like your bat the best in this thread. The Cobb and Clemente bats are pretty awesome also, but I can't imagine the hobby has seen more than a few Felsch bats.

[corsairs25]

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Its not epic, but that's awesome. Did you ever find out where your grandfather obtained the bats?!?!?!

-Tony

I don't know where he got them. It adds a little mystery to the bat.

[spartanservitto]

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Its not epic, but that's awesome. Did you ever find out where your grandfather obtained the bats?!?!?!

-Tony

[corsairs25]

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Any good story on how you came about a Hap Felsch bat when you were a kid? There can't be more than a handful of documented Felsch bats in the hobby.

It's not really an epic story. About 40 years ago, my grandfather died and I was helping to clean out his basement. There was an old barrel with some bats in it, and one was especially interesting because it was big and completely covered in tar. Using a penknife I carefully uncovered the name on the bat but didn't recognize it. My grandmother said that I could have the bats, so I took them home. I eventually wrote to Hillerich and Bradsby to ask about the Felsch bat. I remember giving a very thorough description in my letter. I recall saying that the player's name was not written out but seemed to be printed on the barrel. Jack McGrath wrote back saying that the bat was ordered for Felsch's personal use and that he "no doubt used it." The bat played a big role in my early interest in pre-war baseball.

[karamaxjoe]

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I really like this thread, so I thought I'd share a picture. I have a few bats that are not widely sought after but are still hard to come by. But this is my favorite, a Hap Felsch Louisville Slugger that I have had since I was 10.

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Any good story on how you came about a Hap Felsch bat when you were a kid? There can't be more than a handful of documented Felsch bats in the hobby.

[godwulf]

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What makes this bat extraordinarily rare is that the Unit actually signed it on the front, so it will display nicely, rather than on the back.

You've got that right. Well, it was a long time ago - 1999 - that Randy signed this for one of the DBacks bat boys. Most people seem to mellow with age - the Unit seems to be doing...whatever the opposite of mellowing is.

[ironmanfan]

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Im sure there are several Gene Mauch player bats out there, but there aren't many of these (unless they made All Star bats for the coaches, that is.)

Mauch had a 26 year managerial career and never made it to the World Series, so there are no Mauch WS bats in existence, and there shouldn't be any All Star Mauch bats either

never say never....actually I have this Mauch coaches bat from the 1970 All Star Game available for sale in the C2C section.....

[Mark17]

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Im sure there are several Gene Mauch player bats out there, but there aren't many of these (unless they made All Star bats for the coaches, that is.)

Mauch had a 26 year managerial career and never made it to the World Series, so there are no Mauch WS bats in existence, and there shouldn't be any All Star Mauch bats either, since the AS teams are managed by the previous season's pennant winners. However, in 1964 Johnny Keane won the NL pennant for the Cards, then went to the Yankees in the A.L. in 1965. Mauch had finished 2nd in 1964, so he was named to manage the 1965 All Star game, his only one as manager. And he won the game, too.