Louisville Slugger Dates/Era

[BaseballGM]

Re: Louisville Slugger Dates/Era

Thanks for the response and info. Any other opinions are welcomed.

[CampWest]

Re: Louisville Slugger Dates/Era

I'll add, I think the bat on the right has a 1964-69 center brand, making it a pre-1970 bat, whereas the bat on left was probably 70-72.

this is one of the better online resources

http://webpages.charter.net/birdbats/Birdbats/Bat%20ID/LS%201950-1979.htm

But this is a great resource to have on hand... Vince Malta's "A Complete Reference Guide Louisville Slugger Professional Player Bats"

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[CampWest]

Re: Louisville Slugger Dates/Era

If I'm not mistaken, the Powerized on left was used 1970-72 and on right was used 1964-72.

[BaseballGM]

I've been looking online for clues to determining the dates or era LS bats were used. Are there exceptions to these guides? Did the 69-72 bats always have the P loop crossing the stem? What dates would you put these as?