Negro League Game Used Bats?
I know this is a LOOOOONG shot, but I'll ask anyway:
Does anyone have any examples or photos of a bat used by a Negro League player in the mid 1930's to early 1940's? I know Hillerich & Bradsby wouldn't give those guys signature models, but has anyone ever seen examples with block letters or other brands with some kind of provenance?
I know that most of the Negro League players ordered pro models of white big leaguers, for example Buck Leonard told historians he used the pro model bats of Senators player Len Okrie, which Clark Griffith ordered for the Grays along with his Senators bat order.
I'm working on an illustration of Sam Bankhead, circa 1936, and would like to show some brand of bat.
Like I said, a long shot, but if anyone knows, I suspect that person would be on Net54...
And if anyone has a Negro League gamer - Post it! Be interesting to see
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