There are no logbooks recording players' bat orders prior to 1920, when this bat was made. The Malta book does not list any orders post 1920 for Walter Johnson. But Christie's recently auctioned a side-written Walter Johnson bat from 1920 that sold for $118,000. That bat is 34.75 in. long, and it weighs 36.8 oz. Naturally, those specs don't prove that the ebay bat(33 1/2" and 50 oz.) was never used by the Big Train. But they don't do much to support the possibility, either.
Last edited by Mark; 01-05-2018 at 12:05 PM.
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