Let’s start a game used bat thread.
 

I searched and couldn’t find a thread so let’s start one. Leon: if there is one already in the archives my apologies. I have been collecting gamers for 25 years or so with a concentration on the Tigers. Here is a Scott Lusader bat that I had signed today. Let’s see what everyone has!
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Picked up a Rafael Ramirez gamer in Mears last night. I'll post more later this week. I have some earlier ones.

Astros fans will remember him as a pretty good shortstop in the late 80's, early nineties, the era of this bat...

Ted Simmons gamer. Got it signed a couple of months ago.

How bout a great baseball name from the past?

Harry P-nuts Lowrey

Chris: that is an awesome bat!

Chris, not only an awesome bat, but I also love the photo construction!

Greg

great so far
 

let's keep it going.

Thanks, fellas!

Roughly 35 game used bats all from T206 players. I wish I could enlarge it but for some reason I’m unable to.

1977 Rod Carew
 

Yeah, I'm having some difficulty getting the images sorted to fit the screen, too. This 77 Carew came today. More when I figure out how to size the pics for bats...These pics are from the AH..

Ted
 

Definitely my fave... not a game used bat, but a bat ted used in a coaching capacity for the sox during spring training 1961-63... amazing to think he may have been coaching a young Yaz with this piece of lumber

Just showed up today. Bubba Phillips 1/2 gamer I believe.
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Brendan,
I've been meaning to ask you: what are some of your newest additions?
Mark

Bats
 

Came today...been waiting awhile....does not fit into my collection but bought it because everything is perfect for what to see in a gamer....contact me if you are interested....can send more pics.
P.S. No garbage lids will be included in the mailing.

1980 Terry Puhl gamer....13 homers that season...playoffs for Houston---15 year career...tons of use....cracked handle but no wood missing....home color Adirondack 302 handle.

sicollector1954@gmail.com

1960 mickey mantle
 

PSA 9 GU 1960 Adirondack MICKEY MANTLE bat with vintage 1960 signature which puts it in Mickey’s hand. I like the cleat marks, bat rack (yankee stadium green) marks and light coat of pine but especially love the deep stitch marks which only the Mick could “seemingly” produce.

Beautiful Mantle Ben! I only have three game used bats. The first is José Pagan's 1971 World Series bat. He drove in Stargell with a double in game 7. That run proved to be the winning run. I have always wondered if this was that bat. I will never know and can't prove it anyway. Nonetheless, its fun to think about. The second is a Kirby Puckett gamer. I love the "34 Knock 34" inscription on the knob. I got this one signed in person with the help of Dave Henderson. The last is Reggie gamer. I got it signed at the National this year.

Good old #11, Jose Pagan!! His bats don't surface everyday.

Alex Rodriguez 1ST Career Grand Slam Bat
 

1996 Alex Rodriguez 1sr Career Grand Slam Bat

late 70's/early 1980's Baltimore Orioles stars

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Zach Wheat .

Some of my favorites 1977 Ben Heise Jersey City Indians. Early 1980s Lynchburg Mets. 1989 Pittsfield Mets. 1974 Marion Mets.

Brendan,
I've been meaning to ask you: what are some of your newest additions?
Mark

Hey Mark! Heine Zimmerman, Art Fletcher, Fred Beck, and a possible HOF'er that went under the radar that I need to do a little research on. Thanks for asking!

My Heine (Zimmerman)
 

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Congratulations! I also picked up a Zimmerman bat recently, but I'm not sure that it's a pro-model. It has an interesting knob, but who knows? If you can post a close up or 2 of your new acquisitions, I, at least, would be happy to see it. For some reason, I really enjoy looking at the details on these old bats.

That's awesome! Spalding is really tough to tell I think. I'll post some detailed pics when I get home. We may have talked before, but I have a 1905-1910 Bill Abstein game used bat. I know you like old game used Pirate bats....

Here's one used by Duke Snider

Dick Williams bat from 1954.

Lute "Danny" Boone. There is a third branding on the back of the barrel.

Not old, but from a favorite player from my favorite team, Clayton Kershaw.

Here is My favorites, GU Cal Ripken used durring the streak, A game issued bat Hank gave Claudel Washington during his (Claudel's) rookie season and a Clemens gamer. I have a few others but these are the 3 I love:)

Nothing special but here is the majority of my lumber. Some survived the Louisville fires. Some have sidewriting and/or stamp remnants on them. Old bats are cool:)

They are. I have a few I just carry around as walkers when my heal spurs act up:D:D

This is part of an inspirational collection.

Lol I like how you think.
Here is a neat example of stamps on a bat. Actually the stamps have flaked away on this example but the idea of throwing stamps on a bat and it getting to its destination has always amazed me. I know this also happened with guns. Different times.

They survived the 1910 fire? Are they all that old?

No. These bats are 1920s-30s and the factory also suffered a fire in 1931.

Larry
 

Early 90's, from new HOF'er Larry Walker

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Virgil "Fire" Trucks circa 1952 era game used Adirondack bat
 

Hi Mike,
Great idea for a new thread!

I'm thrilled to have recently picked up this circa 1952 vintage game used Adirondack bat of Detroit Tigers fastball pitcher Virgil "Fire" Trucks.

In 1952 Virgil Trucks joined Johnny "Double No-Hit" Vander Meer (1938) and Allie Reynolds (1951) as the only 3 pitchers to accomplish the feat of hurling two no-hitters in a single season.
It's important to note that since 1952, only three pitchers have joined this list: Nolan Ryan (1973) and Roy Halladay (2010) and Max Scherzer (2015) making this one of the most exclusive clubs in ML history. Sadly, 4 of these 6 pitchers are now deceased.

Pitchers bats are rare. Finding a vintage, game used bat with tons of use, that was actually signed by Trucks made this an unbelievable pickup for my advanced no-hitter collection.

Ben, that is one gorgeous Mantle example. It has everything going for it...

Vintage Mick signature
Great usage, but not abused
Beautiful Adirondack stampings

Those late 50s/early 60s Adirondacks with the white stampings are the most aesthetically beautiful bats ever made, IMHO. And yours is a Holy Grail. :D

1917 Giants
 

Brendan: it would be great to see some close ups of some of those t206 bats.

Here is a partial set of the NL champion Giants' lineup from 1917: Holke, Zimmerman, Fletcher, Burns, Kauff, and Robertson (missing a Herzog and a Rariden).

Wow!!!!!!! Great bats!!

Now that I have figured out how to post larger pictures, I will! As soon as I get home...

Sooooooo....much....eye candy...........:D

I had a herzog .. I may still have it ... if I come across it, I'll let you know . But at least you know they are out there .

Nice bats everyone

thanks
 

thanks, everyone, both for the encouraging comments and for showing your stuff.

I love this thread. So many great bats and looking forward to seeing more. Here are a few gamers from my collection.

Impressive collection Ron.

Ron's collection
 

wonderful collection. Nice photos, too. These pictures would give old time NL pitchers nightmares.

Thank you guys. I had a rough time trying to fit them to size on my new computer but with a little time I was able to figure it out.

Great stuff, guys!

Here's my piece de resistance, Derek Jeter Rookie Game Used Bat PSA/DNA GU10 (Rookie era signature), pounded.

Scott, Max Scherzer of the Wash. Nationals became the 6th pitcher to accomplish this feat in 2015. He no-hit the Pirates on 6/20/15, just missing a perfect game by hitting a Pirates batter with 2 outs in the 9th. My wife and I were most fortunate to have attended this game. Scherzer also no-hit the Mets on 10/3/15.

Joe Dugan 1928-1930 Gamer

Yankees
 

Beautiful Dugan bat. Amazing Jeter. They represent the Yankees' first and last WS winners. It would be interesting to have them side by side for comparison.
In keeping with theme of Yankee infielders, here is one from their first pennant winning team. Who else has some?

Hi Val,
Thank you for correcting me & I didn't mean to short change Mad Max.
I should have known this. :rolleyes: Duly noted & correction has been made.

One of my favorites, 1888-1896(?) Louisville Slugger. Incredible condition.
Second earliest label I have seen.

Beautiful bats! Here's a Harvey Hendrick side written bat with part of the original shipping label and a newly acquired Frank Crosetti Spalding bat.

Wow that is incredible! How long is it? and how much does it weigh?

Nice Dugan bat. I picked up a Dugan photo a few weeks ago and if you look closely you can see that same tape application on my photo. Pretty cool

Interesting photo.
I always assumed the tape was applied to fix a crack or some damage. Its exciting to see that it actually could have been placed there by him.
Thanks for sharing it.

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Great catch on the Dugan bat!! Beautiful.
Wade Boggs was,my favorite player growing up. This is my favorite bat I own of his. I included a picture of the barrel which is powered with seam marks.

Peppered not powdered.... Yeesh

That's unreal. I've never seen that many seam marks!

Me, neither. What's it made from, poplar?

Oh my, that Boggs is beautiful.:D Please post any and all other Boggs bats you have.

This rack has 11 different Wade Boggs bats in it. Anything from a SGA when he was with Pawtucket to store models, promo bats, game issued, and prostock models.

Hah!! Right. Pine/balsa wood :) they are concentrated heavily in one area, demonstrating his precision with the bat. Thanks guys!

This is the only one I own now. I had to scale back my collection once kids started school. They are little money pits :)

The grains on those Boggs bats in the case are beautiful! His bats are works of Art.

Joe,
What an incredibly cool Boggs bat! The man was a hitting machine, for sure!

Thanks Scott.

Ash. And it's called "Grain Checking". Happens with heavy, repeated use. The wood splits slightly at the major contact point(s). A killer Gamer.

Well said. It is an ash bat- 86-89 labeling. Well before maple came into popularity. It is a 9-grain bat. There is slight checking on back of barrel, which is what retired it, so great call!

32" long
36+ ounces

Some grain separation, but no cracks at all. Thing is a brick.

Rickey Henderson circa 1986-1988 NY Yankees game used bat
 

Here is one modern game used bat that I own in my personal collection that I really like:
A circa 1986-1988 era game used Rickey Henderson (HOF) bat that shows outstanding use and was vintage signed by The Man of Steal during his tenure with the NYY.

The barrel exhibits extensive grain separation and some checking, but remains uncracked.
The signature is big & bold. The knob has Rickey's uni # 24 written on it with what appears to be the same gold Sharpie that Henderson used to sign the barrel.

I'm not sure what more you could ask for as a bat collector, but it certainly checks off all the boxes for me. :cool::)

As a native Taiwanese, I have been collecting major/minor players.

That Boggs and the Henderson are just stunning!!

Alex Rodriguez 2009 New York Yankees Game Used Bat PSA 10
 

Alex Rodriguez 2009 New York Yankees Game Used Bat PSA 10

Ashburn G7
 

My lone game used bat, Richie Ashburn G7 from late 1952 to 1953 time period due to stamping anomaly unique to that time.
I am interested in acquiring an Ashburn U1 if anyone has one.

Awesome bats guys! Thanks for kind words. Tony, I remember you from the other board. Good to see u man.

Thanks and same here! Was good to see this post. Brought back some great game used post memories 😃 But even though I’m not a vintage card or memorabilia collector, I love this site. All the amazing vintage memorabilia posted each day is truly amazing! I love the old stuff! ⚾️🏀🏈

Yaz
 

One of the few bats in my collection and yet another sox outfielder... carl yastrzemski circa 1973-75 w215

Lazzeri
 

Lotsa great Yankees bats on the thread. My .02

Did Lazzari sand the barrel?