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Old 04-20-2020, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie View Post
After looking at a number of knobs, his hand writing varies. I found a few examples on the web that I believe are consistent with this one. See the "7" in the Mears link. Obviously, my opinion is not objective, but I'm not offering the bat for sale. I would think a collector would have written "19" on the bat. It does have pine-tar as noted by Lelands.

www.mearsonlineauctions.com/lot-84717.aspx
Later in Fisk's career, he apparently did not write his number on his bats.
Some unknown clubhouse worker did this.
During the 1980 era, Fisk wrote his number on his bats according to Tony Swann, FWIW.
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