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Bob SActually, I'm more interested in information than selling or trading this item, but after hours of googling over several years, I thought I give this subforum a try.
It's a Loiusville Slugger 125 "Powerized", with the main inscription, a little morethan 3/4 of the way down the barrel being:
New York's Greatest Shortstops
The "Captain" and the "Scooter"
40 of 50
Farther down toward the barrel end is inscribed(in script)the following:
"Pee Wee" Reese
1940-1958
Phil Rizzuto
1941-1956
It is signed in black sharpies folows:
Pee Wee Reese, above the inscribed "New York's" , and
Phil Rizzuto below the inscribed "40 of 50".
It's obviously commemorative, or so was suggested to me by Bud Obermeyer, probably associated with a day when the guys were honored somewhere in NY, I suppose.
It would be great if someone who sees this posts knows all the particulars surrounding this piece.
I've been told that because "The Captain" was inscribed rather than the more usual "Pee Wee", this item might have considerable value.
Any help would be much appreciated, and if I don't get any replies, I don't think Leon would mind if I posted this same post on the main board. But, I thought I'd try to follow the rules to start out.
Thanks,
Bob