Ty Cobb WWI Bat and Mushroom Knob Bats

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Selling some beautiful vintage sports equipment.

1. 1917-1918 Louisville Slugger YMCA Logo Baseball Bat GAME USED

With the onset of the U.S. involvement in WWI in 1917, Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith launched a plan to support our troops by raising money to purchase athletic equipment, mainly baseball gear, to outfit every U.S. military training camp. Inspired by Washington Senators owner Clark Griffith, the effort to donate sporting goods was joined by the YMCA, Hillerich & Bradsby, and Spalding. Baseball was considered essential to morale. The Y.M.C.A. shipped 144,000 bats and 79,680 balls to the troops overseas with the money raised by Griffith.

The 1917-1918 Hillerich & Bradsby baseball bats with the triangular Y.M.C.A. Logo features the "Dash Dot Dash" center brand from the 1916 - 1929 H&B bat Labeling Period. Baseball Bats in excellent condition will range in value from about $150. for a common player such as Walter Holke to about $3,500 for a Hall of Fame player like Ty Cobb. Other players that have shown up in auction include: George Sisler, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins ($280.-$425) and Joe Jackson ($3,321.) Player endorsed bats found with the YMCA logo are identical to professional model bats from the same era which were known to be used during major league games.

$2000
















2. Early 1900's Wright & Ditson Mushroom Knob Bat

This bat is in amazing shape. No cracks and the barrel reads "Wright & Ditson KNOB". A rare and hard to find model with exceptional display value.

$550