1950's Unused Louisville Slugger Store Model Bats - Ralph Kiner & Joe Cronin

[filmmaker]

I have these two Unused 1950's Louisville Slugger Store Model Bats of Ralph Kiner & Joe Cronin. I am looking for information to put an approx. date on them and also looking for a potential value. These bats are Beautiful! They are Unused and in mint condition. The Ralph Kiner bat is 32 inches, and the Joe Cronin bat is 35 inches.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks for your time
Ben
jmac1585@gmail.com

[conor912]

I have found this site helpful in dating many bats.

http://keymancollectibles.com/Louisvilleslugger.htm

[murphusa]

Both bats were made for players 12 to 15 years old. The s marking tells you that. The 32 inch bat is a tough sell but because it is mint and a hof er it should sell $60 to &75. The Cronin is still in that class but is at the top end in length so it should sell for $150, but could go higher to a Cronin collector IMO

[Jcfowler6]

I thought "s" stood for "special" which was an inferior make of bat?

[lefty147]

I'd like to see the size of a 12-15 year old kid swinging a 35" bat !! Mike

[murphusa]

Originally Posted by Jcfowler6

I thought "s" stood for "special" which was an inferior make of bat?

there is an ebay bat guide that says that but if you look at H&B catalogs from the period it tells you the S bats were made for teenage boys.

Just use some logic, what manufacture would advertise one of their bats by saying, "this product uses inferior wood"

H&B made 125 Pro Bats which were made of the finest woods available
The made store model bats that had wood that didn't live up to the Pro standards down to their Little League Models and as such adjusted their prices

[murphusa]

[Jcfowler6]

Thanks

[filmmaker]

Thanks for all of your help. I also have a Peskey and Boudreau Bat. They are both very nice "Special" bats and 34 inches each.

[doug.goodman]

Bump because Galysports annoyed me.

[murphusa]

Originally Posted by filmmaker

Thanks for all of your help. I also have a Peskey and Boudreau Bat. They are both very nice "Special" bats and 34 inches each.

Peskey is a tough bat to find $150 Boudreau somewhat the same

even though they are not considered full size bats they are all very nice