1922 - 1924 Rogers Hornsby Game Used Bat - PSA 8.5

[EVAJOY91]

Rogers Hornsby Game Used "R.H." Bat. PSA Graded 8.5, One of Only Four Hornsby Initials "R.H. Bats known. This Bat is the Highest Graded of the known Four. Photo Match to a Similar R.H. Bat Hornsby is Holding in the Cardinals Dugout. Hornsby used this bat in his most productive offensive years from 1920 through 1925. Hornsby hit a staggering .396 with three seasons over .400,,,The 1924 season saw Hornsby hit a career high 424, the sixth highest batting average in Baseball History. Hornsby Holds The Second Highest Lifetime Batting Average in Major League History only behind Ty Cobb at .358

[BRoberts]

Let me guess: You're asking $1 million.

[JoeDfan]

That is an AWESOME bat!!!

[todeen]

FANTASTIC item. Congrats!

[maniac_73]

Outstanding!

[ooo-ribay]

Game used or professional model?

[EVAJOY91]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Game used or professional model?

Rogers Hornsby Professional Model Bat which was Game Used by Rogers Hornsby 1922-24,

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by EVAJOY91

Photo Match to a Similar R.H. Bat Hornsby is Holding in the Cardinals Dugout.

Ok, time out.

I'm not a bat guy, but if I understand correctly "photo match to a similar" is not a photo match.

Right?

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Ok, time out.

I'm not a bat guy, but if I understand correctly "photo match to a similar" is not a photo match.

Right?

Not exactly.

[MCyganik]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Ok, time out.

I'm not a bat guy, but if I understand correctly "photo match to a similar" is not a photo match.

Right?

Buzzwords get thrown around like candy at a piñata party sometimes.

Photo matching a bat is almost impossible outside of the modern era unless you have some very very good, up-close Type 1 photos of the player with the bat and it has enough characteristics to definitively match.

PSA and others can reference the order history, bat labeling and known player characteristics to make an informed decision on its usage. Thus if I bat is found to have those characteristics it can be considered a style match, especially if said pictures do match the type of bat presented.

But style match sounds less sexy (and less expensive) than a definitive sounding photo match right?

Either way it’s a great looking bat, and while it’s hard to see the OP’s LOA, someone paid $40k for a PSA 8.5 in 2017, so they’re doing alright for themselves, whether it’s photo match or style match.

[doug.goodman]

Thank you Matt.

Less thanx to Rob, due to his Giants kicking the shit out of my Dodgers that last couple days...

[perezfan]

Yes... we have already "educated" this seller at least twice in the past. It's getting old. A "style match" is far different from a "photo match".

Also... what is the point of his post? Is he selling it? If so, it belongs in the BST accompanied by an asking price.