Bill Terry Bat

[Sladge34]

Justin, thanks for the photo. Really cool bat as well! Thanks for the help

[perezfan]

Awesome piece! Think of it as the "template" or "mold" for a bat used by Bill Terry. I have a similar Duke Snider example, and it's always a great conversation piece when people come over to view the collection.

Very nice!

[Sladge34]

Mark, thanks for the reply. So I finally got the back story to how this was acquired. So in the late 80’s my co-worker was working for Sporting News. They wanted to write a book on the genealogy of bats. They had a meeting with guys from Louisville and because of the records being kept by hand, they found out the task was too much for them. While there, OUTSIDE!!! Was a piles of bats, and he thought thousands, just stacked up. The very first bat he picked up was this Bill Terry bat. He asked to keep it and got the go ahead. He said in the pile were lathe bats and game used bats, some still with stamps on them.

Imagine what was in that pile! So much history! I wonder what Louisville did with that pile. Anyone who would have worked there during that time, would love to hear from you.