You'd think the Hall of Fame would get it right

[olsport]

That IS spelled correctly as Napol"e"on not an "i". It is not an "i" because there is no dot above the "e". It just doesn't have a good sized loop for the e (or any loop). The "j" has a dot above it. Another thing that is kind of funny is the E at the end of his signature is a different style, so you would think the e in his first name would look like that also. I believe no mistake was made.
Weren't a full run of every hall of fame year made of these bats within the past 20 years. So this is NOT from 1937?? If I got one of these, and they were made in say 1996, I would only want the 1996 one. Take Care!
Paul

[Rob D.]

I didn't say it was from 1937, only that it's for the Class of 1937.

I assume it's an original but certainly could be wrong.

Edited to add: an "original 500" obviously.

[perezfan]

These HOF Bats were all made in the modern era. Not sure what year they started with (perhaps Matt or some other Bat guy here will know).

The older Induction years are all obviously retroactive, and were limited to 500 Bats as far as I am aware. If anyone here knows differently, please advise...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by perezfan

These HOF Bats were all made in the modern era. Not sure what year they started with (perhaps Matt or some other Bat guy here will know).

The older Induction years are all obviously retroactive, and were limited to 500 Bats as far as I am aware. If anyone here knows differently, please advise...

Perezfan (I'm sorry I don't know your real name),
I am definately not an expert on bats, but I do know that you are correct that the typical number of HOF bats produced is 500/yr. However, I do believe that there were 1500 produced for the 1999 HOF class (Ryan, Brett, Yount, Cepeda). Since Ryan is one of the guys that I collect and I was there for the bat distribution in '99, I know this is correct. As you are probably aware, the HOF bats also come with a retro HOF class bat as well. For example, 1999's HOF Induction also came with a retro bat from 1957 as well, so there are also 1500 of these out there. Perhaps the number of bats produced in recent years is not 500 as well. Food for thought... I hope this helps!

[perezfan]

Scott.. thanks.

I collect Perez and know they reverted back to a distribution of 500 Bats for the 2,000 HOF Class. With the big names involved in the 1999 class, it makes sense that they would produce more (higher demand).

I guess the thing I was really wondering (and I'll try to word it more clearly) is as follows...

Did they ever produce more bats than is stated on the barrel? In other words did they produce additional batches in subsequent years, or was it a one-time production for each Hall of Fame Class?

Or in the case of the bat specifically in question, could there be more 1937 Bats in existence than the 500 originally produced? If anyone knows definitively, please post! Thanx, Mark

[Clark7781]

Is it me, or does the "p" in "Speaker" look like a "j".

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Scott.. thanks.

I collect Perez and know they reverted back to a distribution of 500 Bats for the 2,000 HOF Class. With the big names involved in the 1999 class, it makes sense that they would produce more (higher demand).

I guess the thing I was really wondering (and I'll try to word it more clearly) is as follows...

Did they ever produce more bats than is stated on the barrel? In other words did they produce additional batches in subsequent years, or was it a one-time production for each Hall of Fame Class?

Or in the case of the bat specifically in question, could there be more 1937 Bats in existence than the 500 originally produced? If anyone knows definitively, please post! Thanx, Mark

Mark,
I've been told by the HOF that they only do one production run for each class. That's what makes them so collectible among the bat collectors (and player specialist collectors).

[perezfan]

Scott:

That is what I thought. Thanks so much for confirming!

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by olsport

That IS spelled correctly as Napol"e"on not an "i". It is not an "i" because there is no dot above the "e". It just doesn't have a good sized loop for the e (or any loop). The "j" has a dot above it. Another thing that is kind of funny is the E at the end of his signature is a different style, so you would think the e in his first name would look like that also. I believe no mistake was made.
Weren't a full run of every hall of fame year made of these bats within the past 20 years. So this is NOT from 1937?? If I got one of these, and they were made in say 1996, I would only want the 1996 one. Take Care!
Paul

Paul,

I'm holding the bat in my hand, and it looks like an "i". Notice that the "i" in Lajoie also doesn't have a dot above it. Not a big deal. Just thought it was interesting.

[glynparson]

was the first year they started producing hall of fame Brown Bats.

[bobbvc]

Rob D.- I thought the exact same thing the first time I saw one of his signature model bats, but that is what his original signature stamp looks like. That sig is virtually a block letter stamp compared to some of the more modern bat stampings, some of which are unreadable.

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