Help with Game Used Bat...

[ctownboy]

I am no where near an expert (and don't even play one on TV). That said, I think that Louisville Slugger logo was first used after 1980. The only Mark on Atlanta Braves teams that I could think of during that period was Mark Lemke.

David

[bat_master]

Labeling on this one is 1991-97. Jeff Blauser wore #4 for the Braves those years, but I couldn't say whether this bat was used him or by another #4.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by bat_master

Labeling on this one is 1991-97. Jeff Blauser wore #4 for the Braves those years, but I couldn't say whether this bat was used him or by another #4.

Do you know what the significance of the name "Mark" would be if it was Blauser??

[MooseDog]

It's not that usual for a players to share bats. If indeed this was a Lemke bat, it's possible that Blauser, for whatever reason was using the Lemke model bat. Blauser may have been in a slump and wanted to try another model, who knows?

If you can find a Blauser GU bat and a picture of the handle you can match the #4's.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

It's not that usual for a players to share bats. If indeed this was a Lemke bat, it's possible that Blauser, for whatever reason was using the Lemke model bat. Blauser may have been in a slump and wanted to try another model, who knows?

If you can find a Blauser GU bat and a picture of the handle you can match the #4's.

I'm guessing that MooseDog is correct. Lemke and Blauser were close friends and teammates on the Bravos.

[jgmp123]

Guys,

I found a game used Blauser bat to verify how the #4 was written on the bat...pretty close...check out the 4 on the left (Blauser bat) compared to 4 on the Mark bat..

[scmavl]

Pretty sure it's a Lemke model as well, as the other last names are too long to keep the correct centering with the team name below.

This might be a stretch.... Looked up Atlanta Braves rosters 1981-2009. Here's what I got; Players for the Braves with the name Mark and a vertical line to start their last names; Mark Lemke, Mark Eichhorn, Mark DeRosa, and Mark Kotsay. I ruled out Mark Grant, Wohlers, Whiten, and Teixiera.

None of these players wore the number 4 while a Brave. However Kotsay did wear #4 earlier in his career, in Atlanta the number was assigned to Omar Infante in 2008. Kotsay did hit for the cycle that year (August 14). Don't know if Infante may have been trying to get his bat going by borrowing a teammates who had just hit for the cycle, or what. Impossible to verify.... rampant speculation.... completely irresponsible to suggest anything.. What the hell!

[drc]

It's true that players once in a while used other players' bats.