Mickey Mantle Bat

[ruth-gehrig]

Any idea how a Mantle gamer ended up in your parent's attic??

[JBird]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

Any idea how a Mantle gamer ended up in your parent's attic??

No clue. I asked my pops and he doesn't really know. All he said was it was probably mine when I was a kid. Only problem with that story would be that if it is from the early 60s my father would have been about 20 if it's from the 50s my pops at 10 years old wouldn't be swinging a 33 ounce bat.so no. No clue how it got there. Maybe from the previous owner of the house

[UnVme7]

If you measured correctly, I "believe" it to be from 1964. If you do plan to sell it, I would get a letter from Taube and put it in auction. If you're keeping it, I would just leave as is.

But, I will also add that just because it meets specs for that time period doesn't necessarily mean its a Mantle gamer.

[JBird]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

If you measured correctly,

i'm a land surveyor so i'm pretty confident in my measuring skills hahaha

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by UnVme7

But, I will also add that just because it meets specs for that time period doesn't necessarily mean its a Mantle gamer.

I am pretty sure that depends on what auction it is in

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I am pretty sure that depends on what auction it is in

Haha, very true

[JBird]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

I am pretty sure that depends on what auction it is in

so if i were to put this in at auction which site is the best in your opinion? I'm beginning to receive a ton of inquiries about the bat.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by JBird

so if i were to put this in at auction which site is the best in your opinion? I'm beginning to receive a ton of inquiries about the bat.

I cannot really weigh in on that. I was simply commenting that several of the auction houses take any potential connection and run with it. So, a bat that meets his specs could automatically turn into his favorite bat or the one he likely used during the world series or some other significant occasion.

The board's sponsors are a great way to start your search for an auction house though.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by JBird

No clue. I asked my pops and he doesn't really know. All he said was it was probably mine when I was a kid. Only problem with that story would be that if it is from the early 60s my father would have been about 20 if it's from the 50s my pops at 10 years old wouldn't be swinging a 33 ounce bat.so no. No clue how it got there. Maybe from the previous owner of the house

That is what makes me wonder if this is an index bat vs. an actual gamer. If it has been sitting around your dad's place for the past 50 years, I would think he would have remembered if it came from Mickey. I guess the weight may or may not help in determing what it is. Good luck!

[JBird]

well i am starting to think that the bat was left by the previous owner who has since passed. we have lived in this house for 20 years. so the path that the bat took to get to me will probably never be known.

also to give an update i sent the pictures to John Taubes and from what he sees he says that the bat is a 1961 game issued bat. im debating driving down to philly this weekend to whatever show some of the guys are at.

[yanks12025]

How can Taube call it a 1961 when Mantle ordered that model several times during that period. If anything it would be a 1964 because that year mantle ordered a 34 oz bat. And bats lose weight over the years.

[bat_master]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

How can Taube call it a 1961 when Mantle ordered that model several times during that period. If anything it would be a 1964 because that year mantle ordered a 34 oz bat. And bats lose weight over the years.

Change to Powerized on some bats for 1964. This bat has the earlier version. Mantle ordered the 35" M110 model bats in 1961 (33 oz) and 1964 (34 oz). Not sure how that is "several times during that period". That's two years. Plus this is only a one ounce difference in orders. I'm pretty sure they weren't using digital scales back then.

[yanks12025]

Nevermind

[UnVme7]

I just said 1964 because of loss of weight thru the years. It really helps to have the bat in person to determine the year, and for that matter, if it was actually used by Mantle.

[JBird]

So I weighed the bat at my local jeweler. 32.40 ounces. If we account t for weight loss of wood over 50 years it was probably a 33 ounce. The wood is a little on the dry side.