Stan Musial Bat

[yanks12025]

He did order a 34 inch in 1943. And the one in 1947 but it's listed as model M117, so probably had model number stamped on the knob.

[eastonfalcon19]

Thanks guys for the information. I saw the 1947 bat that sold in 2002 Legendary Auction. That bat was 34''. So is this definitely a gamer used by Stan the Man?

[bat_master]

Hi Ron,

I'm not sure that you could say with 100% certainty that it was used by Musial. Definitely a pro model bat very likely ordered by Musial for his use.

Since there doesn't appear to be any record of a Paul Edinger in the minor leagues I think it is safe to say that he was one of the previous owners but was not a minor league user of the bat...which is a good thing.

Was the bat used by Musial? I believe it would need to be evaluated by an experienced eye to determine if the use on the bat is of a professional level as well as to examine the bat for other traits of Stan the Man.

Regardless...great bat...rare signature model.

[yanks12025]

I think it's a index/team ordered based on the center logo. If malts book is correct looks to be from 1944(powerized from 1944-48 but center logo looks like the one used between 1939-44(rounded G). But I could be wrong, I'd trust the other board experts like mghpro, sayhey, bigjj, unvme).

[bat_master]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

I think it's a index/team ordered based on the center logo. If malts book is correct looks to be from 1944(powerized from 1944-48 but center logo looks like the one used between 1939-44(rounded G). But I could be wrong, I'd trust the other board experts like mghpro, sayhey, bigjj, unvme).

I don't think a true determination could be made without seeing the hand written record for Musial and knowing for certain whether this is the C92 model or the M117. Without that information it is all speculation.

[eastonfalcon19]

Thanks guys for the information. On the knob, does it look like a 6 was there or is it just me?

[bat_master]

Originally Posted by eastonfalcon19

Thanks guys for the information. On the knob, does it look like a 6 was there or is it just me?

Agreed. I also thought it looked like a 6. I would send detailed photos, length, and weight to John Taube and let him help you out. I'm sure he'll be able to tell you immediately whether it is an index bat or a gamer as I would guess he also has access to the Cardinals team index orders and would know whether there were Musial model bats on the index orders in the early 1940s.

Get advice from a TRUE EXPERT before making the call of index bat or gamer.