Really???

[bat_master]

Was there a reserve on it? Seems like that would be the only reason the bidding could jump that far. Bidding hits $1500 or so with reserve not met and then a single bidder jumps in with a high max bid that trips the reserve and makes the bid instantly $9k.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by bat_master

Was there a reserve on it? Seems like that would be the only reason the bidding could jump that far. Bidding hits $1500 or so with reserve not met and then a single bidder jumps in with a high max bid that trips the reserve and makes the bid instantly $9k.

That's what happened.

[Westsiders]

Noticed that this same bat sold in last night's Mears auction...for about half of what it sold for in November (ebay).

It appears that the bat went through some cleaning/restoration, as the very prominent "rack marks" (as shown in the ebay photos) are now gone.

I do have one question regarding Batrite bats and was hoping someone here could shed some light. In reading the Mears description, it states "It is documented that Ruth, Gehrig, & DiMaggio used Batrite bats at various times during their careers."

While I know that Gehrig's use of these bats has been well documented, I'm having a difficult time finding any documentation regarding Ruth's use of these bats. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Thanks.

[MGHPro]

I believe that there is a photo of ruth with a pile of bats in front of him and hanna bats can be seen, however I don't think you can see the barrel if I remember correctly..
matt

[Westsiders]

Thanks Matt. I always appreciate the help.
I'm assuming there must be something else that I'm missing, since the Mears verbiage is pretty strong in stating it's "documented" that Ruth "used" a Batrite at some point during his career.

[MGHPro]

It would be Interesting to see exactly what documentation they have .
Matt

[Westsiders]

Originally Posted by MGHPro

It would be Interesting to see exactly what documentation they have .
Matt

I agree...would love to see it.

I really wanted to purchase this bat, but just couldn't find enough info for me to feel comfortable going any higher.

With Ruth making statements such as," I learned recently that according to the records of Hillerich & Bradsby, who made every bat I ever used, more Louisville Sluggers were made up for my personal use than for any other single player. "

It doesn't seem out of the question that Ruth would have swung a Batrite (or at least given it a shot in bp) in the early 30's (when H&B was having a "flaking issue")....but I can't find anything to support that theory.