KC A's Charlie Finley Custom Green Bat

[Stonepony]

I bought one of the Little league green KC Athletic bats from a Sporting Good store in Kansas City late 60s. Was not a giveaway. I cant remember the player however.

[MooseDog]

Don't know about Kansas City but when the A's were in Oakland they did have the green bats on "bat days". You got a random bat with the players Louisville Slugger autograph brand.

I vaugely remember that there were Finley bats, but being that 40 years have passed can't be 100% sure. Over time I've had ones of Campy, Bando, Jackson, Epstein, Rudi, Green, and Monday.

However all the bat day bats were 29"-32" Little League styles so the 35 incher in the auction listing may well have been a special bat made for Charlie O. I do have an original Louisville metal brand for Snoopy cartoonist Charles Schulz so perhaps LS did make special bats for other than players from time to time.

[Boomer]

I believe the full size Finley bats were given to season ticket holders.
The smaller green bats were given on bat day.

[MooseDog]

Originally Posted by Boomer

I believe the full size Finley bats were given to season ticket holders. The smaller green bats were given on bat day.

LOL! All 10 of them!

A buddy of mine told me this story of the A's early years in Oakland...he drove to the Coliseum and asked the guy at the ticket window if he could see the ticket sales manager.

The guy asked him, "What for?"

"I want to buy season tickets," at which point the guy shut down the sales windows, went to the door and invited the buyer in.

"Come with me, he said."

The proceeded to walk into the stadium and down to the section behind the A's dugout.

"The first row is for Clorox (one of the A's early sponsors), anything else is all yours..."

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

LOL! All 10 of them!

A buddy of mine told me this story of the A's early years in Oakland...he drove to the Coliseum and asked the guy at the ticket window if he could see the ticket sales manager.

The guy asked him, "What for?"

"I want to buy season tickets," at which point the guy shut down the sales windows, went to the door and invited the buyer in.

"Come with me, he said."

The proceeded to walk into the stadium and down to the section behind the A's dugout.

"The first row is for Clorox (one of the A's early sponsors), anything else is all yours..."

Funny!

[mybestbretts]

Great story . I have a few things from the KC A's but can't remember any green bats or seeing any.

[UnVme7]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Charles...item4af15b89e8