Black bat question

[Tedw9]

Both teams got bats, one displaying World Series Champions the other is American/National Champions. So each team did actually win something, they won their respective league for that season.

From my understanding they were made for not only players and coaches but some team officials also. They were made from 1934 through 1998. Great piece for the team or player collector, I love mine, they are beautiful in hand.

[ctownboy]

Some people seem to be missing the point: Cincinnati won the NL and later the World Series while the Tigers won the AL and lost the World Series. Both of those teams should have black bats.

The OP is asking about a Brooklyn Dodgers black bat. The Dodgers did NOT win the NL and did NOT go to the Series so the OP is asking WHY the Dodgers would have a black bat made for them?

David

[murphusa]

As gifts to players and or season ticket holders

[drcy]

I think I've seen black (and brown) bats for just League champs before.

[esd10]

The seller was misrepresenting the bat as a world champion black bat but must have been made as a keep sake for the team. The bat looks just like the champions bat but does not have world series champs or nl champs on the bat. I was just saying that the the reds won the 1940 series over detroit that year with the dodgers coming in a distant second to the reds.

[JayZim13]

I found the explanation in an old REA auction. See below

Jay

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...ers-black-bat/