Pete Rose Bat Specs

[JoeDfan]

Watch out for later era (like the 80's maybe?) Pete Rose S2 bats. I think he (or someone) ordered a bunch for shows and promotions.

[JoeDfan]

Here is my Rose S2. It is from the late 70's, and doesn't match Rose's ordering records, but does match team ordering records.
That means that people would consider this an index bat, not a true Rose "gamer". However, I love index bats, and think they are a fantastic alternative to paying full price.

[BosseFieldBoy]

Thanks for the insight everyone.

[Steve D]

Is there anywhere a collector can go to look up Pete Rose's bat model numbers?

I'm wondering about a "PR3" model bat from the 1960s.

Steve

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Is there anywhere a collector can go to look up Pete Rose's bat model numbers?

I'm wondering about a "PR3" model bat from the 1960s.

Steve

PR3 would be a store model. PR for Pete Rose and 3 is for 33 inches long

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

PR3 would be a store model. PR for Pete Rose and 3 is for 33 inches long

Thank you Brock!

Steve

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Is there anywhere a collector can go to look up Pete Rose's bat model numbers?

I'm wondering about a "PR3" model bat from the 1960s.

Steve

Try to find yourself a copy of the Vince Malta Louisville Slugger book. They’re out of print and hard to find, but you can come across them if you search diligently.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Try to find yourself a copy of the Vince Malta Louisville Slugger book. They’re out of print and hard to find, but you can come across them if you search diligently.

That book only lists the bat ordering records for hall of famers, as of the copyright date of 2007 (and yes, I do have it); as everyone knows, Pete Rose is not in the hall of fame.

Steve

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by Steve D

That book only lists the bat ordering records for hall of famers, as of the copyright date of 2007 (and yes, I do have it); as everyone knows, Pete Rose is not in the hall of fame.

Steve

Correct, that book won’t help you with Pete Rose ordering records.

It will, however, help you learn about various eras of Louisville Slugger models and how they’re labeled and that a PR3 would be a 33 inch retail store model.