Hank Greenberg Louisville Slugger

[MGHPro]

Trade mark reg was 1940s mark. However the font and brand mark on your bat is not correct for that period .

[cbr651192]

So they made replica bats?

[parker1b2]

Weren't there a bunch of replica bats made in the 80s and 90s for autograph signings at shows for various players? Could this be one of those?

[cbr651192]

I have no idea , bat really looks to good to be 70 years old and I do live in the Detroit area and that is where he played, just seems odd Louisville Slugger setting up the cutter for such an exact bat , down to the trade mark differences and the G79 on the knob

[MGHPro]

You can pay psa or mears for an opinion.

[Trublubrucru]

G79 was one of his pro stock models. His records indicate he never ordered a bat under 35 inches

[cbr651192]

Louisville Slugger records show that Greenberg bulk ordered G79's throughout 1946 and 1947 although none exactly matching this bat's 34.5 inch and 33.9 oz specs. It is thought that Greenberg, in an effort to speed up his swing either shortened this bat from it's original 35 inch length or special ordered this bat from the Louisville factory, something that would not have been recorded in the company's records. Baseball historians know that Greenberg tinkered with different bat sizes and weights through out his career,

[Bigdaddy]

I worked with a guy in the late 80's who did signings with some of the older players (Slaughter, Drysdale, Hunter, etc) and he would order new LS player model bats from the factory for the signings. The only condition was that the player had to write a letter (or maybe sign a form) to allow H&B to manufacture their personal model bats.

That could be the case with this one.