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Thanks! That is a very good start.
What about other players and companies other than Louisville Slugger? As I am looking around at listings and completed sales I feel like I am seeing references to records a lot of places and for non-HOFers. That got me to wondering where all of that info resides.
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As authenticator for PSA, John Taube has access to records. There are a few other people that have them but it is few and far between.
As far as I know, while some companies are helpful with questions about bats, I think most are hesitant to give out any sort of player ordering information. Louisville Sluggers records are really the only ones that have been made available.
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Thanks Tim, that is what it was starting to look like to me as I tried to find them.
It would be terrific if there would be a way to have public records for guys that have been retired for 5 years, or something similar. I can see not wanting to share for active players, but it would be a terrific historical resource for the public to have. At least I know that I can quit trying to find the records.
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I actually emailed a company once (I think Victus or Chandler) and asked if a bat was a gamer or a store model. To my surprise, a lady emailed me back right away and said yes, it is a gamer.
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I have had questions about bat specs and batch orders answered from Old Hickory. They were very helpful and informative
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Do those types of inquiries take a long time?
Also, another question. I also see people say things about lengths that were not available in the catalog and therefore are not store model bats. So, same question about catalogs - is there a collection of these? Thanks again everyone
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In my case, they emailed me back within the day.
I think your question about bat lengths is a slippery slope. If, for example, you have a bat that is supposed to be 35", but is slightly short, and has other markings indicating that someone worked on it (like a hand turned knob with rasp marks), that might be an indicator. I have a Spalding Bresnahan Autograph bat, circa 1912 -1925. The 1912 catalog says these bats are 32 1/2", and between 40 - 44 ounces. My bat is 33 1/4" (and 39.45 ounces). Does that make it a gamer? It would be exciting to think so of course. But I got this great advice from other collectors when I was starting out: without any other evidence, you can't conclude that. I also learned (from the great collectors in this forum) that many of the bat companies back in the day would allow Joe Shmoe to order whatever he wanted on a custom order. So that makes things even more difficult. On the other hand, bats that don't match the "store specs" are always worth a closer look, in my opinion. I have gotten excited more than once, and I have quite a number of "peculiar" bats in my collection that have unusual features. In the end, there is not enough empirical evidence to conclude anything. However, that said, for me, that is half the fun of bats. I can research all afternoon, and sometimes, you really DO find something. That has happened to me a few times. Good luck with your bat collecting. I always thought it was AMAZING to have a bat in your hands that a player once actually used. |
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