NonSports Forum

Net54baseball.com
Welcome to Net54baseball.com. These forums are devoted to both Pre- and Post- war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. There is a separate section for Buying, Selling and Trading - the B/S/T area!! If you write anything concerning a person or company your full name needs to be in your post or obtainable from it. . Contact the moderator at leon@net54baseball.com should you have any questions or concerns. When you click on links to eBay on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network. Enjoy!
Net54baseball.com
Net54baseball.com
T206s on eBay
Babe Ruth Cards on eBay
t206 Ty Cobb on eBay
Ty Cobb Cards on eBay
Lou Gehrig Cards on eBay
Baseball T201-T217 on eBay
Baseball E90-E107 on eBay
T205 Cards on eBay
Baseball Postcards on eBay
Goudey Cards on eBay
Baseball Memorabilia on eBay
Baseball Exhibit Cards on eBay
Baseball Strip Cards on eBay
Baseball Baking Cards on eBay
Sporting News Cards on eBay
Play Ball Cards on eBay
Joe DiMaggio Cards on eBay
Mickey Mantle Cards on eBay
Bowman 1951-1955 on eBay
Football Cards on eBay

Go Back   Net54baseball.com Forums > Net54baseball Main Forum - WWII & Older Baseball Cards > Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 03-18-2014, 09:29 AM
bigtrain bigtrain is offline
Tom
T0m Rus.so
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Cooperstown, NY
Posts: 1,232
Default Maury Wills model bat

Looking for opinions from you bat experts. I have had this bat in my collection for many years. It has the number 6 marked on the knob but under the 6 it is stamped F109. The trademark suggests that it would be early 1960s. Any chance this is a professional model? It measures 34 inches.
Attached Images
File Type: jpg 236.jpg (70.2 KB, 108 views)
File Type: jpg 237.jpg (72.3 KB, 106 views)
File Type: jpg 238.jpg (69.5 KB, 106 views)
File Type: jpg 235.jpg (70.4 KB, 106 views)
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-18-2014, 10:12 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

It looks like a 1950-60 era pro model bat, but Vince Malta's book shows Wills using C222, S256 and U1's....no F109. The look of the Powerized is telling, as well.

Edit: the length is good.
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!

Last edited by ooo-ribay; 03-18-2014 at 10:13 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 03-18-2014, 10:20 AM
rlevy rlevy is offline
Rick
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 354
Default

I used to own a 1959-60 Wills rookie era bat, F109, 34 1/2 ", with the #30 written on the knob. I know it was a pro game-used bat, as I got it in a collection of about 30 bats I bought from the Dodger batboy years ago. You may be able to get more info by e-mailing John Taube to see if Wills used a 34" bat.

Also, hard to tell, but it looks like there may have been a "3" underneath the cross-outs on the knob, and the "6" looks like it may have originally been a "0", which someone extended to turn it into a "6".

Rick
__________________
My collection of Sandy Koufax memorabilia can be seen at SandyKoufax32.com http://www.sandykoufax32.com/
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 03-18-2014, 10:24 AM
bigtrain bigtrain is offline
Tom
T0m Rus.so
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Cooperstown, NY
Posts: 1,232
Default

Thanks Rick. I never noticed that but it is a 30 under the cross out and was turned into a 6.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 03-18-2014, 10:24 AM
sicollector1954 sicollector1954 is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 373
Default Maury Wills

His most popular model was W 248 and was 34 inches in length and 32 oz. Nice bat.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 03-18-2014, 11:50 AM
ooo-ribay's Avatar
ooo-ribay ooo-ribay is offline
Rob
Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Salt Lake
Posts: 4,844
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by rlevy View Post

Also, hard to tell, but it looks like there may have been a "3" underneath the cross-outs on the knob, and the "6" looks like it may have originally been a "0", which someone extended to turn it into a "6".

Rick
I think you're right!
__________________
if you can help with SF Giants items (no cards), let me send you my wantlist!
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 03-19-2014, 05:09 PM
rlevy rlevy is offline
Rick
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 354
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by bigtrain View Post
Thanks Rick. I never noticed that but it is a 30 under the cross out and was turned into a 6.
A couple of other things to check on. Which side of the barrel has ball marks? Wills was a switch hitter, so ball marks should be on both sides of the barrel if he used it. #6 was Carl Furillo in 1959 and 1960, but I don't believe he would have used a 34" bat. On the other hand, Ron Fairly switched to #6 in 1961, after Furillo retired, and I used to have one of his bats which was identical to the Wills bat I used to own F109 34 1/2". Possibly the bat was lying around, and he stared to use it in 1961. He was a left handed batter, so ball marks would be underneath the label if he was the normal label up type of hitter.

I should note all of the above is pure speculation.

Rick
__________________
My collection of Sandy Koufax memorabilia can be seen at SandyKoufax32.com http://www.sandykoufax32.com/
Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
1962 Maury Wills Silk Archive Net54baseball Sports (Primarily) Vintage Memorabilia Forum incl. Game Used 3 02-06-2008 04:00 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:28 PM.


ebay GSB