Mickey Mantle Bat

[yanks12025]

How can Taube call it a 1961 when Mantle ordered that model several times during that period. If anything it would be a 1964 because that year mantle ordered a 34 oz bat. And bats lose weight over the years.

[bat_master]

Originally Posted by yanks12025

How can Taube call it a 1961 when Mantle ordered that model several times during that period. If anything it would be a 1964 because that year mantle ordered a 34 oz bat. And bats lose weight over the years.

Change to Powerized on some bats for 1964. This bat has the earlier version. Mantle ordered the 35" M110 model bats in 1961 (33 oz) and 1964 (34 oz). Not sure how that is "several times during that period". That's two years. Plus this is only a one ounce difference in orders. I'm pretty sure they weren't using digital scales back then.

[yanks12025]

Nevermind

[BigJJ]

M110 35 inches
2 1961 orders 33 ounces
5 1964 orders 34 ounces

Jesse, how precise is your scale

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by BigJJ

M110 35 inches
2 1961 orders 33 ounces
5 1964 orders 34 ounces

Jesse, how precise is your scale

What did it weigh exactly when you put it on a scale? Is 33 ounces what it weighs now? I wonder how much weight the bat lost...it does look weathered.

[JBird]

i have not found a scale to weigh it on. im thinking about taking it to the post office. i am not sure if this sort of thing is frowned upon there tho.

[yanks12025]

Originally Posted by JBird

i have not found a scale to weigh it on. im thinking about taking it to the post office. i am not sure if this sort of thing is frowned upon there tho.

I used to do it and they never said anything.

[UnVme7]

I just said 1964 because of loss of weight thru the years. It really helps to have the bat in person to determine the year, and for that matter, if it was actually used by Mantle.

[JBird]

So I weighed the bat at my local jeweler. 32.40 ounces. If we account t for weight loss of wood over 50 years it was probably a 33 ounce. The wood is a little on the dry side.

[ruth-gehrig]

Let the experts weigh in but I would guess most would say it could lose more than just .6 ounces over 60 years.

[UnVme7]

Originally Posted by JBird

So I weighed the bat at my local jeweler. 32.40 ounces. If we account t for weight loss of wood over 50 years it was probably a 33 ounce. The wood is a little on the dry side.

Where are you located?