Game Used All-Star Game Bats

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by phillies

As for how many bats the players where issued that year, it would seem to be at least 2, as I stumbled across another callison example from '62.

Maybe the Callison bats were for game 1 and game 2, since he played in both All Star games in 1962.

Some players may have had more than one H&B All Star bat, but not necessarily. Looking at Koufax' shipping records, he only had one All Star bat in 1961, 1962, and 1966 (the only years I can say for sure) and for that matter, only one H&B World Series bat in 1955, 56, 59, 65 and 1966.

Granted, he was a pitcher, but these were basically presentation bats and he was certainly a star player.

[phillies]

Originally Posted by Mark17

Maybe the Callison bats were for game 1 and game 2, since he played in both All Star games in 1962.

Some players may have had more than one H&B All Star bat, but not necessarily. Looking at Koufax' shipping records, he only had one All Star bat in 1961, 1962, and 1966 (the only years I can say for sure) and for that matter, only one H&B World Series bat in 1955, 56, 59, 65 and 1966.

Granted, he was a pitcher, but these were basically presentation bats and he was certainly a star player.

How did you get ahold of shipping records for these type of things?

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by phillies

How did you get ahold of shipping records for these type of things?

"A Complete Reference Guide Louisville Slugger Professional Player Bats" by Vince Malta. Fantastic book, every bat collector should have a copy. I refer to it all the time.