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[mr2686]

Originally Posted by 71buc

My goal for 2022 was to focus my efforts on my 1971 Pirates game used bat collection. I wanted a bat from every player who played at least one inning in the field and had at least one at bat. I decided against adding pitcher’s bats. I started the year with Clemente, Pagan, and Clines which left fifteen players to meet my goal. I never thought I’d actually accomplish the goal but my contacts at Clemente Museum, Duane Reider, and Zane Burns made that a reality. My father purchased the Maz as a gift for me and the Jackie Hernandez was actually from the 1971 World Series, as is Jose Pagan’s. Carl Taylor and Charlie Sands were certainly the toughest to locate. I also had fun getting some of them signed. Every player I asked was nine enough to add their nick names when I asked. So many thanks to Scoop, Action Dog, Grave Digger, and The Mount Savage Strong Boy for indulging me.

That is so frickin' awesome Mike. Are all of the bats from 1971 or the approx era, or did you have to get some from later in the 70's etc or when players were with different teams?

[71buc]

Thanks Mike, They range from 1967 (sands) to 1977 (Gene Clines). Those two are also the only two that aren’t Pirate bats. Sands was a Yankee for one game in 1967. The Clines is from his time with the Cubs. It’s pretty tough to link a bat to a particular year based on center band labeling alone. Bat order records aren’t available for every player. The only ones I can definitively say are 1971 are Zisk, Sanguillen, Pagan, and Hernandez. I plan on finding a Clines replacement eventually. I’d like to get a blonde Stennett as well. Sands was way too tough so I’ll settle with the one I have.