Let’s start a game used bat thread.

[Baseballcrazy62]

I searched and couldn’t find a thread so let’s start one. Leon: if there is one already in the archives my apologies. I have been collecting gamers for 25 years or so with a concentration on the Tigers. Here is a Scott Lusader bat that I had signed today. Let’s see what everyone has!
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[RCMcKenzie]

Picked up a Rafael Ramirez gamer in Mears last night. I'll post more later this week. I have some earlier ones.

Astros fans will remember him as a pretty good shortstop in the late 80's, early nineties, the era of this bat...

[Baseballcrazy62]

Ted Simmons gamer. Got it signed a couple of months ago.

[Bumpus Jones]

How bout a great baseball name from the past?

Harry P-nuts Lowrey

[Baseballcrazy62]

Chris: that is an awesome bat!

[sayhey24]

Chris, not only an awesome bat, but I also love the photo construction!

Greg

[Oldstuff]

Originally Posted by Bumpus Jones

How bout a great baseball name from the past?

Harry P-nuts Lowrey

That's Nuts

[mcgwirecom]

A few McGwire gamers

[Clutch-Hitter]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Picked up a Rafael Ramirez gamer in Mears last night. I'll post more later this week. I have some earlier ones.

Astros fans will remember him as a pretty good shortstop in the late 80's, early nineties, the era of this bat...

Rafael and Glen Hubbard made quite a DP combo in Atlanta. I have two of each:


1986-89 R243 LS

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1980-83_P72_Hubbard by Greg Martin, on Flickr


1982 Shea Stadium

1980-83_Louisville_Slugger_P72_Glenn_Hubbard_D by Greg Martin, on Flickr

23AUG17 (check out the guns)

Hubbard 23AUG17 by Greg Martin, on FlickrHubbard 23AUG17 (2) by Greg Martin, on Flickr


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[daves_resale_shop]

Added a circa 1985 mike greenwell minor league gamer to the collection... mike wore #11 with the pawsox.

[justrun7]

I picked up this Vladimir Guerrero bat recently and could not be happier. I've always wanted one of his bats, and adding that it's and Expos bat makes it even better for me. He was one of my favorite players to watch growing up and even though he went into the hall as an Angel, I will always picture him as an Expo when he is discussed.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Former Red Sox and Tiger Dalton Jones from the most recent CollectAuction. Not sure why I remember this but his 69 and 70 Topps card are from the same photo shoot. Topps airbrushed the 70 card and put him in a Tigers road uniform. My good friend once asked me why am I full of such useless information? I am still asking myself the same thing.
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[Trublubrucru]

To put me in a happy place for awhile, I did a little rearranging of the bat cave. I like to display my bats horizontally, saving the neck strain of vertical, and being able to walk right up and peruse them. I went with the rail and peg method of display for sheer volume and economy. I managed to get 22 bats floor to ceiling per rack. I hung 88 bats for $76 in materials

Seen here Brewers Team sets from 1977,1982,and 2011 and the Brewers All-stars from throughout the years

[Baseballcrazy62]

That’s a very cool display!

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by Trublubrucru

To put me in a happy place for awhile, I did a little rearranging of the bat cave. I like to display my bats horizontally, saving the neck strain of vertical, and being able to walk right up and peruse them. I went with the rail and peg method of display for sheer volume and economy. I managed to get 22 bats floor to ceiling per rack. I hung 88 bats for $76 in materials

Seen here Brewers Team sets from 1977,1982,and 2011 and the Brewers All-stars from throughout the years

Nice!

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by Trublubrucru

To put me in a happy place for awhile, I did a little rearranging of the bat cave. I like to display my bats horizontally, saving the neck strain of vertical, and being able to walk right up and peruse them. I went with the rail and peg method of display for sheer volume and economy. I managed to get 22 bats floor to ceiling per rack. I hung 88 bats for $76 in materials

Seen here Brewers Team sets from 1977,1982,and 2011 and the Brewers All-stars from throughout the years

Awesome display!!

[JoeDfan]

After a week under quarantine in my baseball room, I finally opened my mail!!!

I am excited to finally add Donnie Baseball to my Yankee collection!

Does anyone know about Young bats? Mostly that one I picked up out of curiosity. Looks like no real (or minimal) use, but the research I could find was that they made these for pro players back in the day, but they didn't catch on with many players.

[eastonfalcon19]

Nice pickups...I heard that Cal Ripken used Young bats (not sure how often) for batting practice. I do know that some players did use them. I believe Rickey Henderson used them at some point again not sure how often. I'm sure the other bat guys will chime in. Really like the Yankee gamers though.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Picked up this Larry Brown bat recently. He had over 800 hits in the big leagues over a 12 year career with the Indians, Orioles, A’s and ended his career with the Rangers. He was the younger brother of Dick Brown who also played in the big leagues and died at age 35 in 1970.ED483FAC-0850-490A-AF9F-013831231764.jpg

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[roarfrom34]

Was Brown a coach somewhere?...Bat is interesting in that it has a center label that first came out in 1980 & Brown's last season in professional ball as a player was six years earlier.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Bill: nice catch on the label. I will send the pics to Mr. Brown and see what he says. I don’t believe he was a coach after he retired.
Thanks

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Baseballcrazy62

Bill: nice catch on the label. I will send the pics to Mr. Brown and see what he says. I don’t believe he was a coach after he retired.
Thanks

Thanks Mike....let us know....These kind of things always interest me

[Baseballcrazy62]

This Brinkman came in a couple of days ago courtesy of LOTG. Always happy to add another Tiger to the collection.
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[Mark]

I added this Irish Meusel H&B recently. Looks like a pro-model, probably from the last 3 or 4 years of his career. I'm curious to learn if anyone has any info on other Irish M bats. This one is 35" and 36.5 oz. (if it was in good shape, it would probably weigh 38 oz.)

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Baseballcrazy62

This Brinkman came in a couple of days ago courtesy of LOTG. Always happy to add another Tiger to the collection.
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that's a fine bat, and he was not just any Tiger: he was a key part of one of the most memorable teams of the last 60 years. Are you working on a set of the 68 club?

[Baseballcrazy62]

I do have a handful of 68 Tigers. Brinkman didn’t join the Tigers until 1971. He was on the 72 team that lost in the playoffs to the Oakland A’s. He came over as part of the trade in October 1970 that sent Denny McClain to the Senators.

[Baseballcrazy62]

I sent a letter to Mr. Brown with the pictures of the bat. I let you all know if I here anything.

[whitehse]

You all have awesome collections.

I just wanted to throw this out there that I have been looking for a Billy Klaus bat for his family. There was one listed on Worthpoint from a number of years ago that sold but I never received a response from the auctioneer as to if he could put me in touch with the buyer. I know this is a shot in dark but if anyone comes across a Klaus gamer please let me know so I can alert the family.

[JoeDfan]

I could swear I have seen a Klaus lately, but I can't figure out where for the life of me (definitely not in my collection). If I see it, I will let you know right away.

[whitehse]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

I could swear I have seen a Klaus lately, but I can't figure out where for the life of me (definitely not in my collection). If I see it, I will let you know right away.

I think the family recently picked up a Bobby Klaus who is Billy's brother but any lead you may remember would be very much appreciated

[Baseballcrazy62]

Picked up this Luke Scott bat for my nephew who played with Luke out of American Legion Post 6 in Florida.
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[Kzoo]

I'm also a big Tigers fan and have focused on the 84 WS team for gamers (missing Allen & Kuntz), but I've also loved collecting Rickey Henderson and Vladimir Guerrero bats, too. My wife assigned me my own 'sports room' at our new house, but it's not ready yet for official 'Net54' photos, so here's just a picture of my bat rack.

Not the most valuable, but probably one of the rarest bats I have is my Jim Abbott gamer from when he was a pitcher with the Brewers in 1999, the only year he was forced to hit. I would love to get it signed someday, but he hasn't made a public appearance in years. He did show up in 2018 at Angels spring training and signed multiple days, from what I read, so I sent the bat out on consignment through a collector in AZ hoping he would be back last spring training, but no luck. He only had 21 official at bats in 1999 with 2 hits and 3 RBI's. It's cracked on the handle and shows some use.

[JoeDfan]

Awesome Abbott and Henderson(s)!

[Nnunnari]

Originally Posted by Kzoo

I'm also a big Tigers fan and have focused on the 84 WS team for gamers (missing Allen & Kuntz), but I've also loved collecting Rickey Henderson and Vladimir Guerrero bats, too. My wife assigned me my own 'sports room' at our new house, but it's not ready yet for official 'Net54' photos, so here's just a picture of my bat rack.

Not the most valuable, but probably one of the rarest bats I have is my Jim Abbott gamer from when he was a pitcher with the Brewers in 1999, the only year he was forced to hit. I would love to get it signed someday, but he hasn't made a public appearance in years. He did show up in 2018 at Angels spring training and signed multiple days, from what I read, so I sent the bat out on consignment through a collector in AZ hoping he would be back last spring training, but no luck. He only had 21 official at bats in 1999 with 2 hits and 3 RBI's. It's cracked on the handle and shows some use.

Hi Matt- shoot me an email when you get a chance, I may have some Tiger bats you would be interested in, thanks Nick. nunnari19@yahoo.com

[Nnunnari]

Great bats guys. Not sure how to post pics on here but here is a link to some of my collection:
https://www.gubats.com/my-collection

I also have a website with some great bat pics on there:
www.batbreak.com


-Nick Nunnari

[roarfrom34]

Originally Posted by Nnunnari

Great bats guys. Not sure how to post pics on here but here is a link to some of my collection:
https://www.gubats.com/my-collection

I also have a website with some great bat pics on there:
www.batbreak.com


-Nick Nunnari

Great collection & site Nick!

Here is a Charley Lau game used H&B (1965-68 labeling period) bat from his time with the Orioles...Of course, Lau later gained fame as a batting instructor primarily with KC.

[JoeDfan]

Had no trouble picking this one up. It is the home accounting office's favorite player.

[sayhey24]

That Brewers wall display is off the charts!

Let's keep it going with some random Spalding and H&B HOFers --


Greg

[Mark]

Originally Posted by sayhey24

That Brewers wall display is off the charts!

Let's keep it going with some random Spalding and H&B HOFers --


Greg

Greg

Great, impressive group of HOF bats. More, individual photos eagerly desired! Looking at the lettering of the names on the Spalding bats, I wonder if you have any theories or thoughts about the different "font" sizes/ styles of the lettering of the names on the Hornsby and Schalk bats---as well as any theories about the two different kinds of lettering on the names on the Carey bat. Do you think that one is later than the other? If so, which is earlier? How do you understand the two name stampings on the Carey bat? Why would Spalding place two block letter names on one bat? Does the "Red Smith" resemble the lettering on H&B bats? Could that name have been placed on the bat by H & B after Smith sent it to them for future orders?

Mark

[Baseballcrazy62]

A quick update on the Larry Brown.

[eastonfalcon19]

That's some sweet lumber there Greg. Good stuff.

[Baseballcrazy62]

Just added this one to the Tiger collection.
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[sreader3]

Acquired this Red Schoendienst fungo bat recently from a former member of the Cards organization. Never had a fungo before!

[Baseballcrazy62]

Had this Andy Tomberlin bat for 20 years and finally figured out how to get it signed.
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[daves_resale_shop]

Not too many gamers in my collection, but happy to have this manny... which I think may be corked!

[Scott Garner]

Definitely corked!

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by daves_resale_shop

Not too many gamers in my collection, but happy to have this manny... which I think may be corked!

Is that an Indians gamer? I was told by a former player that their clubhouse guy was doing it for tons of guys on the team. Let's not forget the Albert incident

[JoeDfan]

For me, one of my dream pickups!

Doesn't match his personal ordering records, but still a pro model K55 bat from the Mick!

[JoeDfan]

That is a great Manny bat! I used to have one, but I sold it, and now I am regretting it!

[daves_resale_shop]

It’s a sox Bat... interesting thing is that it has a gold x on the knob as opposed to manny’s Silver 24... perhaps to distinguish it from his others?

Originally Posted by Bugsy

Is that an Indians gamer? I was told by a former player that their clubhouse guy was doing it for tons of guys on the team. Let's not forget the Albert incident