Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/15/2016
This serious collection of lumber represents bats used by Toronto Blue Jays. We have Cooper, Louisville and Rawlings examples, with block letter and signature models for Pat Borders, Joe Carter, Ed Sprague, Derek Bell, Roberto Alomar (2), Devon White, Rene Gonzales, Rob Butler, Junior Felix, Bobby Kielty (Twins bat), Turner Ward, Tony Fernandez and Candy Maldonado. There is also a practice bat with a tape-covered barrel with no player attribution. The bats range in length from roughly 33 ¾” to 35”, with each having varying degrees of use and damage including cracked handles, deadwood etc.
While all of the offered bats originate from players who have played for the Jays, the possibility exists that a few of the bats were used while playing for other clubs. The breakdown for each bat is as follows. 1) Derek Bell Cooper signature model bat 34”. A Pro 100 model, the bat exhibits a v-shaped handle crack with good use showing on the barrel. The knob has a factory code along with handwritten “14”. 2) Roberto Alomar Cooper signature model bat 34”. A Pro 100 model, the bat exhibits light use and remains uncracked, with “12” handwritten on the knob. 3) Joe Carter Louisville signature model bat 35”. A B343 model, the bat exhibits a large crack along the handle with a piece of wood kept in place by tape. The barrel also shows heavy use, with “29” handwritten on the knob. 4) Ed Sprague Louisville block letter model bat 34 ½”. A T141 model, the bat shows nice use and remains uncracked with deep stampings. “33” is handwritten on the knob, with Ed adding a beautiful dark signature between the center brand and block letter name. 5) Roberto Alomar Cooper signature model bat 33 ¾”. A Pro 100 model, the bat exhibits a v-shaped handle crack with just light use showing on the barrel. The knob has a factory code along with handwritten “12”. 6) Junior Felix Louisville block letter bat 33 ¾”. A C243 model, the heavily taped handle appears to have a flared knob and exhibits a large v-shaped crack. The barrel shows nice use, with “40” handwritten on the knob in thick silver marker. 7) Rene Gonzales Cooper signature model bat 35”. A Pro 100 model, the bat has a huge crack with a large section of wood gone. The knob features a factory length and weight code of “35 32 ½ oz”. 8) Pat Borders Louisville block letter bat 35”. A B343 model, the handle has had cork added, with a thick covering of tape over top. Exhibiting a v-shaped crack further up the barrel, the knob remains clean with no notation. 9) Tony Fernandez Cooper signature model bat 34”. A Pro 100 model, the heavily taped handle shows plenty of dirt, with a crack further up the barrel. Showing nice use, a factory weight and length code of “34 31 oz” sits on the knob, with a line crossing out the weight. 10) Bobby Kielty Rawlings block letter bat 33 ¾”. A Big Stick model that was used while with the Twins, the bat exhibits a large crack just above the handle. Showing nice use including deadwood, the knob has a factory code along with handwritten “23”. Kielty has added a nice blue marker signature near the block letter stampings. 11) Candy Maldonado Cooper signature model bat 34 ¼”. A Pro 100 model, the bat remains uncracked with a factory code on the knob along with handwritten “23”. Nice use is exhibited which includes deadwood. 12) Rob Butler Cooper signature model bat 34”. A large v-shaped crack can be seen half way up, with a factory weight and length code on the knob of “34 31 oz”. 13) Turner Wood Cooper signature model bat 34”. A Pro 100 model, the upper handle has an h-shaped crack along with deadwood on the barrel. The knob has a factory weight and length code of “34 31 oz”, with the barrel having “1991 American League East Champions” in factory graphics. 14) Devon White Cooper signature model bat 34 ½”. A Pro 100 model, the bat shows heavy use with deadwood along with a large handle crack. A factory length and weight code of “34 ½” 32 oz” has “25” handwritten over it in black marker. 15) Louisville Slugger bat unattributed 34”. Both the barrel and handle remain heavily taped with a large crack on the handle, with “9” handwritten on the knob.
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