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Vintage Bats 1. 1920's-30's Reach WPA Baseball Bat, Reach 45. This is a massive 36 inch, 36 ounce bat with nice wood. Has the original finish and is uncracked with a nice knob. Has faint labeling. Has WPA neatly carved into the barrel with CAL neatly painted beneath the WPA. This bat would have been used by WPA workers during weekend baseball games during the depression. This is a great piece of Americana. Ex/Mt $95 2. 1920's-30's Edward K. Tryon Trusport Baseball Bat, Tru Sport 3 "Leader". Made in Philadelphia. Has nice labeling. The handle is uncracked. The bat has it's original finish. Has several fairly light round dings on the barrel. The knob is chipped and the barrel has grain seperation. Ex+ $65 3. 1930's Superior Baseball Bat, Superior 5. Has nice labeling. Has a great original dark brown color and antique patina. Has TA carved into the knob. Has several light dings on the back of the barrel. Appears to be uncracked. Has tape on handle. 33" Ex+ $50 sold 4. 1950's Hillerich & Bradsby Bill McGhee Game Used Baseball Bat, 1950-60 Hillerich & Bradsby R43. The bat has nice center labeling and player endorsement. McGhee's career as a player in the minor leagues spanned nearly 30 years (from 1929 to 1957). McGhee was a 35 year old rookie for the Philadelphia A's in 1944. He batted .289 that year and played well in 1945 as well before dozens of MLB players came back from military duty in 1946 and McGhee was relegated back to the minors and became a player/manager for several seasons. The bat is 35 inches and 35 ounces. It possibly has a handle crack however the handle is taped. The knob has a small chip, the barrel has some grain seperation and the very end of the barrel has some fairly light dry rot. McGhee compiled nearly 2700 hits as a professional. 35" $95 5. 1950's Spalding Little League Bat, Spalding 144. Nice original finish. Has fairly bold labeling and is uncracked. Has light staining on the very end of the barrel. An excellent 70 year old 32" little league bat. Nice knob. Ex+ $35 sold 6. Pee Wee Reese, Wilson A1526. A nice 31 inch little league bat circa the 1950's. Has a couple of tiny dings and several ball marks. Uncracked with a perfect knob. Has readable labeling. Ex+ $40 sold 7. Mickey Mantle, Hillerich & Bradsby LL20. A nice 29" little league bat. Has bold labeling and a nice knob. Has a neatly written name on the barrel. Has some minor grain seperation and small dings on the back of the barrel. Uncracked. Ex+ $45 8. Steve Garvey, Hillerich & Bradsby U1. Pro model store bought bat with etched labeling and a flared knob. A player scuffed up the handle for better grip. Has bold labeling and a nice knob. the barrel has scratches and a couple of dings. Uncracked. 33" Ex+ $40 9. Autographed 1994 Daryl Boston New York Yankees Game Used Bat.Louisville Slugger C243. Great condition with pine tar, ball marks and a light handle crack. Very nicely autographed. Has Boston's uni number on the knob. Great silver labeling. 34" $75 10. Felix Fermin Cleveland Indians Game Used Bat.1991-97 Louisville Slugger C243. Nice labeling. Nice condition with pine tar, rack marks and a very light handle crack. 35" $65 11. 2002 Bakersfield Blaze California League Game Used Bat.Louisville Slugger R161. 23 signatures on an uncracked bat. Most player listed their uniform numbers. Several future big leaguers played for the 2002 Blaze but I can't find the big names. Nice condition with rack marks. 33" $50 12. 1940's JC Higgins Softball Bat, JC Higgins 1716. Has a great dark brown (nearly black) color with a nice patina. Has bold labeling. Ex+ $35 sold 13. 1940's JC Higgins Softball Bat, JC Higgins 1715. Has a great tan color with a nice patina. Has bold labeling. Has the original finish with an excellent knob. Has a handle crack. Ex+ $35 14. Babe Ruth, Hillerich & Bradsby 125. Made by Hillerich & Bradsby in 1995 to commemorate Ruth's 100th Birthday. 35" length. Flawless labeling. Mint $145 15. Mickey Mantle, Hillerich & Bradsby 77. A nice 28" little league bat. Has bold labeling and a nice knob. Has lots of ball marks. Uncracked. Ex+ $40 sold 16. Johnny Bench, Worth. A near mint unused 31 inch little league bat with great wood and great labeling. Uncracked. Nr/Mt $45 17. Nelson Fox, Hillerich & Bradsby LL30. Has bold labeling and a nice knob. Has a handle crack. A very nice 32" little league bat. Ex+ $40 18. Orlando Cepeda Autographed Bat, Mint 1970's Wilson A1320 George Brett model. A superb uncracked unused 33 inch bat. Beautifully autographed by Cepeda. George Brett and Orlando Cepeda were both inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999 (along with Nolan Ryan and Robin Yount). Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Mint $110 19. Hank Aaron, Hillerich & Bradsby 125LL. A nice 32 inch bat circa the 1960's. Has nice labeling. Has a taped up handle crack. Ex+ $40 sold 20. Tommy Davis, Hillerich & Bradsby 125. A nice 35 inch bat. Nice labeling. The knob is chipped. Vg/Ex $35 sold Secure Online Order Form Email, Ordering and shipping information   Mini Bats 1. Cal Ripken, Louisville Slugger. A very nice 16 inch mini bat with perfect labeling. Flawless condition. Nr/Mt $15 2. Frank Baumholtz, Hillerich & Bradsby. An excellent 16 inch mini bat with perfect labeling. The handle has a very slight warp. Baumholtz played from 1947-57 with several excellent seasons with the Cubs and Reds. Great finish, great condition. Ex+ $20 3. 1950's White Sox, An excellent 16 inch 1950's stadium souvenir mini bat with great labeling. Great finish. Has paint on the bottom of the knob. Ex/Mt $15 4. 1950's New York Giants, A very nice 18 inch 1950's stadium souvenir mini bat with great labeling. Nice original finish, nice knob. Ex/Mt $20 5. Joe Gordon, Hillerich & Bradsby. A 1940's 16 inch mini bat with nice labeling. The end of the barrel has a chip missing. Gordon played from 1938-50 with the Yankees and Indians and is a Hall of Famer. Good overall condition. Vg+ $15 6. Frank Robinson, Hillerich & Bradsby. A beautiful 16 inch mini bat with perfect labeling. Has a light 1 inch paint spot on the back of the barrel. Nice knob. Terrific condition. Ex+ $20 7. Dale Murphy, Louisville Slugger. A nice 16 inch mini bat with a bold facsimile signature. Nice knob. Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $15 8. Keith Hernandez, Louisville Slugger. A terrific 16 inch mini bat with perfect labeling. Has a tiny screw hole on knob where a small hook was screwed in. Ex/Mt+ $15 9. Dave Kingman, Louisville Slugger. A nice 16 inch mini bat with a bold facsimile signature. Has a 1 1/2 inch paint stain. Has a nice knob. King Kong played from 1971-86 and hit 442 home runs. Ex+ $15 10. Robin Yount, Louisville Slugger. 16 inch mini bat with perfect labeling. Has 3 small stains near center label. Has a tiny screw hole on knob where a small hook was screwed in. 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Autographed Mini Bats All autographed bats come with a Certificate of Authenticity. 1. Cecil Travis Autographed Mini Bat, mint 11 inch Louisville Slugger 125 mini bat autographed nicely in black Sharpie by 1930's Washington Senators star Cecil Travis. Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Mint $50 2. Hillis Layne Autographed Mini Bat, mint 16 inch black mini bat autographed and noted in silver:."Washington Senators 1941-45", Seattle 1957-50", "1947 PCL Batting Champion" and "3/10/2005". Mint condition. Comes with a certificate of authenticity. RHT $40 3. Duane Pillette Autographed Mini Bat. A beautiful vintage Hillerich & Bradsby mini bat boldly autographed by Pillette. Duane is the son of Herm Pillette and was born in Detroit in 1922 the same year his father won 19 games for the Tigers. Duane pitched for 8 seasons in the majors (1949-56) with the Yankees, Browns, Orioles and Phillies. He won 10 games with the inagural Orioles team in 1954.. 16" Ex/Mt $30 4. Bobby Thomson Autographed Mini Bat, Adirondack 302. Thomson nicely autographed and noted: "Oct 3 1951" (The date of "The shot heard around the world"). 1950's style bat sawn in half length wise and once was glued to a pennant or something similar. Nicely etched in labeling. Near mint condition. Comes with certificate of authenticity. 8 1/2" $30 Secure Online Order Form Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory

Equipment, Uniforms etc... Vintage Catcher's Masks 1. 1890's-1900's Catcher's Mask, Unknown manufacturer. A large heavy gauge circa 1890's pre-weld adult size mask. The leather pads are worn and have hardened and have adjustable straps at the top of each side pad. No head strap. The mask is slightly bent. Measures 10 1/2 x 8 inches and weighs 2 pounds. A terrific 120+ year old catcher's mask in excellent condition. Ex/Mt $195 2. 1910's-20's Spiderman Catcher's Mask with Throat Protector, Rawlings. An amazing catcher's mask. High quality, adult size in spectacular condition. The leather pads are in terrific condition with a small hole. The straps and buckles are all original. Has a nice cloth label. Ex/Mt+ $450 sold 3. 1910's-20's Spiderman Catcher's Mask, Unknown manufacturer. Measures 8 x 9 1/2 inches. Very nice pads with supple leather. The head strap had a piece of elastic sewn into it. The chin pad has writing. Nice original buckles. Outstanding condition. Ex/Mt $165 sold 4. 1910's-20's Spiderman Catcher's Mask, Unknown manufacturer. Metal cage only. No pads or straps. Likely adolescent size. Measures 8 1/2 x 7 inches. Outstanding condition. $55 5. 1940's Catcher's Mask, MacGregor Goldsmith 254. Nice mid size mask. The pads have supple leather and are in terrific condition. The head strap and buckles are in great shape. Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $85 6. 1950's Catcher's Mask, MacGregor. A stunning top of the line pro quality catcher's mask. Has extremely supple white leather pads. All straps and buckles are flawless. No writing. Tough to find a nicer 1950's pro catcher's mask. Nice cloth label. Ex/Mt+ $100 7. 1950's Mickey Mantle Catcher's Mask, Hawthorne (Wards) 60-4148. Rare Mickey Mantle endorsed catcher's mask. Nice quality circa 1950's adult size mask. Has excellent straps and buckles. Nice labeling on strap. Great condition. Ex+ $95 sold 8. 1950's Catcher's Mask, MacGregor Absorblo G35. Has flawless straps, buckles and rubberized pads. Nice labeling. Nr/Mt+ $40 9. 1950's Catcher's Mask in Original Box, Wilson A9914HR. Has flawless straps, buckles and vinyl coverd pads. Nice labeling. Nice box. Mask is near mint. Box is excellent. $85 sold 10. 1960's Catcher's Mask, MacGregor. Nice circa early 1960's MacGregor adult size resin mask. This style of MacGregor mask was used in the major leagues during the early 1960's. The vinyl pads have cracking near chin. Ex+ $45   Vintage Catcher's Chest Protector 1. 1930's Chest Protector, Unknown manufacturer. Nice quality adult size chest protector. Light staining. The back side has a hole obscured by the waist strap with missing stuffing. The vertical strap in back has been repaired. Excellent overall condition. Ex+ $150 sold 2. 1930's-40's Chest Protector, Spalding 2P. A very nice adolescent size chest protector. Has excellent original straps and buckles. Has light staining. 28 inches in length, will fit most people under 5'-9". Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $95 3. 1950's Chest Protector, MacGregor G285. A very nice 1950's chest protector. Has excellent original straps and buckles. 26 inches in length. Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $65 sold   Vintage Catcher's Shin Guards 1. 1920's Smooth Face Shin Guards, Unknown manufacturer. Nice pro quality shin guards. Has great leather knee guards and ankle protectors. The interior wool pile knee and ankle padding has wear. The straps & buckles are original and 4 out of the 6 buckles still working. Has nice leather suspension pads, each with the team name written. 21 inches in length. Adult size. Excellent overall condition. Ex+ $295 2. 1930's-40's Reeded Shin Guards, Unknown manufacturer. 11 inches in length. These are multi sport shin guards. The straps & buckles are original and in excellent condition. Likely adolescent size. Ex/Mt $85 3. 1950's Shin Guards, MacGregor G274. A very nice pair of 1950's shin guards. Has excellent original straps and buckles. 21 inches in length. Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $85   Vintage Baseball Uniforms and Jerseys 1. 1940's Baseball Uniform, Spalding. A very nice adult size wool uniform complete with jersey and pants. Gray with red and blue piping. Has a nicely sewn on team name and uniform number. Has Spalding labels in the jersey and pants.The Jersey has no holes or tears. The pants have a small hole on the back bottom of the left leg and grass stains on the knees. I believe this uniform is from Remsen, New York which is up the road from Cooperstown. The jersey is size 38 and the pants are size 32 (adult medium). Very nice condition. Ex/Mt $125 2. 1950's Baseball Uniform, MacGregor. A very nice adult size thick cotton flannel uniform complete with jersey and pants. Cream with blue piping. Has a nicely embroidered team name on the jersey. The MacGregor cloth label in the jersey is unstitched on one side. The jersey and pants have no holes, tears or significant stains. The jersey is a size 40 and pants are size 33 (adult large). Great condition. Ex/Mt $110 3. 1950's Baseball Uniform, Wilson. A nice adolescent size wool uniform. Has great red and blue piping and nice Wilson labels in the jersey and pants. Excellent condition. The Jersey has no holes or tears and the pants have a couple of nicely done repairs on the knees. The jersey and pants are size large youth. Ex/Mt $65 4. 1950's-60's Baseball Jersey, Russell Southern Co. Nice cotton blend jersey, "Retail Clerks, Local 1439 AFL-CIO" team. Has sewn on letters and numbers. Medium youth size. Great condition. Ex/Mt $35 5. 1950's Baseball Cap, Unknown manufacturer. Wool cap with several small moth holes. Still displayable. Size small. Vg $15 Miscellaneous Baseball Equipment etc.. Pen/Pencil Holders Made From Game Used Bats. Beautifully crafted from actual game used major league, minor league and spring training bats. Outstanding craftsmanship. Great conversation pieces. Pencil holders available are (from left to right): 1. Marucci Shin Soo Choo barrel end pencil holder. Moderate game use. $85 2. Louisville Slugger Christian Yelich barrel end pencil holder. Moderate game use. $95 3. Louisville Slugger Christian Yelich center logo pencil holder (from same Yelich bat as above but no Yelich markings). Moderate game use. $45 4. Louisville Slugger Maple center logo pencil holder. Light game use. $40 5. Louisville Slugger Maple Houston Astros Kyle Miller barrel end pencil holder. Moderate game use. $45 6. Louisville Slugger Atlanta Braves Rio Ruiz barrel end pencil holder. Heavy game use $45 7. Louisville Slugger Detroit Tigers Team Bat barrel end pencil holder. Light game use. $45     Vintage Baseball Cleats 1950's Baseball Cleats. Unknown manufacturer. Size 8. The leather soles are stiff. Good for display. Vg $40 sold   Vintage Umpire's Equipment 1. 1900's-1910's Umpire's Ball & Strike Counter, Unknown manufacturer. Great 100 to 120 year old ball & strike indicator. Works perfectly. Very nice ivory grain celluloid case. Excellent condition. Ex/Mt $75 2. 1950's Umpire's Ball & Strike Counter, Wilson. Works perfectly. Outstanding condition. Ex/Mt $30 Secure Online Order Form Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory

Vintage Baseballs 1. 1930's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson W150. A very nice ball with red and black stitching. Has a scuff to the right of the labeling that does not go through the leather, otherwise a very clean ball with nice labeling, no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $125 2. 1910's-20's Bounder Style Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. This canvas covered baseball is about 20% smaller than an official baseball. No cuts or holes. Has excellent stitching and a nice patina. Ex+ $75 3. 1920's-30's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. A beautiful baseball with excellent stitching and a superb dark brown (nearly black) color and patina. No holes, cuts or scuffs. Ex+ $65 4. 1920's-30's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. A very cool antique ball with small tight stitching. Has scuffing. Has excellent stitching and a nice patina. It's a well made ball but due to heavy use (likely during the depression era) the ball has become somewhat lopsided. Vg $40 5. 1945 Princeton University vs Lafayette College Game Used Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has the score of game neatly written on sweet spot. Princeton won the league championship in 1945. The labeling on the ball is too light to make out. The ball is in excellent condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex/Mt $75 6. 1946 Princeton University vs Dartmouth College Game Used Baseball. Has extremely faint blue American League labeling. I can only make out "Americ". Has the score of game neatly written on sweet spot. Excellent condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex/Mt $85 7. 1940's Lawrenceville Prep vs George Prep Game Used Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Circa early 1940's from the same estate as the above ball. Lawrenceville and George were two prep schools near Princeton New Jersey. Has the score of game neatly written on sweet spot. The labeling on the ball is too light to make out. The ball is in excellent condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $45 8. 1930's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. A very nice Depression era suede baseball with blue stitching. About 10% smaller than an official baseball. Excellent condition. Ex+ $50 9. 1930's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has a great antique color and patina. No holes or torn stitching. Has scuffing. Vg/Ex $40 10. 1940's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has a one inch surface cut on one side panel, otherwise excellent condition. Has a nice brown color and patina. No torn stitching. Vg+ $30 11. 1940's-50's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has excellent stitching. Has a nice color and patina. No holes or torn stitching. Has light scuffing. Ex+ $30 12. 1940's-50's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has excellent stitching and a terrific patina. Has light staining. Ex+ $30 13. 1950's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. A nice baseball with excellent stitching and a nice patina. A nice ball. Ex+ $25 14. 1950's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. A nice baseball with excellent stitching and a nice patina. Excellent condition. Ex+ $25 15. 1950's-60's Baseball. Worth Official League. Worth 912T. Unused. Has bold labeling and a nice even cream color. Nr/Mt $30 16. 1963 Florida State League Game Used Baseball. Rawlings. Has very light labeling. Has the date 7/27/63 written on the sweet spot. Has general wear and scuffs but no cuts, holes or torn stitching. A nice ball. Ex+ $30 17. 1960's Spalding Cincinnati Reds Logo Baseball, Spalding Pro. Has nice stitching and an excellent patina. Has scuffing on one panel. Vg/Ex $25 18. 1960's Spalding Baltimore Orioles Logo Baseball, Spalding Pro. Has a few light marks. Bold labeling. Nice condition. Ex+ $30 19. Lot of One Dozen Vintage Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. 1930's to 1950's baseballs. Many have nice dark color and patina. Most have flaws such as staining and writing. Possibly good for stage props etc.. The first photo shows the better sides of the baseballs and the second photo shows the worst sides of the baseballs. Fair $85 20. 1930's-40's Bounder Style Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Similar in size (80% of regulation size) and style to that of an antique Bounder ball except the cover is not canvas, it's more of a vinylized cloth cover. Likely Depression era. Has a one inch split. Nice otherwise. Vg $35 21. 1930's Corkball. Unknown manufacturer. Has nice faded blue stitching. The leather has a nice patina. One panel has a scuff. Somewhat lopsided from use. Much smaller than a standard baseball. Ex+ $40 22. 1950's MacGregor Little League Baseball in Original Box. MacGregor B76C. An unused ball sealed in it's original box. The box is near mint. $35 23. 1960's Wilson Little League Baseball in Original Box. Wilson A1074. An unused ball with it's original box. The ball is near mint. $25 24. 1970's Charles Feeney National League Baseball. Spalding game used ball. Has light marks. Light but readable labeling. Ex+ $30 25. 1980's-90's Bobby Brown American League Baseball in Box. Game used ball. Bold labeling. Ex+ $15 26. 1997 Jackie Robinson American League Commemorative Baseball. Nice condition with spots of browning or toning. Ex+ $15 27. 1980's George Brett Baseball in Original Packaging. Wilson A1171. Unused baseball. Packaging has wear. Vinyl ball. Ex/Mt $15   Secure Online Order Form   Vintage Softball Equipment and Memorabilia 1. 1950's MacGregor Softball. MacGregor 400. An unused softball in great condition. Has an "Archdiocese of Washington CYO" stamp on one side. Has a "second" stamp on another panel. Mint condition. $25 2. 1945 Wheaties "Want to be a Softball Champion?" Booklet by Ty Gleason & Arnie Simso, Superb condition. Measures 5x7 inches. Has 30 pages filled with photos, articles and diagrams from Minnesota softball stars Ty Gleason and Arnie Simso.. Ex/Mt+ $10 3. 2006 "King and His Court" Softball Autographed by Eddie Feigner, Jack Knight, Rich Hoppe and Jason Fisher. Mint Dudley softball autographed by the legendary team in 2006, Feigner's last year as an active player. Two other unknown team members signed the ball as well. Comes with certificate of authenticity. Mint $75 4. 1937 Softball Equpment Flyer/Advertisement.11x17 unfolded. Has Louisville Slugger bats, Converse high top softball shoes, Wilson gloves & softballs and uniforms on the reverse side. Nice condition. Ex/Mt $25 5. 1956 MacGregor Softball Rule Book. 16 page booklet. Has equipment ad inside the front cover. No back cover, otherwise nice condition. Vg+ $10 Secure Online Order Form Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory