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Vintage Bats 1. 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 major league 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 separation and the very end of the barrel has some fairly light dry rot. McGhee compiled nearly 2700 hits as a professional. 35" $95 2. 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 3. Johnny Bench, Worth. A near mint unused 31 inch little league bat with great wood and great labeling. Uncracked. Nr/Mt $45 4. 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 5. 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 6. 1940's JC Higgins Softball Bat, JC Higgins 1716. Has a great dark brown (nearly black) color with a nice patina. Has the original finish with an excellent knob. Has a handle crack. Has bold labeling. Ex+ $35 7. 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 8. 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 $95 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. Bill Raimondi Autographed Bat. Easily one of the 10 greatest PCL players of all time. Played catcher in the PCL for 21 seasons (1932-53). Raimondi noted: (PCL 1932- PCL 53). Modern pro game used bat with hairline handle crack. 34". Ex/Mt. Comes with certificate of authenticity. $85 11. 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 12. 2002 Bakersfield Blaze California League Game Used Bat. Louisville Slugger R161. 23 signatures on an uncracked bat. Most players listed their uniform numbers. Several future big leaguers played for the 2002 Blaze. Nice condition with rack marks. 33" $50 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 $15 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. Ex+ $10 Autographed mini bats are listed under Autographed Bats. Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory

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 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 sold 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 Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory

Vintage Baseballs 1920's-40's Baseballs 1. 1920's-30's Red & Blue Stitched Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has staining and less than an inch of pulled stiching. No holes, cuts or writing. Displays nicely from one side. Vg+ $75 2. 1920's-30's Red & Blue Stitched Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has about an inch of pulled stitching in one spot then several other pulled stitches. Displays nicely from one side. No holes, cuts or writing. Vg $65 3. 1920's-30's Bounder Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Slightly smaller than regulation size. Has nice coated canvas or oilskin covering. Faded yellow with blue stitching. has a quarter inch gouge. No writing. Ex+ $65 4. 1920's-30's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has small tight stitching indicative of pre 1920's baseballs. Nice patina. All the stitching is intact. Has scuffing but no holes, cuts or writing. Ex+ $50 5. 1930's Junior Size Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has a great antique dark brown (almost black) color and patina. About 2/3 the size of a regulation ball. High quality leather ball with great stitching. Very nice. Ex/Mt+ $40 6. 1935 Ford Frick National League World Series Game Used Baseball. Spalding. Has "Fouled into stands 5th game in Chicago" faintly written in fountain pen on side panel. Ball has 1935-40 labeling. Has faint labeling and light staining. Good condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $195 7. WW2 Era 1940's Rubberized Baseball. J. DeBeer Anchor Brand. Has patent # 2,242,455 which was granted to DeBeer in 1941. One of the earliest rubberized baseballs. Has some staining and rubber deterioration. Good labeling. Vg $35 8. 1940's Spalding LL1 Little League Baseball, Mint in with Box. Spalding LL1. A very early Little League ball. The baseball is in mint condition. The original box is missing the top flaps. $45 9. 1947 MacGregor Goldsmith Baseball. MacGregor Goldsmith "Official 97 League". Nice ball with very light labeling. Has a couple of small gouges and light staining. Has 1947 written in fountain pen on the ball. Ex+ $35 10. 1940's-50's Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Nice pro quality ball with an excellent patina. All stitching is intact with no rips or holes. Ex+ $25 11. 1940's-50's Cork Ball. Unknown manufacturer. Basically a tiny baseball. Cork Ball has been around since the 1880's and was invented in St. Louis and was a favorite childhood game of Yogi Berra among others. Has scuffing and marks but all stitching is intact with no rips or holes. Ex+ $35 Vintage Baseball Lots 12. Lot of One Dozen Vintage Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. 1930's to 1960's baseballs. Many have nice color and patina. No significant flaws. No writing. Ex/Mt $95 13. Lot of One Dozen Vintage Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. 1940's to 1970's baseballs. Many have nice color and patina. Several have scuffing etc... Possibly good for stage props etc.. Vg $85 14. Lot of One Dozen Distressed Vintage Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. 1930's to 1960's baseballs. One has red & blue stitching. Most have pulled stitching. A couple have small holes. Most display okay from one side. Many have nice color and patina. G/Vg $75 15. Pair of 1980's New York-Penn League Baseballs. Wilson A1010. Leo Pinkney President. Light labeling. Good game used condition with scuffs and marks. Both balls have nice stitching and no writing. Vg/Ex+ $30 1950's-60's Baseballs 16. 1951 Reach Baseball. Reach. The Reach labeling is extremely faint. Likely a pro ball. Has 1951 written in foutain pen. Nice ball with light labeling. Nice clean game used ball. Ex+ $30 17. 1950's MacGregor B76C Little League Baseball, Mint in Box. MacGregor B76C. Great ball, great box. Mint condition. $45 18. 1950's Spalding 178 Little League Baseball. Spalding 178. Unused ball in near mint condition. Great cream color. Nr/Mt $35 19. 1950's Wilson "Official League" Baseball with Box. Wilson A1034. Ball has use with suffs. Comes with it's original box. Ex+ $35 20. 1950's-60's 4B Hot Shot Official League Baseball with Box. 4B Hotshot. The ball is unused. Has a small gouge on one panel. Near mint. $40 21. 1950's-60's Sumiya Japanese Baseball. Amateur B.B.A. A rare ball with both Japanese and English labeling. Has spots of toning/browning. Little to no use. Ex/Mt $45 22. 1960's Joe Cronin American League Baseball. Reach. Has easily readable labeling. Nice game use. No cuts or torn stitching. Ex/Mt $65 23. 1960's Joe Cronin American League Baseball. Reach. Has light but readable labeling. Game used early 1960's ball. Nice condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $55 24. 1960's Spalding Official League "L.A. City Parks & Rec" Baseball with Box. Spalding HH. An unused ball with it's original box. Fantastic condition. Nr/Mt $45 25. 1960's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson A1010. Dewey Soriano president. Has light but readable labeling. Has a few small stains. Nice patina. Nice game used condition. Ex+ $40 26. 1960's Rawlings Mickey Mantle All-Star Baseball, Rawlings AB. Has facsimile signatures of Mickey Mantle on sweet spot plus Tony Conigliaro, Brooks Robinson, Willie Stargell, Billy Williams, Tim McCaver, Jim Lefebvre and Rick Reichardt. Has nice stitching and labeling. Ex+ $40 27. 1960's Gillette World Series Special Baseball with Red and Green Stitching. Manufactured by Wilson. This circa 1964 baseball is the only known variation with multi colored stitching. Has facsimile signatures of Willie Mays, Felipe Alou, Juan Marichal, Jim O'Toole, Gus Triandos, Roy McMillan, Nelson Fox, Ernie Banks, Willie Davis and Willie Stargell. Light scuffs and wear. Nice condition. Ex+ $50 28. 1960's Wilson Little League Baseball. Wilson A1074. Very nice unused ball. Ex/Mt+ $30 1970's-80's Baseballs 29. 1970's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson A1010. Roy Jackson president. Good labeling. Nice patina. Nice game used condition. Ex+ $35 30. 1970's Wilson Pro-Star Baseball. Wilson A1275. Very nice unused ball. Perfect labeling. Nr/Mt $25 31. 1978 San Diego Padres All-Star Game Commemorative Baseball. Nice leather baseball commemorating the 1978 All-Star game which was held in San Diego. Very light stains. Joe Ryan President. Has light labeling. No writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $25 32. 1970's-80's Lee MacPhail American League Baseball. Rawlings. Bold labeling. Has light game use. Nice clean ball with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $35 33. 1970's-80's Lee MacPhail American League Baseball. Rawlings. Has readable labeling. Has dirt and marks from game use. No cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $25 34. 1970's Charles Feeney National League Baseball and Box. Rawlings. Unused with toning. Ex/Mt+ $50 35. 1970's Charles Feeney National League Baseball. Rawlings. Unused with toning/browning. Ex/Mt+ $40 37. 1970's Charles Feeney National League Baseball. Rawlings. Unused with a faint Tony Cloninger autograph on the sweet spot. Ex/Mt $30 36. 1981 Rawlings Promotional Johnny Bench Baseball. Rawlings RCC. Unused. Fantastic condition on this 44 year old ball. Nr/Mt $45 37. 1980's Bobby Brown American League Baseball. Rawlings. Unused with an extremely faint Sadaharu Oh autograph on the sweet spot. Nr/Mt $30 38. 1987 World Series Baseball. Rawlings. Unused Official World Series game ball. Peter Ueberroth Commissioner. Nr/Mt $30 1990's-2000's Baseballs 39. 1997 Major League All-Star Game Baseball with Red & Blue Stitching. Rawlings official MLB All-Star game baseball. Bud Selig Commissioner. Near mint. $25 40. 2001 MLB Cal Ripken Commemorative Baseball. Rawlings official MLB game baseball. Bud Selig Commissioner. Unused. Nr/Mt+ $20 41. 2010 Major League All-Star Game Baseball with Red & Black Stitching. Rawlings official MLB All-Star game baseball. Bud Selig Commissioner. Mint sealed in ballcube with hologram. $30   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 Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory