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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 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 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 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 $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. Secure Online Order Form 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 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 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 Secure Online Order Form Email, Ordering and shipping information Back to vintage equipment directory

Vintage Baseballs 1. 1925 Game Used Notre Dame vs Iowa Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has extremely faint fountain pen writing. I can barely make out "First Ball June 13 1925 Iowa vs ND". Then 9 last names including (using a 1925 Notre Dame baseball roster) Boyle, Silver, Nolan, Moore and Pierson. The writing is extremely faint. The ball is in nice condition with great stitching. Ex+ $175 2. 1920's-30's Red & Black Stitched Baseball. Unknown manufacturer. Has light "Official League" labeling. A very nice ball with red and black stitching. All the stitching is intact. No holes or writing. Has scuffing and light marks from game use. Ex+ $100 sold 3. 1920's-30's Red & Black Stitched Baseball. Goldsmith. Has red and black stitching. Has one panel that is displayable. The other panels have moderate to heavy insect damage (likely 80-100 years ago). Has light labeling. No writing. Poor/Fair $40 sold 4. 1930's-40's Playground Baseball. Model 505, unknown manufacturer. Has raised seams similar to a softball however is the same size as a baseball. Has faint labeling. Nice condition with no writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $45 sold 5. 1930's-40's Indoor-Outdoor Baseball. Rawlings 410. 10 inches, which is slightly larger than a regualtion baseball. Has readable labeling. Has nice concealed stitching. Has a signature and 2 names on and near sweet spot. Nice condition with no holes, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $40 sold 6. 1930's-40's Cork Ball. Unknown manufacturer. Significantly smaller than a baseball, cork ball was originated in St. Louis in the 1880's and was played by many future big leaguers including Yogi Berra. This ball has lots of wear. Has 2 pulled stitches and light staining. Nice condition otherwise. Vg/Ex $35 sold 7. 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 sold 8. 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 sold 9. 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 10. 1940's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson W150CC. A WW2 era Clarence Rowland president ball. Has light labeling Has a fountain pen Merry Christmas inscription on a side panel. Has a scuff on the labeling, otherwise a nice ball with no torn stitching. Vg/Ex $50 sold 11. 1940's-50's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson W150CC. A post war Claraence Rowland president ball. Has scuffs from game use. The president's stamp is light, otherwise a nice ball with readable labeling and no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $45 sold 12. 1940's-50's International League Baseball. Spalding. Has perfect labeling. Frank Shaughnessy was the president of the International League from 1936-60. This ball is circa 1940's-50's. It is in amazing condition except one panel has significant staining. The other 5 panels are beautiful. Ex+ $85 sold 13. 1940's-50's Rawlings Official League Baseball. Rawlings R1. Has nice labeling. No writing, cuts or torn stitching. Has dirt marks from game use. Ex+ $45 sold 14. 1950's Wilson "Major League" Baseball in Original Box. "The Wilson A1010". An unused ball with it's original box. The ball is near mint. $40 sold 15. Lot of One Dozen Vintage Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. 1930's to 1960's baseballs. Many have nice color and patina. No writing. Possibly good for stage props etc.. Vg $75 sold 16. 1950's-60's Warren Giles National League Baseball. Spalding. A very nice ball with excellent labeling and nice white panels. Has an extremely faint remnant of an autograph on one side panel. Overall terrific condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex/Mt $85 sold 17. 1950's-60's Spalding "Major League" Baseball. Spalding #O. An excellent ball with nice labeling and nice cream panels. Has light marks on one side panel. Overall great condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex/Mt $45 sold 18. 1950's-60's Joe Cronin American League Baseball. Reach. I got this with a lot of identical Joe Cronin baseballs. This ball has no labeling left excpt for a faint "Reach" logo on a side panel, which was identical to the other Cronin balls. Has scuffs from game use, otherwise good condition with no cuts or torn stitching. Vg/Ex $20 sold 19. 1960's "Athletic Supply" Official League Baseball. Model AAA 10CC. Has readable labeling. Has light marks and scuffs. No writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $30 sold 20. 1960's Newport "Major League" Baseball. Model BA-100. Has readable labeling. Has a few light stains to the right of the labeling. No writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $20 sold 21. Game Used 1963 Florida State League Baseball. Rawlings. Has very light labeling. Has the date 7/27/63 written on the ball. Nice shape with no cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $25 22. Lot of 2 1965 Baseballs. Unknown manufacturer. Likely foul balls from Florida minor league games as both balls came from Florida and have dates written on them. Ex+ $25 sold 23. 1960's Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson A1010. A 1960's Dewey Soriano president ball. Has light labeling. Has light marks but no writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex $30 sold 24. 1960's Spalding Cincinnati Reds Logo Baseball, Spalding Pro. Has nice stitching and an excellent patina. Has scuffing on one panel. Vg/Ex $25 25. 1960's Spalding Baltimore Orioles Logo Baseball, Spalding Pro. Has a few light marks. Bold labeling. Nice condition. Ex+ $25 26. 1960's Wilson Little League Baseball in Original Box. Wilson A1074. An unused ball with it's original box. The ball has small spots, the box has light staining. Ex/Mt $25 sold 27. 1970-74 Charles Feeney National League Baseball. Spalding. A nice gamer with readable labeling. No writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $35 sold 28. 1974 Lee MacPhail American League Baseball. Spalding. A near mint ball with very nice white panels. Has a couple of small, light marks. Nr/Mt $65 sold 29. 1979 Pacific Coast League Game Used Baseball. Wilson A1010. A nice William Cutler president ball circa 1979. Has bold labeling. Has spots of toning, otherwise a very clean ball with no writing, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $30 sold 30. 1970's-80's Lee MacPhail American League Baseball. Rawlings. Has nice labeling. Has dirt and marks from game use. No cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $25 sold 31. 1970's-80's Lee MacPhail American League Baseball. Rawlings. Has light labeling. Has scuffs and marks from game use. No cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $20 sold 32. 1980's George Brett Baseball in Original Packaging. Wilson A1171. Unused baseball. Packaging has wear. Vinyl ball. Ex/Mt $15 33. 1980's-90's Red & Blue Stitched Baseball. Has very faint modern Rawlings labeling dating this ball to the 1980's-90's. Would make a terrific vintage display piece. Nice condition with no writing. holes, cuts or torn stitching. Ex+ $25 sold 34. 1980's-90's Bobby Brown American League Baseball. Game used ball. Has a very faint "A's vs Baltimore 3-24-97" on sweet spot. Has spots of heavy toning. Bice labeling. Ex+ $15 sold 35. 1980's-90's Bill White National League Baseball. Game used ball. Bold labeling. Has a very faint remnant of an autograph on the sweet spot. Has spots of toning. Ex+ $15 sold 36. 1994 World Series Baseball. Rawlings. This was the infamous series that was canceled due to a player's strike. Near mint condition. Nr/Mt $25 37. 1997 Jackie Robinson American League Commemorative Baseball. Nice condition with spots of browning or toning. Ex+ $15 38. 2003 Pacific Coast League 100th Anniversary Commemorative Baseball. Rawlings. Branch Rickey III league president. Game used with light scuffs. Nice condition. Ex+ $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