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MANUFACTURING PERIOD
Circa Late 1950s-1970s
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MANUFACTURER
Comet Bat Co.
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President and
owner Charles L. Marihew Sr., operated the Comet Bat Co.
from about the late 1950s to
1973. Comet, which had a storefront
shop in the Jefferson County community
of Mannsville, was based in
Homer New York. They had supplied
baseball bats for
some International League players, and
future Yankee stars, playing for or
against the Syracuse Chiefs. MacArthur
Stadium home of the Chiefs was located
just 30 miles away. Noted
players Included; Dave
Bergman, Bucky Dent, Mickey Rivers and
Thurman Munson.
Ray and Carol Cashel purchased the company in December 1976, reviving the
Comet bat Co. after the firm had been
dormant for three years. None of the
five family members that helped in the
production of the bats had made a
baseball bat, had never seen anyone
else make one, nor had any ideas about
how it was done. It took the winter,
learning by trial and error, but the
company won national recognition for
their effotrts.
Players for the Tidewater Tides, Charleston Charlies,
Memphis Blues and Richmond Braves used
Comet bats. Terry Whitfield, one-time
Tribesman who used Comet bats in
Syracuse, still used them playing for the San Francisco
Giants. Another tribute to the Cashel's
craftsmanship is a purchase of
six dozen bats by the New York Yankees
in 1977.
Comet Bat Co. models include: No. ML33J Jupiter Custom 2510P; Mantle Style
No. Y-1 Varsity Comet's Pro; Robinson
Style No. M-1F Varsity Comet's Pro;
DiMaggio Style No. M-1F Professional;
Berra Style No. M-1F Professional;
Mantle Style No. 1-YF Professional;
Kubek Type No. LL-1F Little League;
Mantle Style No. LL-1 Little League;
Robinson Style N0. LL-1 Little League;
DiMaggio Style N0. LL-1 Little League;
No.SB32B Bantam -32 Softball Bat
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Comet Bat Company Homer
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1962 NBC Baseball
Magazine Ad |
Dave Bergman |
Mike Cabel |
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