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1909 Official Ty Cobb
Ball Bat Souvenir |
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Item Details |
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CIRCA
- 1910-1920
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MANUFACTURER-Ames Hanes co.
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SIZE
- 26" &
30"
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PRICE GUIDE
- $100.00-$200.00
Very Good -
Excellent condition
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The bats were made by the Ames Hanes
co., just after the 1909 season and
sold nationally in ball fields as a
souvenir throughout the 1910's. The
bats were made in two sizes, 26" and
30" have a tapered handle and have a
center stamping that reads "Official Ty
Cobb Ball Bat Made in USA 1909" The
bats are made of Georgia Pine, from the
area where Ty Cobb lived. Made of soft
wood the bats are commonly found in
poor condition, with knots,
indentations, wormholes, and signs of warping.
The value is based on baseball bats
that loosely fall into the very Good -
Excellent condition, grade range. If a
baseball bat is found in close to or in
near mint condition it could double the
value, but the bulk of the bats that
are found in the collectors market are
in Good-Very good condition and sell
for about $50.-$100.
In 1909 Ty Cobb batted .377. If the
manufacture of the bats, Ames Hanes,
waited 2 years, the bat would have
celebrated Ty Cobb's MVP like season
and the bats would have had a 1911
stamp. In 1911 Cobb hit .420 with 248
hits, and 127 RBI's. The first modern
day MVP Award would not be given out
until 1931, but Cobb did win the
Chalmers Award, given to the "most
important and useful player to the club
and to the league".
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1909 Official Ty Cobb Ball Bat Souvenir |
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