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- Wilson Sporting
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PRICE GUIDE
- $40.00-$75.00 VG- EX Condition.
Because of rarity and the lack of a sales history, value is estimated based on similar baseball bats and player demand |
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The Little Boys Baseball league
was formed when 61 teams in
South Carolina departed Little League
baseball in 1955. While Jackie Robinson
integrated the major leagues in 1947
and South Carolina native Larry Doby
followed three months later as the
first African American in the American
League, the desegregation of baseball
in South Carolina took longer. Youth
baseball took the longest to integrate.
The Cannon Street YMCA all-star team registered for a baseball tournament
in Charleston, South Carolina, in July
1955. It put the team and the forces of
integration on a collision. White teams
refused to take the field with the
Cannon Street all-stars, the first
Black Little League team in South
Carolina.
Other teams from the Southeast followed South Carolina’s lead, ignoring
instructions from Little League
headquarters in Williamsport,
Pennsylvania, directing that they play.
Although the Cannon Street team was
declared the winner by default, they
could only watch the Little League
World Series after being declared
ineligible because they had not earned
the right on the playing field.
Having
refused to accept Little League
directives to allow black teams, white
officials from South Carolina and other
southern states formed an independent
organization called "Little Boys
Baseball, Inc." The foundation for
Dixie Youth was created. After a legal
battle with "Little League" baseball
over the name, the league changed its name to
Dixie Youth Baseball Inc., around 1966.
The Dixie league, became integrated in
1967.
This Wilson A1546 "PowerFused" Mickey Mantle "Little Boys Baseball Inc."
features the 1965-1970s Wilson bat
label manufacturing period center
brand. The league's name change to
"Dixie Youth Baseball Inc." narrows
down the dating to about 1965-1966.
Baseball bats were sold at retail
stores, local to team cities that
participated in the league. In 1967,
Dixie Youth League baseball bats were
given away to fans 14 years and under,
at Hanley Field, home of the Lakeland
Tigers.
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Wilson Little Boys
Baseball Inc. Mickey Mantle
Baseball Bat |
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1965-1970s Wilson baseball bat label manufacturing period center Brand |
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