This
is a 1965 New York Yankees Official Program and Scorecard.
This program features the promotion for the First ever
Bat Day held at Yankee Stadium onJune
20th 1965. As Recorded in a 1966 Yankees
Program " A record high major league
Attendance mark for 1965 was set at Yankee Stadium on
Bat Day. Appropriately held on Fathers Day.....Because a
big turnout is expected, based on similar experiences by
other American league clubs, Dads are urged to buy or
order their tickets now, and assure their youngsters of
Yankee Bats." The following year an article appearing
in the 1966 Yankees Scorecard noted that "A record high major league Attendance mark for 1965
was
set at Yankee Stadium on Bat Day" .......71,245 Fans !
Programs such as this are a great way of dating
memorabilia. the Mickey Mantle Bat on the right would
appear to be from the same year as the Bobby Richardson
bat on the left from this ad, but the difference is the
Richardson bat has a Registered trade mark on the center
label where as the Mickey Mantle bat does not. Other years the
New York Yankees issued Bat Day Bats Have the Players name in
print, and New York Yankees in script. Look for
variation like this to date your Bat. I would imagine
that the bats from other "Bat Days" from other
ball Parks would have the printing variations for
dating, made by Louisville Slugger.
