The
H&B Safe hit Baseball Bat was an inexpensive retail baseball bat
carried for many years in the Hillerich & Bradsby line of store
model bats. Originally designated with the catalog No.
15, the first Safe Hit models came with a decal on the
barrel that read "Professional". The catalog number
was changed to No. 14 in 1939. The Joe
DiMaggio Safe Hit bat pictured above can be dated to about
1939-1952. This H&B center Brand was first used in 1932 and
continued until 1952.
H&B Safe Hit
Baseball Bat Dating & Price Guide
The labels pictured below are
dated to the first appearance in catalogs and could
over lap the new label during transitional years.
Value is based on past auctions and sales for bats in
Excellent to Near Mint Condition.
1914 Catalog No. 15
Safe Hit Baseball Bat
$100.-$200. in EX - NM with Decal $50.-$75. in EX - NM
without Decal
1926 Catalog No. 15 Hillerich's
Safe Hit Bat
$50.-$75. in EX - NM
1932 Catalog No.
15 Safe Hit Baseball Bat $30.-$40. in EX - NM
condition No Player Endorsement (Value
will vary based on player Endorsement)
1947
Catalog No. 14 Safe Hit Baseball Bat Value will vary based on
player Endorsement
1954
Catalog No. 14 & 14W Safe Hit
Baseball Bat Value will vary based on
player Endorsement
1960 Catalog No. 14W
Safe Hit Bat Value will vary based on
player Endorsement
1965-1979 Catalog
No. 14W
Safe Hit Bat (Registered Trademark
circle R is added to the center brand) Value will vary based on
player Endorsement
