SCP Auctions Spring 2010 Internet Auction

Hall of Famer J. Honus Wagner spent the early part of his career playing for the Louisville Colonels and become the first endorser of that city’s local bat manufacturer. This rare and important Honus Wagner game model Louisville Slugger bat measures 36.25 inches and weighs 35.7oz. This bat dates to Wagner’s last season as a player and his transition into his career as a coach. Very few Wagner bats are known to exist that, either wholly or partially, can be attributed to his playing career. This 125 model bat features “dash-dot-dash” centerbrand labeling and a blank barrel. Moderate usage wear is apparent in the form of heavy ball marks, stitch impressions and cleat marks. A 5” crack appears on the handle repaired by a single nail. Bat exhibits most use above the barrel. Most significantly, the bat shows faint factory side writing that reads “Honus Wagner Model, 6-21-23”. Though the side writing confirms that the bat was returned to H&B after Wagner’s playing career, it is a known fact that the majority of the limited population of bats known to have been used by Wagner as a player have blank barrels and similar attributes to the offered example. Given the magnitude of Wagner’s stature among the greatest players in baseball history, and the extreme scarcity of documented Wagner professional model bats, this bat represents a unique opportunity to add a cornerstone piece to any significant bat collection. Includes LOA from MEARS (A10).