This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/24/2016
Bobby Doerr arrived in Boston as a 19-year-old rookie in 1937, having played pro ball since 1934. He was signed by Eddie Collins on the same scouting trip that netted Ted Williams. As the team's established second baseman in 1938, Doerr batted .289 and never hit below .270 in his next 13 seasons with the Red Sox, his only major league team. In those years Doerr thrice topped .300, led the league in slugging in 1944, and played in eight All-Star games. In his only World Series appearance in 1946, Doerr was a tower of strength, batting .406 with a homer and three RBI to pace the Red Sox in their losing seven-game struggle with the Cardinals. Doerr’s sixty-year friendship with Boston Red Sox teammates Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams was chronicled in David Halberstam's memorable 2004 book “The Teammates”. In 1986 Doerr was voted into the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee.
This game-used Louisville Slugger Hillerich & Bradsby model D2 baseball bat was used by Hall of Famer and former Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr between 1946 and 1948. Measuring 35" and weighing 30.7 ounces, this bat is uncracked and shows excellent use with several chips on the left barrel. Many ball marls and ball stitch impressions are visible on the right, left and back barrel.
LOA from John Taube of PSA/DNA (GU7.5).