National Baseball Hall of Fame Bat Signed by 50 MLB Hall of Fame Members, at Cooperstown, New York

Commemorative Baseball Bat Honoring the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the MLB Hall of Fame, 1939-1989

Autographed by 50 legendary members of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame

41 OF THE 50 SIGNERS ARE DECEASED MAKING THIS BAT RARER AND MUCH MORE DESIRABLE

Full size white ash Rawlings, Adirondack, Pro Ring baseball bat with National Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, New York, 50th Anniversary fancy color logo at the upper edge of the bat, Hall Of Fame, 50 Years, 1939-1989, with illustration of a baseball diamond.

This original, authentic 50th Hall of Fame anniversary bat, issued in 1989, is signed by 50 legendary HOF baseball players, and it would make a superb addition to any MLB Hall of Fame collection! All of the autographs are signed in bold blue sharpie pen, and every single one of them were obtained in person by my very well respected friend, Brian Gallagher, who is the General Manager of the Vermont Mountaineers, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. There is a 4 x 1 inch piece of clear tape that goes over the Rawlings Adirondack Pro Ring lettering on the bat. This distracts very slightly from the overall appearance, but it does not cover any of the autographs which are beautifully and boldly signed. All of them are facing in the same direction which makes for much easier reading and a nicer display. My friend Brian specifically asked each player to sign their autographs that way for that exact reason.

Trivia: Sanctioned by the NCAA and Major League Baseball, the New England Collegiate Baseball League is a show case for some of the top college players in the country, and they draw scouts from every MLB team. The NECBL is known as one of the best summer leagues in the country, and are ranked 2nd in importance only behind the Cape Cod League. The Vermont team alone has had over 100 of their players signed to MLB contracts since 2003, and hold the record for most wins in a single season.
Out of the 50 autographs on this historic bat, 41 of them are now deceased.

The following is the complete list of all the players who signed the bat:

Deceased Players:
1. Willie Mays
2. Ted Williams
3. Hank Aaron
4. Duke Snider
5. Yogi Berra
6. Whitey Ford
7. Willie McCovey
8. Harmon Killebrew
9. Frank Robinson
10. Willie Stargell
11. Bob Gibson
12. Don Drysdale
13. Ralph Kiner
14. Warren Spahn
15. Al Kaline
16. Jim "Catfish" Hunter
17. Ernie Banks
18. Eddie Mathews
19. Brooks Robinson
20. Gaylord Perry
21. Richie Ashburn
22. Hoyt Wilhelm
23. Bob Feller
24. Lou Boudreau
25. Luke Appling
26. Johnny Mize
27. Enos Slaughter
28. Bobby Doerr
29. Bob Lemon
30. Monte Irvin
31. Al Lopez
32. George Kell
33. Robin Roberts
34. Luis Aparicio
35. Red Schoendienst
36. Buck Leonard
37. Rick Ferrell
38. Early Wynn
39. Ray Dandridge
40. Hal Newhouser
41. Al Barlick

Living Players:
42. Johnny Bench
43. Mike Schmidt
44. Reggie Jackson
45. Billy Williams
46. Juan Marichal
47. Jim Palmer
48. Steve Carlton
49. Ferguson Jenkins
50. Carl Yastrzemski

The bat includes the James Spence numbered hologram on the bottom of the bat handle, and the full James Spence signed LOA. The well known and extremely respected Mr. Spence is considered to be one of the top two sports authenticators in the country! His LOA's are extremely desirable and add value to any items that are accompanied by his letters. It also comes with a clear plastic bat tube for protection and display. Extremely desirable autographed MLB Hall of Fame item. I have seen similar bats that were not issued in the very first year of 1989, but in later years, with less iconic players signing it, selling for upwards of $10,000.00. In my opinion this bat is priced to sell at a very reasonable value!! It certainly will be the center piece of many conversations with your fellow baseball fans and collector friends!

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