$700
1940 DETROIT TIGERS COMMEMORATIVE, AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS, 'BLACK BAT', 1940:Hillerich & Bradsby Co. Louisville Slugger; 'Detroit Tiger American League Champions 1940' team inscribed facsimile gold autographed, commemorative bat. Includes the signatures of "Hank" Greenberg, Frank "Pinky" Higgins, Chas. Gehringer, Barney McCosky, Tom Bridges, Ervin "Pete" Fox, Ralph "Red" Kress, "School Boy Rowe, Earl Averill, Frank Croucher, "Tuck" Stainback, Billy Sullivan, G. Bird Tebbets, Rudolph York, Dick Bartell, Merv Shea and "Bing" Miller. Block letter printed names include: Del Baker, Clay Smith, Archie McKain, Buck Newsom, Alton Benton, Harold Newhouser, Paul Trout, Fred Hutchinson, John Gorsica, Tommy Seats, Dutch Meyer and Bruce Campbell. These players names were printed as they did not have baseball contracts with Hillerich & Bradsby; With cardboard storage tube
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2013-05-17
