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1938-39 Tony Lazzeri Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 9.5....
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Includes Lazzeri family letter of provenance!
1938-39 Tony Lazzeri Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 9.5. The Hall of Fame second baseman thrived in the shadows of his iconic teammates Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggio, pairing power unprecedented in a middle infielder with steady fielding to earn a starting position with the first American League All-Star team in 1933. He remains the only man in Major League history to record two grand slams in a single contest, a 1936 game during which he set the American League RBI record of eleven. As the first great Italian player to take up residence in the melting pot of New York City, Lazzeri was a hero to that demographic and a major force in popularizing our National Pastime within that nation's immigrant population."He didn't discover America," reported The New York Times, "but Columbus never went behind third for an overthrow to cut off the tying run in the ninth inning."
But despite Lazzeri's plentiful and crucial contributions to Major League baseball, relics from his fourteen seasons of service rarely surface in the collecting community. A welcome exception to that unfortunate trend appears here in the form of a signature model Hillerich & Bradsby L16, a nearly perfect specimen earning a GU 9.5 rating from the hobby's leading bat authentication service.
At thirty-five inches (35") in length and thirty-six ounces (36 oz.) in weight, the hefty relic exhibits game use characterized in the included letter of examination as "outstanding," noting ball marks, cleat divots and a repaired chip on the knob. This is just the second Lazzeri gamer we have offered, and, by far, the higher graded example. The bat entered the hobby through the grand-niece of the Hall of Fame second baseman. LOA from PSA/DNA, GU 9.5. Letter of provenance from Lazzeri family.
Auction Info
2017 December 10 Yankee Legends Collection Sports - Dallas #7230 (go to Auction Home page)
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