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1950-51 Joe DiMaggio Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10....
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A perfect late-career specimen from the Yankee Clipper!
1950-51 Joe DiMaggio Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10.
Throughout thirteen seasons of service to the New York Yankees,
nobody made the game look easier than Joe DiMaggio, whether
showcasing the prettiest swing in baseball history or tracking down
a long fly ball across the vast acreage of center field. But even
the immortals of the game are ultimately undone by the relentless
assault of Father Time. A decade after supplying our national
pastime with one of its most dazzling achievements--his
fifty-six-game hitting streak of 1941--Joltin' Joe took his final
baseball bow, setting sail for retirement atop a river of World
Championship champagne.The two-season production span of the offered Hillerich & Bradsby D29L assures a World Championship vintage, as the Yankee Clipper set sail for retirement at the conclusion of a 1951 season that marked the center of an unmatched five-year reign over Major League Baseball. Whether this bat dates to 1950 or 1951, it helped blaze a path to eventual World Series victory.
The experts at PSA/DNA offer nothing but praise for this battle-scarred tool of the trade, noting ball marks, stitch impressions and grain checking on the barrel, with light pine tar on the uncracked handle. Blue rack streaks on both barrel and handle are a perfect match to the shade used at Yankee Stadium during this era. Length of thirty-six inches (36") and weight of thirty-five ounces (35.2 oz.) are perfectly consistent with DiMaggio's professional bat ordering records housed at the Louisville factory. An absolutely unimprovable specimen from this Mount Rushmore figure of Yankeedom. LOA from PSA/DNA, GU 10.
Auction Info
2024 February 24 - 25 Winter Platinum Night Sports Auction #50068 (go to Auction Home page)
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February, 2024
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