LOT #80102 |
Current Bid: $65,000
1955 Ted Williams Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10....
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Description
One of the finest Williams gamers in the hobby!
1955 Ted Williams Game Used Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10. Williams
returned to the Red Sox lineup in mid-May of the 1955 season after
resolving a contract delay related to his divorce, limiting him to
just 98 games. Despite the shortened season, the 36-year-old put up
extraordinary numbers, leading the American League with a .356
batting average and a .703 slugging percentage. His .496 on-base
percentage once again reflected his elite command of the strike
zone. Williams hit 28 home runs and drove in 83 runs, finishing
with a 209 OPS+, the highest in the Majors. Even with reduced
playing time, his offensive output remained unmatched, reinforcing
his reputation as one of the most advanced hitters in baseball
history, and he'd finish fourth in American League MVP
balloting.The subject Hillerich & Bradsby signature model W183 is unquestionably one of the finest weapons from Williams' arsenal to appear on the hobby's auction block, earning a perfect rating from PSA/DNA due to the monumental degree of game use apparent. We ask that you direct your attention to the remarkable concentration of impact discoloration on the barrel--ball marks, stitch impressions, ink transfers--virtually entirely confined to the six to eight inches of the prime hitting zone. The best Williams bats demonstrate this impact density, paying mute witness to his preternatural ability to square up just about anything thrown his way. Green rack streaks match Fenway colors, and cleat marks speckle the battered and slightly checked grain.
A black painted number "9" on the handle is a single-year Red Sox format that allows PSA/DNA's leading bat expert John Taube to assign the specific vintage rather than a wider range. Length is thirty-five inches (35"), weight thirty-three ounces (32.8 oz.). Light pine tar appears on the handle.
An included letter of provenance from an elderly gentleman attests that he was gifted the bat by a New York Yankees bat boy "on or around 1955-56" and then cherished it for the next six and a half decades. LOA from PSA/DNA, GU 10. Letter of provenance from recipient.
Guide Value or Estimate: $150,000 - up.
Auction Info
2026 February 28 - March 1 Winter Platinum Night Sports Catalog Auction #50083 (go to Auction Home page)
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28th
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Feb-Mar
28th-1st
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