MEARS Monthly Auction #5 ENDS April 28th, 2009, 9:00 CST w/ 15-minute rule

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Lot #17:

1913-25 Fred Clarke Spalding Signature Model Bat

Physical characteristics; Bat is 34” and weighs 33.1 oz. it is a standard retail model bat returned to the H&B factory by someone as evidenced by remains of side writing which is no longer readable. The remains of the original shipping label are on the face of the barrel. Bat shows heavy game use with a 5” handle crack and cleat marks on the barrel. Finish and factory stamps are fine. History; Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from 1894 to 1915 and manager from 1897 to 1915. Clarke played for and managed both the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates. He was a left fielder and left-handed batter. Of the nine pennants in Pittsburgh franchise history, Clarke was the player-manager for four of them. He and fellow Hall of Famers, Honus Wagner and Vic Willis, led Pittsburgh to a victory over Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers in the 1909 World Series. Clarke batted over .300 in 11 different seasons. His 35-game hitting streak in 1895 was the second-longest in major league history at the time and is still tied for eleventh-longest. For six years, Clarke held the major league record for wins by a manager. LOA MEARS