SCP Auctions November 19th, 2011 Auction
Fri, Oct 28, 2011 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Nov 20, 2011 02:39PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 375
1934-43 BILLY HERMAN H&B PROFESSIONAL MODEL GAME USED BAT (MEARS A8)
Sold for
$1,562.40
Sold Price includes BP
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Second baseman Billy Herman starred on four pennant-winning clubs with the Cubs and Dodgers in the 1930s and '40s. Herman still holds many fielding records including most putouts in a season by a National League second baseman. A master of the hit-and-run play he batted over .300 eight times and was a 10-time All-Star. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1975. Billy Herman pro-model bats are exceedingly rare: currently this is one of only three examples ever graded by MEARS. Dating from the prime of his career the bat displays significant use along its entire length including ball marks deeply embedded stitch marks rack and cleat marks and a crack in the handle (indeterminate length) that has been expertly restored (nearly invisible to the naked eye). Length: 34.75 inches. Weight: 31.5 ounces. Graded A8 by MEARS (5 point base grade plus 3 points for use) this is one of only two Herman bats graded at this level by that firm with none graded higher. Includes LOA from MEARS (Grade A8).
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