2026 Spring Auction
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 01:00PM EDT - Sun, Mar 29, 2026 10:30PM EDT
Timed Auction in Progress ... Currently on Lot Lot 74
1979 Pete Rose (Phillies) Game Used Hillerich & Bradsby 'R211' Professional Model Bat – PSA/DNA GU 9.5
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This 1979 Pete Rose Philadelphia Phillies Hillerich & Bradsby 'R211' professional model bat has been authenticated and graded PSA/DNA GU 9.5—just below perfect, representing an extraordinary quality level that the vast majority of Rose game-used bats never approach.
Pete Rose is baseball's all-time hits leader with 4,256 career safeties, and his game-used equipment from his prime years represents some of the most historically significant material the hobby can offer. The 1979 season was Pete Rose's second year as a Philadelphia Phillie, having signed the most lucrative contract in baseball history following the 1978 season. Rose's Phillies years (1979-1983) represented the culmination of a remarkable career arc that brought him from Cincinnati's Big Red Machine to the City of Brotherly Love—and delivered the 1980 World Series championship that Philadelphia had desperately sought. A 1979 bat predates that championship by one year, capturing Rose in full stride as he helped establish the Phillies as a legitimate World Series contender.
The Hillerich and Bradsby 'R211' bat is uncracked with excellent use. Several ball marks are visible on the right, left, and back barrel. the handle has been tape in a criss cross pattern and scored to enhance the grip. The right barrel has also been lightly scored, typical of Rose bats. For the Rose collector, the Phillies enthusiast, the 1970s baseball memorabilia specialist, or any buyer seeking a top-grade authenticated bat from one of baseball's most consequential and debated figures, this GU 9.5 example is precisely the quality level that serious collecting demands.
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