The late Kirby Puckett was one of the most beloved Minnesota Twins in the franchise's history. He not only led them to their very first World Series title in 1987 over the St. Louis Cardinals but helped them repeat four years later by ousting the N.L. Champion Atlanta Braves in seven games. Puckett who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 passed away at age 45 on March 6 2006. A a six-time Gold Glove winning center fielder and career .318 batter Puckett will always be remembered for his World Series heroics which included launching the game-winning home run in Game 6 of the 1991 Fall Classic. He remains the Twins' all-time leader in career hits runs and doubles and total bases.

This lot features one of Puckett's game-used bats from the 1993 and '94 seasons a pair of campaigns in which he batted .296 and .317 respectively and drove in a combined 201 runs. The well-worn 35-inch Kirby Puckett professional model Louisville Slugger (# P116) shows incredible game use with multiple contact marks throughout the barrel not to mention countless bat rack and cleat marks. On the knob of the bat is printed Puckett's uniform number "34" in dark blue Sharpie. Puckett who collected 2304 hits during the course of his Hall of Fame career died way too soon just eight days from this 46th birthday. This bat is a terrific piece of his coveted baseball memorabilia used during the latter part of his illustrious career.