Spring Premier Auction 2016
Wed, Apr 6, 2016 08:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 24, 2016 11:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 674
JOE TORRE 1965 ALL-STAR GAME H&B PROFESSIONAL MODEL GAME USED BAT (PSA/DNA GU 8, DELBERT MICKEL COLLECTION)
Sold for
$1,378.80
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
ADDENDUM: This bat has a sticker on the barrel indicating that is has been authenticated by PSA/DNA and graded GU 8. The letter of authenticity is to be reissued.
Long before he was a skipper Hall of Fame Manager Joe Torre played catcher for four different teams during his 18-year (1960 to77) playing career in the major leagues including the Milwaukee Braves Atlanta Braves St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets. Torre was also a nine-time N.L. All-Star selection and was named N.L. MVP in 1971. This lot features a Joe Torre 1965 All-Star Game H&B Professional Model game-used bat. That years Mid-Summer Classic was held at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis and Torre who started at catcher helped the Senior Circuit pull out a 6-5 victory by going 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs knocked in. The 35-inch 32.3 ounce Louisville Slugger ash bat is engraved with the site of the All-Star Game (i.e. Minnesota) as well as Torres facsimile signature on the barrel. The bat is un-cracked and shows plenty of game use with pine tar remnants throughout the handle and dozens of baseball contact marks littered about the barrel. The knob of the bat is stamped U1. The end of the barrel contains a PSA/DNA cert. H53952 sticker matching up to online database as 1965 Torre ASG bat graded GU 8.
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