Spring Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Apr 30, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 12:30PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 684
TRIO OF 1970 BALTIMORE ORIOLES STARS (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON) GAME USED BATS; FRANK ROBINSON, BOOG POWELL (MVP SEASON) AND PAUL BLAIR (BAT BOY PROV
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The 1970 Baltimore Orioles were one of the greatest teams of all time. They won 108 games finished 15 games ahead of the runner-up New York Yankees swept the Minnesota Twins in the playoffs and beat the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series. Manager Earl Weaver was blessed with a pitching staff that featured three 20-plus game winners in Jim Palmer Dave McNally and Mike Cuellar. Their offensive lineup was equally stacked. The immortal Frank Robinson was the Orioles' only .300 hitter that season and (AL MVP) Boog Powell led the power assault with 35 home runs and 114 RBIs. Paul Blair a mainstay at the top of the order batted .474 with nine hits in the Orioles' 1970 World Series victory over the Cincinnati Reds and might have been the Series MVP if it weren't for the amazing play of Brooks Robinson.
Presented here is an outstanding trio of game used bats from these 3 key Baltimore Orioles players. Each has labeling dating to the 1969-72 period however each bat can be pinpointed to having been used in 1970 based on accompanying LOAs from a New York Yankees batboy who acquired them in that season. Each bat also comes with its own individual LOA from PSA/DNA (Vince Malta/John Taube).
Bat details:
1969-72 Frank Robinson Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Professional Signature Model R161 game used bat. Flame burned ash bat is 35 inches long and weighs 35.4 ounces. R161 stamped on top of knob. Bat displays excellent use. A handle crack and water stain on top barrel have both been repaired making for outstanding display quality.
1969-72 Paul Blair Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Professional Signature Model B267 game used bat. Flame burned ash bat is 35 inches long and weighs 34.6 ounces. B267 stamped on top of knob. Bat displays excellent use. A handle crack and water stain on top barrel have both been repaired making for outstanding display quality. Slight grain swelling from repeated ball contact visible on back barrel.
1969-72 Boog Powell Hillerich & Bradsby Louisville Slugger Professional Signature Model O16 bat. Flame burned ash bat is 35 inches long and weighs 35.7 ounces. O16 stamped on top of knob. Bat displays excellent use. A handle crack and water stain on top barrel have both been repaired making for outstanding display quality. Player number 26 on the knob in black marker with the weight (36) on the knob in pencil.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire three bats of such singular quality in one lot from one of the most celebrated teams in Baltimore Orioles history.
LOA from the 1970 New York Yankees visiting team bat boy. Additional individual LOAs from PSA/DNA (Vince Malta/John Taube).
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