This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2011
The Wizard of Oz, Ozzie Smith, brandished this 29-ounce, 34-inch Louisville Slugger during his baseball career (which ended in Cooperstown, mind you). The signature model ash bat has the model number R161 on its barrel. It matches Smith's known factory records, but displays only light use - shown in the form of light ball marks, surface stitch marks and a handle crack. The Wiz signed the bat's barrel in black marker along with the added inscription "Good Luck!" Ozzie's number 1 is also written on the bat in black marker.
Grade A7.5: 5 points for matching known player factory records, 1 for use, 1 for uniform number on knob and 1/2 point for pinpoint factory record.
Item number and photos to come.
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