MEARS Auction #38, Ends June 2nd, 2012, 9:00 CST w/ 15-Minute Rule

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Lot #58:

1921 Lewis Fonseca Cincinnati Reds H&B Louisville Slugger Professional Model Game Used Bat (MEARS A8) Rookie Year

Featured in this lot is a Lewis Fonseca professional model H&B Louisville Slugger game used bat from his rookie season with the Cincinnati Reds in 1921. This pre-model number stick has a signature model barrel and the 1917-21 era H&B 125 center brand.

This natural finished ash bat currently weighs 35 ounces, measures 35" in length and matches known player factory records with a round barrel and small knob. It exhibits signs of heavy use throughout , most notably in the form of a handle crack which has been repaired with 13 period bat boy nails.

Bat receives 5 points for matching known player factory records and 3 points for use resulting in a final grade of MEARS A8.

(S0465)

LOA Troy Kinunen / MEARS