This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
Offered is a side written signature model Leiber bat with “Bobby Mattick 9-27-39, Chicago Natl. Lea” on side. It is 35”-31.6 oz. The bat shows heavy use with deeply embedded ball marks, perfect markings, nice finish and a cracked handle. The side writing is strong and easily readable. Both men played for the Cubbies in 1939. Mattick was the son of outfielder Wally Mattick, who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1912 and 1913 and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1918. Bobby played only one season as a regular with the Chicago Cubs in 1940, although he played for the Cubs from 1938 to 1940 and the Cincinnati Reds in 1941 and 1942. Hampered in 1936 by a foul ball, which cracked his skull above his right eye and caused double vision, he was a career .233 hitter with no home runs and 64 RBIs in 206 games.Mattick began his managerial career in the Southern League in 1944 and 1945. From 1946 to 1978, Mattick worked for nine different baseball organizations including the Montreal Expos. He was credited by some baseball personnel’s as an incomparable longtime scout and player development specialist, signing such stars as Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson, Curt Flood, Rusty Staub, Don Baylor, and Gary Carter. LOA Troy R. Kinunen / MEARS Auctions