This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/27/2011
Offered is an early signature model O16, 35”-35 oz. The bat shows medium game use concentrated under the barrel brand and has his number 26 on the knob as well. Factory records show shipments of these bats from 7-3-69 thru 8-21-72. Bat is autographed as well (PSA)
In 1966, Powell led the Orioles to the 1966 World Series, and there they surprised the baseball world by sweeping the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers in four games to become baseball's world champions. Before the 1968 season, Powell lamented, "once, just once, I'd like to through a whole season without an injury," and he did just that, playing over 150 games each of the next three seasons. In 1969 he hit a career-high .304 with 37 home runs and 121 runs batted in, and in 1970 he was the American League Most Valuable Player, narrowly missing a .300 average on the last day of the season and hitting 35 home runs with 114 runs batted in. In the 1970 World Series, Powell homered in the first two games as the Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 5 games. Prior to the 1971 season, Powell appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated for the 1971 baseball preview issue. Powell helped Baltimore to a third straight World Series that year, blasting a pair of home runs in game two of the American League Championship Series against the up-and-coming Oakland Athletics, but he hit only .111 in the 1971 World Series as Baltimore lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games.
Final Grade MEARS A8.5. Base grade 5 points, 1.5 points for medium use, plus 1 for documented uniform number, plus 1 vintage autograph. LOA Troy R. Kinunen / MEARS Auctions