This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/1/2012
Offered for auction in this lot is a Wally Joyner professional model Louisville Slugger game used bat from his tenure with the Kansas City Royals. Model number C243 is stamped on the signature barrel along with Kansas City Royals. Wally's uniform number 12 is written on the knob in black sharpie.
This natural finished ash bat currently weighs 31 ounces, measures 34" in length and matches known player factory records with a regular knob and round barrel. It exhibits heavy signs of use with numerous ball marks, deeply embedded stitch marks, handle tape and a 6" handle crack with separation and missing wood. (Q0074)
Bat receives 5 points for matching known player factory records, 3 points for use, 1 point for a documented uniform number and loses 1 point for the handle crack resulting in a final grade of MEARS A8.
LOA Troy Kinunen / MEARS Auctions