Bat, Baseball
Object number2012.14.3
Datec. 2010
OriginGoodlettsville, TN
MediumWood; Paint
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club
DescriptionBlack wooden baseball bat.Dimensions33.5 x 7.875 in. (85.1 x 20 cm)InscriptionsHandwritten in black on base of knob, "18".
MarksInscribed in silver bear top of barrel: "33.5 PRO MAPLES NW1 / 1012210-NWS / NEIL WALKER".
Label: "Old HICKORY / Goodlettsville, TN USA / Est. 1999".
Historical NotesBaseball bat used by Neil Walker during the 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season. Pittsburgh native and Pine-Richland high school star Neil Walker transitioned from catcher to third base during his minor league career, then adapted well to playing second base for the Pirates, benefitting from the tutelage of his idol Bill Mazeroski. In 2011, Walker hit a grand slam out of Wrigley Field, the first Pirate to do so in an opening game since Roberto Clemente in 1962.
Previous owner
Neil Martin Andrew Walker
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
Pine-Richland High School
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