Bat, Baseball
Object number2001.56.1
Manufacturer
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Datec. 1970
OriginLouisville, KY
Mediumwood
Credit LineGift of Donald Talbot
DescriptionLouisville Slugger professional 125 bat, model G105. Regulation size with knobless, flared handle.Dimensions36 in. (91.4 cm)MarksText on end of bat in marker "21" and impressed "G105".
Text on barrel "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / 125 / HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO. / MADE IN U.S.A. / LOUISVILLE, KY".
Text on barrel "GENUINE / Roberto Clemente [in script] / LOUISVILLE SLUGGER".
Historical NotesRoberto Clemente played his entire major league career (1955-1972) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He died in a plane crash on a goodwill mission to earthquake stricken Nicaragua in 1972. The bat has been certified as a game bat used by Clemente who used models U1 and G105. This bat, a Model G105, is the rarer model of the two types of bats that Clemente used.
Previous owner
Roberto Clemente Walker
(1934 - 1972)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
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