Souvenir
Object number2022.70.2
Manufacturer
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Date1971
OriginLouisville, KY
MediumWood; Stain; Paint
Credit LineIn memory of Hance Harper Huston
DescriptionMiniature souvenir baseball bat. Black stained wooden baseball bat with tapered cylindrical barrel and circular knob at base and hole at base end. Center of barrel has gold painted maker text inside an oval. Bat head has gold painted team name.DimensionsLength x Diameter: 22.25 x 1.5 in. (56.5 x 3.8 cm)InscriptionsBat head has gold painted text "PITTSBURGH PIRATES".
MarksCenter of barrel has gold painted text inside an oval "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / 25 / HILLERICH & BRADSBY Co / MADE IN U.S.A. / LOUISVILLE, KY."
Historical NotesPittsburgh Pirates 1971 World Series souvenir baseball bat. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
Baltimore Orioles
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