Souvenir
Object number2022.70.4
Manufacturer
Hillerich and Bradsby Company
Date1927
OriginLouisville, KY
MediumWood; Varnish; Paint
Credit LineIn memory of Hance Harper Huston
DescriptionMiniature souvenir baseball bat. Medium brown and light brown wooden baseball bat with tapered cylindrical barrel and flared base with hole at base end. Center of barrel has black engraved and painted maker text inside an oval. Bat head has black engraved and painted Babe Ruth signature on one side and black painted event information on the other side.DimensionsLength x Diameter: 14 x 1.063 in. (35.6 x 2.7 cm)InscriptionsOne side of bat head has black engraved and painted signature and text "TRADE MARK / George "Babe" Ruth / REG. U. S. PAT. OFF." and other side has black painted text "WORLD'S SERIES / -1927-".
MarksCenter of barrel has black engraved and painted text inside an oval "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / 125 / Hillerich & Bradsby Co / Trade Mark / LOUISVILLE. KY." and just below oval "MADE IN U.S.A."
Historical NotesBabe Ruth 1927 World Series souvenir baseball bat. The New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games.
Related person
George Herman Ruth Jr.
(1895 - 1948)
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related institution
New York Yankees
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