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Bill Terry Game Used Bat (35")
A flabbergasting find indeed -- Bill Terry's game used bat dating back to the time of his rookie season of 1924! The sky's the limit on this one, as it's rare enough to find any bat (and surely not in this splendid condition) swung in a game by the last NL batter to ring up a .400 season (.401 in 1930), much less one used by "Memphis Bill" as a fledgling Giant. Lousville Slugger signature bat ("Wm. H. Terry") has been verfified as a 1922-24 era model, and likely was delivered to Terry during the season after he had proven himself worthy of a signature stick. For the record, Terry put in a mere three games and seven at-bats with the team in '23, and 77 games and 163 at-bats in '24, before Muggsy McGraw made him his fulltime first baseman in '25 when he hit .319. The archetypical "gap" hitter, Terry could slap the ball into the far reaches of the outfield and, when needed, punch one over the short Polo Grounds fences. Known for his surliness and at times acerbic remarks, he uttered one of the great put-down lines ever in 1934. When asked about the usually terrible Dodgers, he said, "Is Brooklyn still in the league?" -- a crack he rued when the Bums won the last two games against the Giants to knock them out of the pennant race. Terry's tartness with sporstwriters kept him, ludicrously, out of the HOF for 18 years after his retirement, but no one can take that .401 season from him, or his .342 career average. The bat is a 35" treasure that reeks with majesty and old-world bat-craftmanship, its smooth dark brown laquer coating absolutely stunning and nearly immaculate, scarred only by a few chips. Overall, Rock of Gilbraltar solid. Given its pedigree, these are qualities that cannot be stated enough.
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