This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/22/2018
As disappointed as Boston fans were with Ted Williams' retirement, they did not have to live with the let-down for too long. The following season brought an able replacement in young Carl Yastrzemski. Not only was he another power hitter, he proved to be a much better outfielder than Williams had been, eventually earning seven Golden Gloves and becoming yet another legend playing on the Green Monster. A three-time American League batting champion and MVP Award winner, Yaz is one of only a few players in history to amass over 400 home runs and 3000 overall hits. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1989. Offered here is an H&B Louisville Slugger W215 model bat used by Carl Yastrzemski in the 1964 season. Weighing in at 30.9 inches with a 35 inch length, the bat shows excellent use with generous scuffing and ball marks, and one large chunk taken out of the barrel. Standard attributes to Yaz are present, including his uniform number "8" on the knob in large black marker, sketched as two circles place on top of one another. All manufacturing details date the bat to those ordered by Yaz during the 1964 season. Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from PSA/DNA.