Louisville Slugger, Hillerich & Bradsby bat, Ellis Burton, College of San Mateo

Description

This auction is for a Louisville Slugger wood baseball bat. It is a college bat, one of a large number of bats produced by Hillerich & Bradsby, primarily in the 1960s, that paired the name of a Major League star and the name of a college or university on the barrel. There was no connection between player and school – and no direct connection between player and bat – but it was a feature of many contracts between H & B and MLB players at the time.This one features the late Ellis Burton, who played for three teams from 1958-65, and the College of San Mateo. The bat is model G97 and measures about 34.5 inches long. It is solid, uncracked and in quite good condition. One very small chip and a couple of shallow pinholes are pictured. Thank you very much.