Cal Ripken, Jr., the legendary Iron Man of baseball, used this Louisville Slugger during the 1995 season, which comes from his personal collection. Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s previous record for consecutive games played during the 1995 campaign, starting his 2,131st consecutive game on September 6th. Ripken made his 13th consecutive All-Star appearance in 1995, finishing the season with 17 home runs and 88 RBI. Due to the player’s strike the year before the 1995 season was shortened to 144 games, of which Ripken started every one. This Louisville Slugger P72 model bat was used for the final time on June 16th of 1995 in Detroit. Ripken broke this bat in the top of the 9th inning when he hit a ground ball to third base for a fielder’s choice off Tigers’ close Mike Henneman. This bat displays excellent game use with the aforementioned crack in the handle that has been secured by tape. On that piece of tape is handwritten in black marker “Det. Henneman 6/16/95”. There are ball marks and blue ink transfers on the barrel. This bat comes directly from the personal collection of Cal Ripken, Jr. and a signed LOA will accompany this bat. Additionally, there is a LOA from PSA/DNA (1B24112) for the game use and has been graded a GU 7.

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