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When Hall of Fame manager George Lee “Sparky” Anderson retired as manager in 1995, he left baseball as the third most winningest manager of all-time, only behind Connie Mack and John McGraw. Sparky was also the first manager to win the World Series with both an American League and National League team. Anderson finished his Hall of Fame career with a 2,194-1,834 record and three World Series titles.
This offered Louisville Slugger bat has the National Baseball Hall of Fame stamp on the barrel and has been signed by 44 Hall of Famers in black marker, with the exception of Yogi Berra, who signed his name once in black and the other in blue marker and Gaylord Perry (blue marker). Signatures include Berra, Perry, Cal Ripken, Jr., Wade Boggs, Billy Williams, George Kell, Harmon Killebrew, Bill Mazeroski, Robin Roberts, Reggie Jackson, Tom Lasorda, Gary Carter, Steve Carlton, Ryne Sandberg, Juan Marichal, Al Kaline, Tony Perez, Rollie Fingers, Ozzie Smith, Eddie Murray, Whitey Ford, Robin Yount, Brooks Robinson, Dave Winfield, Don Sutton, Bobby Doerr, Phil Niekro, Frank Robinson, Tony Gwynn, Ferguson Jenkins, Jim Bunning, Bob Gibson, Earl Weaver, Joe Morgan, Sandy Koufax, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, George Brett, Sparky Anderson, Carlton Fisk, Bruce Sutter, Bob Feller, Lou Brock and Dennis Eckersley. This bat comes with a LOA from George Lee Anderson, Jr, the son of Sparky Anderson, who attests that this bat was part of his father’s personal collection. There is also a LOA from Beckett Authentication.