October Legends Closing October 29
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/30/2016
This Louisville Slugger dates from perhaps the best of Ken Griffey Jr.’s years as a ballplayer. During the 1997 season Junior led the American League in five hitting categories including a career high 56 homers and 147. He won the Silver Slugger and Golden Glove Awards and took home his only MVP award.
The Louisville Slugger C271 model bat shows great game use and the upper handle has been cracked. As you’d want from the bat of a first ballot Hall of Famer, there are many ball marks with stitch imprints on the barrel. There are white leather ball scuffs with tremendous blue ink transfers that testify to Junior’s powerful swing. The barrel end shows some abrasions from storage and contact with the ground, and the handle has been taped in a crisscross pattern to enhance Griffey’s grip. To complete what has to be the ultimate Griffey gamer, the Hall of Famer has signed his name in contrasting silver pen right between the center brand and barrel stamping. It just doesn’t get any better than this. Certificate of Authenticity signed by Ken Griffey, Jr. and LOAs from PSA/DNA (1B10348 & AA07811) and they have graded this bat a “GU 9.5”.