Winter 2014 Auction Closing Feb 7
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/8/2014
I don't know if they planned this out in the late 1960s, but best of friends Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, who played 17 years together in pinstripes, managed to be elected and inducted into the Hall of Fame at the same time. Offered is a Hall of Fame induction baseball bat honoring the 1974 inductees to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, featuring New York Yankee legends Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford. Similar in design and concept as the ultra-popular World Series black bats, this 34-inch bat has "NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AUGUST 12, 1974 LIMITED EDITION 473 OF 500" in gold stampings on the barrel. Just to the left are the list of names inducted that year with Samuel L. Thompson, Mickey Mantle, Jim Bottomley, "Jocko" Conlan, Whitey Ford, and "Cool Papa" Bell. All names are scripted signatures, except for Thompson, Ford and Bell, which are block lettered. Grades NM-MT condition with a smooth surface and near perfect lettering. These bats are highly desirable, especially with a key Yankee Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford.