Arguably the greatest defensive first baseman the game has ever seen, Keith Hernandez was also an accomplished hitter, compiling a .296 career batting average, primarily with the Cardinals and the Mets, both of whom he won a World Series with. This Louisville Slugger Model C271, from his last years with the Cardinals in the early 1980s, is cracked near the handle, shows good use with ball impressions, red and blue ink marks, and the hitter's signature burned into the wood. The number 18 is written in black ink on the knob, as that was Hernandez's number when he first came up with the Cards in 1974 and 1975.