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Lot # 691: 1955-56 Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Reds Signed Game Used Bat (PSA GU 8)

Category: Baseball Equipment

Starting Bid: $500.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed
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Item was in Auction "2023 Summer Classic",
which ran from 7/16/2023 7:00 PM to
8/5/2023 10:00 PM



The perfect embodiment of a slugger, Ted Kluszewski was all muscle and power at the plate, blasting monster home runs and compiling a near-.300 lifetime average, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds. From the latter days of his career comes this beaut of a bat - specifically a Hillerich & Bradsby U1 model that is uncracked and exhibits outstanding use. There are several ball marks on the right, left and back barrel, the number 2 written on the knob in black ink, as well as "Big Klu's" signature with the inscription: "To Buck the Best of Everything 5/22/56" in pen on the front barrel. The bat measures 36 inches and weighs 35.4 ounces. Kluszewski did not wear the #2 so its presence on the knob is a mystery. There is an LOA for the bat but not the signature.

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