Item: Buck Weaver Bat Collection Babe Ruth Game Bats 1996 Postcard
Postcard Type: Oversized Postcard approximately 6.4 x 4.7"
Printed Title: Buck Weaver Bat Collection
Subject: Baseball
Printed Description: Collected by Chicago “Black Sox” player Buck Weaver, who was implicated in the throwing of the 1919 World Series, these game bats are signed by Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Duffy Lewis, Home Run Baker, Chief Meyers, and Ty Cobb. Each sold for $1,100 to $38,500 in Leland’s February 1993 Souvenirs Auction.
City or Town: New York
State or Region: New York
Country: United States
Postcard Era: Photochrome (1939-present)
Publisher or Printer: Running Press Book Publishers
Publication or Copyright date: 1996
Photographer:
Posted or unposted: posted
Postmark: New York New York 1996
Addressed to:
Handwritten Note: Walter, this bat collection reminded me of you, Freddie
Postcard description: The postcard displays an image of several Louisville Slugger baseball bats. The back of the card provides information about the bats, indicating they are from the Buck Weaver Bat Collection. Collected by Chicago "Black Sox" player Buck Weaver, who was implicated in the throwing of the 1919 World Series, these game bats are signed by Babe Ruth, Tris Speaker, Duffy Lewis, Home Run Baker, Chief Meyers, and Ty Cobb. Each sold for $1,100 to $38,500 in Leland's February 1993 Souvenirs Auction. The card also has a circle stamp.
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