This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 12/31/2005.
Hall of Famer Joe Morgan spent seven years in his career with the Cincinnati Reds and ordered this S44 model H & B bat during his last three seasons there. Bat is smacked with ball marks on the right barrel with a light coat of pine tar on the handle. Tape covers the barrel from the Reds gift shop dated 7/14/78, a game in which he hit his 20th double of the 1978 season en-route to a victory at home over the New York Mets. The barrel is signed in blue sharpie rating a 9 on the front. The player number "8" is written on the knob end in black marker. Man: H & B, Model: S44, Order Period: 1977-79, L: 34.5 in, W:30 oz, Wood: Ash, Finish: Flame Burned. The bat is accompanied by a LOA from PSA/DNA and the signature by a LOA from James Spence Authentication.