This lot is closed. Bidding ended on 5/11/2001.
As the Babe did in the `20s and "The Mick" in the `50s, Mark McGwire astonishes today's baseball fans with his tremendous home run power. Ever since his 1987 rookie record of 49 HRs, McGwire has continued to belt homers at an amazing pace. In 1998, "Big Mac" shattered Roger Maris' record of 61 HRs in 1961 by hitting 70 round trippers. Along with Sammy Sosa, the two sluggers have helped make baseball the "American Pastime" again. This Rawlings "Big Stick" bat has been signed, inscribed and dated by McGwire in black marker on the barrel of the bat and reads "Mark McGwire A.L. Rookie of the Year 11-3-87". The signature rates an 8. The bat itself is in near-mint condition.