Vintage Louisville Slugger K75 Reggie Jackson Signed Cracked Baseball Bat 1960's

THIS IS A VINTAGE GAME USED HOF HALL OF FAMER REGGIE JACKSON MODEL K75 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER. THE LOUISVILLE STAMP PUTS IT 1965-72 H&B RECORDS INDICATE HE ONLY ORDERED THIS MODEL BETWEEN 67-71. IT'S A REGGIE JACKSON HILLERICH AND BRADSBY 125 LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PROFESSIONAL MODEL K75. ASH BAT- 35 LONG AND 34OZ. 95% OF THESE K75 HE ORDERED DURING THIS TIME WERE 35.5" AND 5% WERE 35" AS THIS BAT IS. ON 5-17-68 H&B RECORDS SHOW REGGIE JACKSONS PERSONAL ORDER FOR 12 MODEL K75 ASHBATS AT 35 LONG - 34OZ - FB (FLAME BURNED) AS THIS BAT IS. THE BAT HAS THE NUMBER 9 UNDERLINED IN BLACK FELT PEN ON THE KNOB - AS HE DID WITH HIS BATS DURING THIS PERIOD. THE BAT HAS REGGIE JACKSONS SIGNATURE ON THE BARREL IN RED MARKER. IT'S A LARGE EARLY REGGIE JACKSON SIGNATURE (SEE PICTURES, EXPLAINED LATER). THE BAT IS CRACKED IN THE HANDLE. THERE IS TAPE OVER THE CRACK (SEE PICTURES , EXPLAINED LATER). THIS BAT COMES FROM THE ESTATE OF AN ASU PROFESSOR , JACOB "JACK" FUCHS.

HIS SON GARY FUCHS WAS ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY BAT BOY FROM 1968/69 - 1971/72. GARY'S FATHER WAS A LONG TERM MEMBER OF THE ASU FACULTY / STAFF , ASU CHEMISTRY TEACHER FOR 55 YEARS, SINCE BEFORE ASU WAS ASU AND STILL JUST ARIZONA STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE IN 1952-EARLY 2000'S.

HE WOULD HAVE BEEN PRESENT DURING JACKSONS YEARS THERE AND WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE AND AFFILIATION WITH / OF ASU SPORTS. GARY , JACK'S SON , PASSED IN 2020. THIS BAT , AND OTHER MEMORIBILIA FROM GARY'S DAYS AS AN ASU BAT BOY WERE OFFERED. UPON SPEAKING TO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND MY OWN RESEARCH, GARY WAS VERY INVOLVED AT A YOUNG AGE AS BEING THE BATBOY FOR ASU AND HAD A STRONG PASSION FOR BASEBALL. HE EVEN WENT TO THE 1969 WORLD SERIES AS THE BATBOY FOR ASU.

MULTIPLE GAME USED BATS , GARYS UNIFROM , HAT , PICTURES , PROGRAMS , AND MORE ARE PART OF THIS COLLECTION. ASU PLAYED OAKLAND A'S HERE IN MESA , AZ SPRING TRAINING DURING THOSE YEARS AND THAT IS BELIEVED WHERE THIS BAT CAME FROM. GARY WAS ALLOWED TO KEEP ANY BATS HE WANTED.

THIS BAT WAS SIGNED ON THE DAY IT WAS CRACKED. WITH SOME HARD DIGGING YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO PIN POINT IT DOWN EVEN FURTHER, BUT THERE'S NO DENYING WHAT IT IS. THE SIGNATURE IS AN EARLY REGGIE SIGNATURE AND I HAVE SEEN OTHERS SIMILAR ON BALLS FROM THE SAME ERA.

IT'S NOT THE SAME AS THE WELL SCRIPTED , PRACTICED, TIME TAKEN SIGNATURE THAT REGGIE DEVELOPED OVER THE YEARS. THIS WAS A RUSH , IN THE DUGOUT , PROBABLY MAD AT THE CRACKED BAT SIGNATURE LOL. BUT IT'S IN RED , IT'S BIG , IT'S A LITTLE LIGHT. I HAVE NOT SENT THESE ITEMS OUT FOR PSA AS IT IS COSTLY AND WITH THE PROVENANCE , I DIDN'T REALLY FEEL A NEED.

A COUPLE PICTURES OF THE SIGNATURE IN THE SUN FOR A BETTER LOOK. THE FINISH ON THIS BAT IS NICE.

IT'S NEVER BEEN CLEANED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. MOST OF THE BATS FROM THIS COLLECTION WERE GAME USED, CRACKED, GARY WOULD PUT TAPE ON THEM TO AVOID FURTHER CRACKING AND TAKE THEM HOME. SEE ALL PICS - ASK ANY QUESTIONS - I'M ALWAYS AVAILABLE. The item "VINTAGE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER K75 REGGIE JACKSON SIGNED CRACKED BASEBALL BAT 1960'S" is in sale since Wednesday, April 7, 2021. This item is in the category "Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop\Vintage Sports Memorabilia\Bats". The seller is "2ndhandsteves" and is located in Gilbert, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States.

Player: Reggie Jackson
Year: 1968-69
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Oakland Athletics
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: Yes