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| Player: Chub Hall Label: H&B DDD: Era: 1927 Teams: SideWritten: Walter Keith 4-14-27 TeamsSideWritten: | Comments: 37 inch large heavy bat, grain separation on back of barrel and 8 inch chip out of back of barrel |
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Names in parentheses indicate that the first name of the player is deduced from various factors | Sig: The facsimile signature of the player's name is stamped into the barrel of the bat |
Block: The player's name is stamped into the barrel in block letters | Master: bat used as a template to make a particular player's bat |
Side-written only: Information denoting the player is written by the factory on the side of the barrel when a player sent his bat in to be used as a prototype for future bats* | Lathe: Bats used as a guide to place on the lathe to produce a particular player's bats |
Hillerich & Son: 1890's - circa 1912: J. F. Hillerich & Son | Blank: no brand name whatsoever |
Hillerich & Son Co.: circa 1911-1916: J.F. Hillerich & Son Co. | Handmade: no brand name whatsoever |
H&B: Hillerich & Bradsby circa 1916-1980 | Adirondack: Adirondack Bat Co. post 1945 |
Powerized: post 1930 H&B | Spalding: Spalding Sporting Goods Co. |
ddd: dash, dot, dash in H&B center brand circa 1917 - 1922 | A.J. Reach: A.J. Reach Sporting Goods |
dddd: double dash dot dash in H&B center brand circa 1916-1918 | Kren: Joseph P. Kren Bat Co. |
Wright & Ditson: Wright & Ditson Sporting Goods |
* "Side-written bats are among the most coveted in the hobby, as they provide airtight provenance relative to game use." p. 63, Mastronet Reference and Price Guide for Collecting Game Used Bats by Dave Bushing and Dan Knoll.