Offered is a block letter last name only G122 model, 35.5” and weighs 35.1 oz. There is a vintage ink signature “To Paul” and the number 20 in black marker, a number he only wore with the new Los Angeles Angels in 1961-62. The bat shows heavy game use with deeply embedded ball marks (esp. above the barrel stamp), surface marks, and rack marks. It garners a base grade of 5 for factory records with 3 pts for heavy use with no condition problems of any kind. There is an additional 1 pt for the vintage signature and 1 pt for pinpointed use and uniform number for an overall A10 and an absolutely un-improvable Bilko game bat. Bilko played in organized professional baseball from 1945-63 having some of his best years in the PCL where he was a declared superstar and fan favorite (he hit 313 homers and batted .312 in his minor league career). He played for the PCL Angels from 1955-57 batting better than .300 each season and joined the Angels again with the new expansion in 1961-62 (the team this bat originates from) In addition, he played stints for the Cardinals (1949-54) , Cubs 1954, Reds 1958 and Detroit 1960. His minor league teams included Allentown, Salisbury, Winston-Salem, Rochester, Lynchburg, and Spokane PCL (his last season). sold at mears online auction for $415.95.
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