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Lot Number: 313
Description: Significant Maury Wills game used winning bat for the National League team in the 1966 All-Star Game. Louisville Slugger 125 model bat bears "STALLARD" block letter stamping on the barrel end. Model #S100 is stamped on the knob end, and "40" is written in period black marker signifying Tracey Stallard's uniform number during his last season with the Cardinals in 1966. The bat shows definitive game use including ball marks, grain swelling, rack marks, and stitching impressions. This very bat was of great significance to the 1966 All-Star Game played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The weather was the story of the day as blazing 105 degree temperatures caused numerous fans to pass out from heat exhaustion. Albeit a sweltering day, the game was a tightly played affair with the score remaining tied at the end of the ninth. In the 10th inning, Tim McCarver hit a single and was sacrificed to second base by Ron Hunt. It was at this point that NL All-Star Maury Wills used this very Tracey Stallard bat to hit a single to right field, driving in the winning walk off run for the National League. The bat is signed by several participants including Koufax, Flood, McCarver, Alston, Gibson, and Wills himself. Period marker notation under the Wills and McCarver autographs reads, "used this bat to get base hit that scored... with winning run of All-Star Game 1966 Score 2-1 10 innings". A large period cardboard label is include which is inscribed, "The Bat that won the 1966 All-Star Game". Additionally, the bat has been inspected by Maury Wills, who has signed a detailed letter of provenance confirming that this was in fact the bat he used to win that classic All-Star contest. Unique and historic game bat with impeccable provenance and corroborated authenticity. Includes LOAs from Hunt Auctions (bat), JSA (autographs), and letter of provenance from Maury Wills. The consignor has generously elected to donate the proceeds of the sale of this bat to the St. Louis Children's Hospital and the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital: EXEstimated Price Range: ($3,000-$5,000)
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