Luis Gonzalez Home Run bat

Date1999 May 18

DescriptionNatural stain wooden bat, 33 ounces, with "Rawlings / Adirondack / Made in USA" in the center of the barrel and "Big Stick / Luis Gonzalez / Diamondbacks" near the end of the barrel. There is a black painted stripe to the left of the center trademark logo. Knob end has "256 B / 30 34 33 / *20" handwritten in black ink and "256 B 269" inscribed in the center. Barrel end tip has "20" handwritten in black ink.

Bio/Historical NoteBat used by Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 18, 1999 for a home run, giving him a 30-game hitting streak. He led the National League with 206 hits that season, batting .336. He was the first National League player to have a hitting streak of at least 30 games since Jerome Walton in 1989.

Object numberB-1999-0265

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Rawlings Sporting Goods Company

Subject Arizona Diamondbacks (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Subject Gonzalez, Luis, 1967-

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions33.75 in.

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