Mickey Mantle Home Run bat

Date1953 April 17

DescriptionNatural stain wooden bat, 34 ounces, with "Hillerich & Bradsby / 125 / Louisville Slugger / Powerized" in the center of the barrel and "Genuine / Loren Babe (facsimile signature) / Louisville Slugger" near the end of the barrel.

Bio/Historical NoteOn April 17, 1953, Mickey Mantle used this bat (borrowed from Yankees teammate Loren Babe) to hit a 565-foot home run at Griffith Stadium for one of the most celebrated, if not longest, home runs of all time.

Object numberB-1953-0229

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Hillerich & Bradsby Co.

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Louisville Slugger

Subject Mantle, Mickey, 1931-1995

Subject New York Yankees (Baseball team)

Subject American League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

Classificationssports and athletic equipment

Dimensions34.5 in.

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