Black Betsy

This article is about the baseball bat. For the town, see Black Betsy, West Virginia.

Shoeless Joe Jackson, Black Betsy in hand, during his 1913 season with the Cleveland Naps

Black Betsy was the primary baseball bat of Shoeless Joe Jackson. It was hand made by a fan of his in 1903 when Jackson was still only 15. It broke the record for the highest sold baseball bat in history, when it was sold for $577,610 in 2001.[1] By then it was considered one of baseball's most fabled artifacts.[1] The record was broken in 2004 when a 1923 Babe Ruth bat sold for $1.2 million.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Shoeless Joe's Bat Sells for $577,610". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 8, 2001. p. D6. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
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