1958 Elston Howard All-Star Game Bat

[gameused]

Just thought I would post this link to a Elston Howard All-Star bat listed on ebay.

I checked the baseball almanac website and its written that Howard did not have an at bat in the 1958 All-star game.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1958-ELSTON-HOWARD-ALLSTAR-GAME-BAT-LOUISVILLE-SLUGGER_W0QQitemZ120007953247QQihZ002QQcategoryZ47 261QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[ironmanfan]

Quick research shows that Howard was named to the team that season although it just appears that he didn't play in the game. He still would have been issued a bat however.

[yanks12025]

So far the bat is up passed a $1,000. I would think that if he did not have an at-bat the bat would go cheap.

[BULBUS]

Elston was named to the All-Star team, but he did not play. Click on the following link and scroll down:

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1958as.shtml

I'm not sure why he didnt play, perhaps he was injured, but it is still a nice rare bat that is worth at least the $1000 plus that it is bid up to. Dave Bushing is the current high bidder. I think that says a lot about the bat.

[JimCaravello]

Auction ended at $1,469 with top three bidders being dealers - Zane Burns, Dave Bushing and Scott Goodman - in that order..........jim