What size bat did Mickey Mantle use?

Mickey Mantle used a medium handle and a small to medium barrel, at 35” long and 32 ounces.
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What size bat did Ted Williams use?

Williams swung a bat crafted from ash, the favored wood of that era. His bat weighed 33-34 ounces for much of his career, a light bat compared to Ruth, Cobb, and most players in the early days of baseball. 59 The bat length for Williams was 35 inches, comparable to the length of many deadball stars.
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What brand of bat did Mickey Mantle use?

Throughout his career, Mickey Mantle used Louisville Slugger models M110, K55, for the most part, and model W215 in 1966. He also used an Adirondack 302 bat on occasions.
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What size bat did Joe DiMaggio?

Joe DiMaggio was a fan of using large bats during his career. The New York Yankee "Clipper" regularly used a 42-ounce bat during his 13-year career.
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How big is Bryce Harper's bat?

Handle Size: 31/32" Barrel Size: 2 1/2"
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What size bat did Derek Jeter swing?

Derek Jeter ordered 33.5-inch, 31 ounce P72 model bats in 1995 and 1996. Derek went to a longer and heavier 34-inch, 32 ounce model P72 Louisville Slugger starting in the 1997 season. He's stayed with the 34-inch, 32 ounce model ever since.
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What size bat does Mike Trout have?

Free Shipping! MT27 Turn Model - Built For Mike Trout Of The Los Angeles Angels. This Bat Features A Long & Thick Barrel (2 1/2 Inches) That Tapers Into A Thin Handle (29/32 Inch). Overall, It Will Feel End-Loaded.
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What was the size of Babe Ruth's bat?

The most amazing thing about these bats, though, is that the 36-inch, 38-ounce Ruth bat is the model the Babe used late in his career. According to the Babe Ruth Museum, the bat he used as a younger player weighed 42 ounces.
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Did Barry Bonds use a 32 inch bat?

first 12 years of his career, he used a 32½-inch bat…”) Barry Bonds used a 34” bat most of his career. There are reports that early in his career, he used a 33 ½” bat. More significantly he always choked up an inch to an inch and a half, putting the length of his bat, based on his grip position, around 33”.
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What size was Tony Gwynn's bat?

Gwynn could place the ball because he had such great control of his bat, which was as small as anyone used during his 20-year career. For first 12 years of his career, he used a 32½-inch, 31-ounce bat. For the final eight years, he used a 33-inch, 30½-ounce bat.
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What size bat did Reggie Jackson use?

Reggie Jackson Baseball Hall of Fame 1993 Induction Limited Edition Full Size 34" Career Stat Bat - Navy.
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What size bat did Frank Thomas use?

A full size 34" bat, produced by the Cooperstown Bat Company. Built like a bruising football player, Frank Thomas chose a bat and glove over shoulder pads at Auburn University, forging historic success on big league baseball diamonds for almost two decades.
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What bat did Babe Ruth use?

Look at the Louisville Slugger logo from The Bambino's bat, pictured above. See the notches along the top? Babe Ruth carved those: One notch for every home run. In 1927, Babe used – and notched – this Louisville Slugger bat for 21 of his record-setting 60 home runs that year.
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What size bat did Willie Mays use?

Mays handed me his bat to hold while he penned his auto. I shouted to him about his bat and he replied with “keep it kid!”. Manufacturer: Hillerich & Bradsby Model Number: S2 Labeling Period: 1956-57 Length: 35 inches Weight: 33.2 ounces Wood: Ash Finish: Standard.
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What size bat does Chris Gayle use?

I am involved with Spartan Sports cricket, which makes the bats for Michael Clarke and Chris Gayle. ICC regulations say that cricket bats must not be any wider than 4.25 inches (10.8cm). The bats we have made for Gayle weigh 2lb 13oz (1.27kg) in the old scale and are made 2.5cm longer in the blade.
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What size bat did Lou Gehrig use?

The bat — a 34-inch, 36-ounce Bill Dickey model Louisville Slugger — was used by Gehrig in 1938, his final full season as a key cog in the early dynasties of the Yankees franchise, according to SCP Auctions.
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What size bat did Johnny Bench use?

The bat measures 35.5 inches in length and weighs 32.4 ounces. In correspondence with Rex Bradley of the Hillerich & Bradsby Company (the letter accompanies the bat), Grob learned that Bench only ordered model 35.5 inch model R161 bats in the four-year span 1967 to 1970.
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What size bat did David Ortiz use?

Leon said David Ortiz swung the biggest bat he has seen. "Ortiz used 34 1/2-32 1/2. That's a big bat. That's for a big man."
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Who uses the heaviest bat in MLB?

48 Ounces. On record, one former Chicago White Sox Hall of Famer used a certified tree trunk when he went to bat. Edd Roush hauled a 48-ounce monster to the plate, giving him a . 323 batting average in his 18-year career.
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What size bat did Jackie Robinson use?

According to factory records, Robinson used a fairly hefty piece of lumber. Many of his bats are in the 34-36 ounce range, and the majority of his gamers were made with a thick handle and smaller knob.
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What size is Lucille bat?

Lucille is 34 inches long and has a "4" marked on the knob of the bat ... to signify the bat's length (inches past 30). GA doesn't only have the bat on the block.
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How big is Fernando Tatis JR bat?

Rising superstar Fernando Tatis uses the Victus FT23 model in 33.5″/31 oz. (-2.5) and 34″/31.5 oz. length to weight ratios. The FT23 features a large barrel, medium handle, and a flared knob.
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What size bat does Jose Altuve use?

There are any number of ways to quantify the astonishing things that José Altuve has wrought as a 66-inch-tall ballplayer wielding a 33-inch-long bat.
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What size bat does Chris Taylor use?

Chris Taylor's Victus CT1

Chris Taylor's bat of choice is a modified 318 model from Victus. The CT1 features a long, medium-large barrel and generous sweet spot. The medium handle and knob were taken from the popular 110 model (available at Baseball Express from several manufacturers).
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What size bat does David Warner use?

Warner's T20 bat reportedly measures 85mm at its thickest part. Under the proposed rule, bats will be limited to a thickness of 67mm at the spine and 40mm at the edge. Warner reckoned that these limits would force a number of batsmen to trim down their bats.
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