it is the density and quality of the grain of the bat
it means diamond ball bat
A "Baseball Bat," it used in a sport called, Baseball. What it is, is either a wooden, or aluminum bat, ranging from 20" -sometimes 40". It is used to hit the ball that is pitched down the plate, you swing it with your arms, and the ball will bounce of the bat. There are rules though. If you end up putting a cork in your bat, (which makes the ball bounce off the bat harder) and if they find out, you could get suspended, or even kicked out of the Baseball league.
Do you mean with the number 40-T.C.? The 40 model is a retail store model designation, and the T.C. stands for Ty Cobb. Other markings on the Bat are also important in dating the bat. Condition is everything. Your Bat has tape on the handle, which can also mean its cracked, or just added on for use. Depending on condition, and age the bat can sell anywhere between $25.00 $200.00 Or if it is in excellent - Near Mint condition as high as $1,000 I will include links below to a Ty Cobb 40 T.C. baseball Bat, and a page on helping you determine the age of the bat. In 1905 Honus Wagner, a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, signed a contract with Hillerich & Bradsby co. and became the first player ever to endorse a bat. His autograph was also the first to be used on a bat and the first known professional athlete endorsement of a retail product. Ty Cobb signed with the company in 1908.
The cost of the aluminum bat is 200. 360 divided by the number of bats (2) plus one half (1/2 or .5) of the difference in the cost of the two bats. (.5 x 40 = 20) 360/2 + (.5x40)=200
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The Ghost Faced bat lives for about 35-40 years.
The model 40 was the secondary line of autograph models offered by Louisville Slugger. The T.C. Following the number 40 stands for Ty Cobb. A Hillerich & Bradsby co. Ty Cobb Model 40 store model baseball Bat from the labeling period 1916 -1929 is worth between $800 - $1,500. in excellent to near/mint condition. In 1905 Honus Wagner, a star for the Pittsburgh Pirates, signed a contract with Hillerich & Bradsby co. and became the first player ever to endorse a bat. His autograph was also the first to be used on a bat and the first known professional athlete endorsement of a retail product. Ty Cobb signed with the company in 1908. Below I will leave a link to a Ty Cobb Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat from the 1916-1929 labeling period complete with price guide, and pictures. I will also leave a link to help date your Louisville Slugger Baseball bat.
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30 to 40 years
It wasn't Babe Ruth's bat. It was Shoeless Joe Jackson's bat...but it weighed about 40 ounces.
The designation 40 was a secondary line of retail store model bats of the Hillerich & Bradsby co. that started production of this model around 1916. Jimmy Foxx signed a contract with the Hillerich & Bradsby Co on 6-11-1926. If the bat is stamped "powerized" the bat was made after 1931. The 40 model bats would have the player endorsed initials following as 40 J.F. (40 Jimmy Foxx endorse bat) In general a Jimmy Foxx Hillerich & Bradsby 40 model bat is worth about $150.-$200. in excellent-near/mint condition.