The history of the black World Series bats is that both teams that made the World Series , both World Champions and League Champions, had approximately 200 special black bats made after the series to be given to the members of the teams and staff. They were never, ever made available for sale to the public by Hillerich & Bradsby company. Each bat is a model 125 and is stamped with the year, team and series status. Every player has his name burnished into the bat and filled with gold leaf. Players that had signature contracts with H&B will be found in script while non contract players names appear in block letter. HOF PLAYERS; Bob Lemon, Al Lopez, Bob Feller, Early Wynn & Larry Doby. Notable players include Dave Philley, Hal Newhouser, Mike Garcia, Vic Wertz, Bobby Avila and Al Smith. Condition. Excellent. You will find some minor flaking of the gold leaf but none to the point of major loss. All names are bold and readable. Bat itself is in excellent condition as well.