The bat was retired the next day.
In the dusty basement of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, tucked between a shoeless Joe Cronin’s spikes and a piece of the old Yankee Stadium frieze, hangs an unremarkable piece of ash wood. It is cracked at the handle, stained with pine tar, and bears the faded number “24” on the knob. To the untrained eye, it is a broken bat. To the archivists, it is known as the Serial Checker Bat . serial checker bat
And thus, the was born.
June 3, 1954: Bat 089, bottom of the 7th, 3-2 count. Check swing. No (ump calls strike). Batter out. The bat was retired the next day
But here is where the story turns strange. stained with pine tar
