1929 Louisville Slugger Ad Featuring Kiki Cuyler and Jim Bottomley
The 1929 page from the Famous Sluggers Yearbook highlights two prominent baseball players of the era, Jim Bottomley and Kiki Cuyler. Jim Bottomley, playing primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals, is noted for his impressive career statistics, totaling 1,062 games, 4,133 at-bats, 712 runs, 1,354 hits, and a batting average of .328. His career spanned multiple seasons, with standout performances throughout the 1920s. Kiki Cuyler, who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and later the Chicago Cubs, amassed a total of 795 games by 1929. His records indicate 2,989 at-bats, with 614 runs, 995 hits, and a batting average of .333. The page also advertises their respective Louisville Slugger bats, with Bottomley's bat featuring a bone-rubbed finish and a larger barrel, priced at $2.50, while Cuyler's bat is described similarly but with a medium barrel.