1957 Louisville Slugger Ad featuring Iconic Baseball Players
The page from the 1957 Sporting News Baseball Guide features a promotional advertisement for Louisville Slugger baseball bats, manufactured by Hillerich & Bradsby Co. in Louisville, Kentucky. It prominently states, "Wherever Baseball is Played, one Trade Mark is Supreme," emphasizing the widespread use of Louisville Slugger bats among baseball players. The ad includes photographs of several well-known Major League Baseball players of the era, including Jackie Robinson, and Mickey Mantle, among others. The players represented various teams, such as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees, reflecting the diversity of baseball's top talent in the 1950s.