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Pete Rose's bat, Mickey Mantle drivers license up for auction

By Alex Butler
Mickey Mantle's drivers license is up for auction. Photo courtesy of Lelands.
1 of 3 | Mickey Mantle's drivers license is up for auction. Photo courtesy of Lelands.

Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The bat Pete Rose used for hit No. 4,192 and Jackie Robinson's protective ball cap headline an auction.

Lelands.com's Masters Auction closes on Oct. 27 and includes hundreds of lots.

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Rose used the bat while playing for the Cincinnati Reds in 1985. He smashed Ty Cobb's all-time record to become Major League Baseball's hit king.

Rose got the hit on Sept. 11, 1985 off of San Diego Padres pitcher Eric Show.

Robinson wore the Brooklyn Dodgers hat during the 1947-1948 season. The cap is specially padded and helped protect Robinson from beanballs.

Robinson won Rookie of the Year that season and was hit by a pitch nine times, according to Baseball Reference.

The Baseball Hall of Famer broke the sport's color barrier on April 15, 1947.

The auction also includes: Secretariat's 1973 Belmont Stakes presentation blanket from Penny Chenery, Robinson's last Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn jacket, Muhammad Ali's "Rumble in the Jungle" championship belt, a 1936 Joe DiMaggio rookie year game-used bat, a 1960 Ted Williams game-used home run bat, Frank Robinson's 500th home run game-used bat, a bat used by Mickey Mantle during the 1955-57 seasons, Mantle's 1980s Texas driver's license, a 1945 Mel Ott New York Giants game-worn jersey and much more.

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Rose's record-breaking 4,192 hit baseball previously sold for $403,657 this summer at Lelands.com Invitational Auction.

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