I've heard it was Cobb, but is there any evidence for this? I can't find anything on baseball websites, but I'm maybe not looking in the right place. maybe it's just a fictional player for the symbol.
also, is it a right hander hitting with the ball behind or a left hander with the ball in the front?
2006-08-11 04:46:22 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Officially, it's not anybody in particular - just a generic player. However, most folks seem to agree that the silhouette appears to be that of Hall-of-Famer Harmon Killebrew.
2006-08-11 04:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The MLB logo is a graphic symbol invented for the 100th anniversary of professional baseball (determined by MLB to be the creation of the original Cincinnati Redlegs in 1869). It does not represent any specific individual.
Harmon Killebrew was an active player in 1969; it is doubtful he served as the model.
Someone should just ask MLB who the graphic designer was. Maybe the company he or she worked for has the answer.
2006-08-11 06:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by BroadwayPhil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen this one discussed many times on baseball forums, and nobody has ever been able to provide conclusive proof.
Still, most signs point to Harmon Killebrew. The sign was introduced in 1969, when Killebrew was a force, and commentators have mentioned it many times over the years. Bill James even mentions the same in his new Historical Abstract.
As for which hand the batter is, I don't think you can tell. It depends on which angle you view it from.
2006-08-11 05:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by Craig S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Folklore says it's Harmon Killebrew, but this comes directly from the MLB.com website:
"The MLB logo: No one player has ever been identified as the model of the 1969 Major League Baseball batter logo."
2006-08-11 07:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by rangersfan34 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some have speculated the batter in the MLB symbol is either Joe DiMaggio or Reggie Jackson; my money's on it's Joe's likeness in the MLB symbol.
In any case, the symbol's well done to where the batter can either be right or left handed....so really, you can imagine the batter to be YOUR own favorite baseball player.
2006-08-11 04:53:58 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
MLB.com says that the symbol does not represent any particular player.
But Mr. Wizard is correct... depending on the way you focus on the picture when you look at it, the batter can either be right or left handed. This was by design.
2006-08-11 10:59:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have also heard it was Cobb but i don't think it is and I'm pretty sure it's a right hander because it looks he already swung.
2006-08-11 04:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by bobafett393 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jerry West
2006-08-11 05:01:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is SO funny because I was thinking that very same thing last night watching THis Week in Baseball!!
so, who is it?
2006-08-11 05:21:54 · answer #9 · answered by beckett's girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barry Bonds
He not only represents steroids but he also represents rich athletes who get paid for sitting on the bench. What better player can you find than that?
Giants suck go Dodgers.
2006-08-11 05:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋