Red Goose Shoes Baseball Bat

Established in 1869 in St. Louis, Missouri, the Red Goose Shoe company, which was originally named Gieseke-D'Oench-Hayes, lasted nearly a century. The founders name Gieseke (German) loosely translates to 'goose,' so the bird became a symbol of the company. During the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, employees of the shoe company painted the geese on the packing crates red. The head of the company liked the idea, and so Red Goose Shoes was born, and trademarked in 1906.

In 1911 the company merged with the International Shoe Company, which later bought Florsheim. The Red Goose logo was used on many promotional items such as Red Goose story books, Golden Eggs, banks, Notepads, Shoehorns etc...and baseball bats. One of the earliest promotional baseball bats produced for them had a "Friedman Shelby All Leather Shoes," center brand, while the barrel featured a goose illustration with the "Red Goose Shoes" branding. Friedman-Shelby was a division of the International Shoe Company for Red Goose shoes.

There were a number of these premium baseball bats produced, which also includes souvenirs for the 1931, and 1934 World Series, both involving the St. Louis Cardinals. These bats also had the Red Goose slogan "HALF THE FUN OF HAVING FEET," which might help date other bats with this slogan. There is another bat that features the Red Goose logo as the center brand, with the same logo to the right, and "Major League" on the barrel. Later bats made by, and featured the Superior Air Seasoned select Stock center brand featured the Red Goose Shoes logo on the barrel.

Red Goose Shoes Premium Baseball Bat

Early 1920 era Friedman Shelby All Leather Red Bird Shoes Baseball Bat

1931 & 1934 Red Goose Shoes Half the Fun of Having Feet World Series bat

Post 1950 Superior Air Seasoned select Stock Red Goose Shoes Baseball Bat

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