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12-08-2013, 09:56 PM
Hello all,
So I collect baseball memorabilia but have not really dove in to game used stuff. That said, I bought this jersey on eBay earlier this year as a simple autographed Musial jersey, but some of the basic research I’ve done on it makes me wonder if it may have actually been used in some capacity by Musial.
I’ve attached a few photos to the post so you can see what I’m talking about. The tagging on the inside right front is Rawlings size 42, and says 1985 Set 1. These tags were a complete surprise to me when I got the jersey – they weren’t mentioned or pictured in the listing.
I’ve been able to find some other information here and some other places online that show this seems to match the tagging for Cards jerseys that year, and Musial did wear a size 42 from what I can tell. One thing that seems to put up a pretty big red flag for it being team issued is that the logo and numbers are printed on the jersey, not sewn on patches. This makes me wonder if it may have been a jersey issued for spring training, an old timers game, or maybe a ceremonial jersey (the Cardinals did go to the WS that year).
There’s a significant amount of dirt on the front of the jersey too. Unfortunately the seller couldn’t really tell me anything about it. He said he was selling it for a relative and couldn’t get any information on where it came from or anything like that. For some reason he said he thought it might be a minor league jersey, but would the Cards even issue a #6 to someone else?
I’ve poked around a little bit and seen people often talk about photo matching. I haven’t had much luck finding anything from Musial in 1985, except one old timers game in NY where he wore a jersey that was definitely not this one. Is there a good place to search through old AP wire photos from that era, or something like that? Again, I’m very new to this.
Anyway, I was just curious if anyone had any ideas or experience with these to help me figure out if it might be something special. Thanks in advance for your time!
So I collect baseball memorabilia but have not really dove in to game used stuff. That said, I bought this jersey on eBay earlier this year as a simple autographed Musial jersey, but some of the basic research I’ve done on it makes me wonder if it may have actually been used in some capacity by Musial.
I’ve attached a few photos to the post so you can see what I’m talking about. The tagging on the inside right front is Rawlings size 42, and says 1985 Set 1. These tags were a complete surprise to me when I got the jersey – they weren’t mentioned or pictured in the listing.
I’ve been able to find some other information here and some other places online that show this seems to match the tagging for Cards jerseys that year, and Musial did wear a size 42 from what I can tell. One thing that seems to put up a pretty big red flag for it being team issued is that the logo and numbers are printed on the jersey, not sewn on patches. This makes me wonder if it may have been a jersey issued for spring training, an old timers game, or maybe a ceremonial jersey (the Cardinals did go to the WS that year).
There’s a significant amount of dirt on the front of the jersey too. Unfortunately the seller couldn’t really tell me anything about it. He said he was selling it for a relative and couldn’t get any information on where it came from or anything like that. For some reason he said he thought it might be a minor league jersey, but would the Cards even issue a #6 to someone else?
I’ve poked around a little bit and seen people often talk about photo matching. I haven’t had much luck finding anything from Musial in 1985, except one old timers game in NY where he wore a jersey that was definitely not this one. Is there a good place to search through old AP wire photos from that era, or something like that? Again, I’m very new to this.
Anyway, I was just curious if anyone had any ideas or experience with these to help me figure out if it might be something special. Thanks in advance for your time!