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Thread: Pete Rose Game Used Jersey
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06-16-2019, 08:21 AM #1
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Pete Rose Game Used Jersey
Pete Rose Game used Jersey...wondering if it's authentic
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06-16-2019, 08:23 AM #2
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From 1983 playoffs I believe?
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06-16-2019, 08:36 PM #3
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This jersey, as well as Phillies shirts of Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton, were the work of a now-deceased business friend of Rose's named Whitey Willenberg. Whitey was a regular on the card show circuit in the 1980s and '90s, and usually had items like this at his table, He sold jerseys like this as game-used, but they were not.
While I believe that the autographs on his jerseys were likely legit, his "game used" Phillies exhibited tagging issues that were inconsistent with genuine Phillies gamers. Both the NIC and year/set strip tag in the tail used a font that was not consistent with known authentic and team-issued Phillies unis. Also, in most cases, the Wilson label in the tail uses a zig-zag stitching pattern to be affixed to the jersey, whereas ALL Wilson-made MLB gamers in that era employed a straight stitch pattern.
The item could be considered an autographed Rose jersey, but any claims of belonging to the Phillies and/or being game used are false.
Dave Miedema
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06-17-2019, 03:45 PM #4
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I was going to say the same thing Dave
I remember Whitey from the late 1980s. Luckily for the hobby, Score Board pretty much put him out of business.
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06-19-2019, 04:07 PM #5
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07-12-2019, 04:34 AM #6
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Yeah its quite good and authentic too,