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Originally Posted by ichieh
It was a common practice that each major league player only received a pair of home and away jerseys, and they would be used again the following spring training, then recycled them in the minor league. Just imagine how hammered they were.
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Yep. Pants with repaired holes. Many jerseys began to separate at the seams and got threadbare. Many also exhibit greater than usual fading of the sewn-on letters and numbers. The early ‘70s Pirates jerseys specifically come to mind as good examples of the fading phenomenon.