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Old 03-13-2024, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ichieh View Post
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.
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.
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