Baseball Reference shows that nobody wore 39 during the 1978 MLB season. If it's real--and I'm not saying it isn't--could be a spring training jersey. Bo Diaz wore 39 in 1977 but was traded during spring training of '78 (March 31). Allenson was not in Boston until 1979.
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1970K NMMT 56/75 (75%)
1971T NM+ 498/752 (66%)
1954B EXMT+ 82/225 (36%)
1968T NM 173/598 (29%)
1975T NMMT 186/660 (28%)
1969T NM 125/664 (19%)
1971OPC NM 108/752 (14%)
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