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Originally Posted by Chstrite
Day 345 – 10 December 2024
For the next few days I will show you some Game Used items. Today, I am showing you my 1960 Baltimore Orioles Jerry Adair Game Worn Jersey. The flannel jersey has Baltimore and #7 across the chest and on the back his #7. On the front, you see the Spalding Tag and the tag “60 7 42.” I am not an expert and plenty of you are, but I assume the 60 is the year (1960), 7 is for the #7, and 42 is the size. I really like the bright orange lettering, zipper and Hartzell bird on the left shoulder. I am found this jersey to be affordable and wanted to have one for display. I also thought to share his Topps card from 1960 that shows the uniform; not suggesting this is photo matched but it serves as an example on what was worn around the same time.
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Charlie,
Very nice jersey. You're correct about the tagging. I'm not sure if you can verify for sure, but the jersey might have also been worn by Jackie Brandt. He wore #7 in 1960, before changing to #25. Jerry Adair did wear #7 in 1960, but only played a few games that year. The card is from the 1961 Topps set. It's nice when jerseys have the name on back.
Years ago, I picked up an example from the 1961 season. My best guess is that it was worn by John Papa or Jim Lehew. Neither player is an Orioles household name, but glad to have an example for my collection.
1961 JerseyRoad Grey #39 (John Papa) A - Copy.JPG 1961 JerseyRoad Grey #39 (John Papa) B - Copy.JPG