can you tell me about this nolan ryan jersey

[ClownQuestionBro]

Found another one . See bottom of thread

thanks for any input

[karamaxjoe]

Originally Posted by ClownQuestionBro

Im new to the game jersey collecting and saw this nolan ryan online.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195591610888

Seems cheap to be an authentic game jersey. What should i look for? is it just the tagging? isn't there a site to look up player sizes, etc? i think i saw that mentioned on here before.

thanks for any input

That Ryan jersey is a Scoreboard jersey that was produced to be signed and sold at retail. It was never team issued.

[Scott Garner]

Nolan's Texas Rangers gamers were all Goodman and Sons, not Rawlings, FWIW.
I hope this helps!

[ClownQuestionBro]

Thanks guys! Good to know.

[SyrNy1960]

Here's a photo of Ryan wearing a Rawlings Jersey.

[SyrNy1960]

But I did find more Goodman and Sons jerseys

[SyrNy1960]

Here is another one like the OP's jersey that was sold in Goldin Auctions. Here are the details.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

Here is another one like the OP's jersey that was sold in Goldin Auctions. Here are the details.

Its funny how Goldin describes the jersey as "produced for commercial purposes" instead of saying a Scoreboard jersey, a company which Ken Goldin owned. He knows its a Scoreboard jersey and he won't say it.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

Here's a photo of Ryan wearing a Rawlings Jersey.

Hi Tony,
How's it going?
Thanks for showing that picture of Nolan wearing the Rawlings jersey.
I'd love to know the context of when this photo was taken.
I would suspect this photo may have been taken in Spring Training if he actually wore it.
It certainly is a bit of an anomaly.

Since the 1980's, it's a known fact that Nolan has always preferred Goodman and Sons uniforms for actual game use.
I have collected game used Nolan Ryan equipment for years, FWIW.
I do know that I personally would not purchase any Rangers Rawlings jersey that was being sold as a gamer.

[SyrNy1960]

Hi Scott!

Hope I find you doing well. You’re correct! The photo is on getty images (1990) and it was taken in Spring Training ⚾️

Rangers - PORT CHARLOTTE, FL - UNDATED: Pitcher Nolan Ryan #34 of the Texas Rangers pitches during spring training in the 1990s in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Photo by Focus On Sport/Getty Images)

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

Hi Scott!

Hope I find you doing well. You’re correct! The photo is on getty images (1990) and it was taken in Spring Training ⚾️

Rangers - PORT CHARLOTTE, FL - UNDATED: Pitcher Nolan Ryan #34 of the Texas Rangers pitches during spring training in the 1990s in Port Charlotte, Florida. (Photo by Focus On Sport/Getty Images)

Thanks Tony!

[Chris Counts]

MLBCollectors.com shows the Rangers wearing Rawlings jerseys from 1989 to 1991.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by Chris Counts

MLBCollectors.com shows the Rangers wearing Rawlings jerseys from 1989 to 1991.

Chris,
You are absolutely correct.
Other Rangers absolutely did wear Rawlings during this era, but Nolan wore Goodman and Sons only on the days he pitched to the best of my knowledge.

[ClownQuestionBro]

Follow up question if you guys can weigh in…

Found this one for sale at a local card show: has some signs of wear. The seller got in a purchased collection of game jerseys and didn’t know much about the origins, tags have been torn off (is that a red flag?) , is there any other way to validate it? The back has Ryan #34
Inside collar:






Thanks again for any input.

[Vintagedeputy]

Don't think for one minute that an equipment manager is above sewing a psudo-Rawlings label onto a Goodman jersey. Seen stuff like that before...

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by vintagedeputy

don't think for one minute that an equipment manager is above sewing a psudo-rawlings label onto a goodman jersey. Seen stuff like that before...

+1 👍🏻