help with yankees batting helmet

[markize]

i need some help identifying a yankees batting helmet. it has a steiner hologram, but no player or dates given. the Rawlings helmet has #12 on the front and back, and is a size 7 for right a handed batter. i have checked roster info, and came up with the following:

1993-1997 - wade boggs LH batter
1998 - no player wore #12
1999 - clemens & jim leyritz - leyritz is 6 feet 195 lbs, but seems too big for a size 7
2000 - denny neagle LH batter
2001 - clay bellinger - 6 feet 3 inches, and 215 lbs: i was told he didnt wear size 7 from a good source
2002 - 2003 alfosno soriano wears size 7
2004 - kenny lofton - LH batter
2005 - tony womack - LH batter
2006 - 2007 - andy phillips - 6 feet 205 lbs: i was told he didn't wear size 7 from a good source
2008 pudge rodriguez - 5 feet 9 inches 205 lbs seems too big for a size 7

ok, so with all that, does anyone have any info to help me figure this out. from everything i have researched i was thinking it was a soriano helmet from 2002 or 2003. is the style consistent with 02 or 03 yankees helmets. thanks in advance for all the help.

mark

[momen55]

Re: help with yankees batting helmet

email me oldz70@yahoo.com.
rawlings bought ABC helmets in 04 i believe, so it was used/issued after that.
what is the date code stamped on the back above the mlb logo?

[allstarsplus]

Re: help with yankees batting helmet

Mark - You must have better friends than me because I posted this a week ago and got no responses.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=20788

[allstarsplus]

Re: help with yankees batting helmet

i need some help identifying a yankees batting helmet. it has a steiner hologram, but no player or dates given. the Rawlings helmet has #12 on the front and back, and is a size 7 for right a handed batter. i have checked roster info, and came up with the following:

1993-1997 - wade boggs LH batter
1998 - no player wore #12
1999 - clemens & jim leyritz - leyritz is 6 feet 195 lbs, but seems too big for a size 7
2000 - denny neagle LH batter
2001 - clay bellinger - 6 feet 3 inches, and 215 lbs: i was told he didnt wear size 7 from a good source
2002 - 2003 alfosno soriano wears size 7
2004 - kenny lofton - LH batter
2005 - tony womack - LH batter
2006 - 2007 - andy phillips - 6 feet 205 lbs: i was told he didn't wear size 7 from a good source
2008 pudge rodriguez - 5 feet 9 inches 205 lbs seems too big for a size 7

ok, so with all that, does anyone have any info to help me figure this out. from everything i have researched i was thinking it was a soriano helmet from 2002 or 2003. is the style consistent with 02 or 03 yankees helmets. thanks in advance for all the help.

mark

Also, what year did the Yankees stop putting uniform numbers on the helmet?

Looks like Alberto Gonzalez also wore #12 and would be the most likely to have worn it given he is a RH batter.

[allstarsplus]

Re: help with yankees batting helmet

email me oldz70@yahoo.com.
rawlings bought ABC helmets in 04 i believe, so it was used/issued after that.
what is the date code stamped on the back above the mlb logo?

It has an imprint of 091306.

[TFig27]

Re: help with yankees batting helmet

all I can add is that Andy Phillips wore a 7 3/8 in 2007