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  • beantown
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2005
    • 748
    #1

    1970's Brewers Jerseys....

    Can someone shed some light on who manufactured Brewers jerseys in the 1970's?

    It's my assumption that Wilson manufactured them in the early 1970's and than Sand Knit in the middle to the end of the 1970's....

    Where there years when both manufactured jerseys?

    Any insight would be appreciated....thanks.....
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    • gwh11
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2005
      • 365
      #2
      Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

      Generally speaking, look for Spalding road jerseys until 1973 (then Sand Knit). For home jerseys, you'll find Wilson up through 1975 (then Sand Knit). You will also see some McAuliffe homes from around '70-'71. If there's a particular jersey you have questions about, post in more detail, or shoot me an email at gwh11@yahoo.com.
      Guy

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        • harpt
          Senior Member
          • May 2007
          • 694
          #3
          Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

          And in 75 and 76 there seem to be any number of companies that made Hank Aaron jerseys.

          I say this tongue in cheek because these are out there, but seriously some folks think it's possible that he may have worn some of the "other" shirts. Me, I'm not so sure.

          What do you think Guy?
          Scott Harpt
          scott_harpt at yahoo dot com
          Always seeking Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, and Gorman Thomas

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            • gwh11
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2005
              • 365
              #4
              Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

              Scott,
              My sentiments exactly.
              Guy

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                • sox83cubs84
                  Banned
                  • Apr 2009
                  • 8902
                  #5
                  Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                  Guy's got it OK. Spalding roads were 1970-72 (Sand-Knit took over those in '73). I have seen both Sand-Knits and Wilsons for 1976, and not just Aarons...common players, too. Any McAuliffe Aarons are junk ...the fonts on the letters ane numbers are not right, although I visited a museum in the 1980s that put out a McAuliffe Aaron as "game used" in a display. The museum goofed.

                  Dave M.
                  Chicago area

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                    • beantown
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2005
                      • 748
                      #6
                      Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                      Originally posted by gwh11
                      Generally speaking, look for Spalding road jerseys until 1973 (then Sand Knit). For home jerseys, you'll find Wilson up through 1975 (then Sand Knit). You will also see some McAuliffe homes from around '70-'71. If there's a particular jersey you have questions about, post in more detail, or shoot me an email at gwh11@yahoo.com.
                      Guy

                      Just picked up this Robin Yount '76 Game Used Worn Home Brewers Complete Uniform....its a beauty and the earliest Yount complete uniform I have seen....
                      Attached Files

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                        • sox83cubs84
                          Banned
                          • Apr 2009
                          • 8902
                          #7
                          Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                          That Yount is very impressive!

                          Dave M.
                          Chicago area

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                            • harpt
                              Senior Member
                              • May 2007
                              • 694
                              #8
                              Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                              Originally posted by beantown
                              Just picked up this Robin Yount '76 Game Used Worn Home Brewers Complete Uniform....its a beauty and the earliest Yount complete uniform I have seen....
                              WOWSERS!!
                              Scott Harpt
                              scott_harpt at yahoo dot com
                              Always seeking Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, and Gorman Thomas

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                                • beantown
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Nov 2005
                                  • 748
                                  #9
                                  Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                                  Thanks for the nice comments....I couldn't pass on it...

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                                    • BorchertField
                                      Member
                                      • May 2009
                                      • 76
                                      #10
                                      Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                                      Man, I'm very jealous. That's a beautiful uniform. Be sure to let us know if you're ever putting it up for auction.

                                      Can anybody identify the tag on this jersey in the Smithsonian?

                                      Sports
                                      http://americanhistory.si.edu/sports/exhibit/gamemakers/aaron/index.cfm
                                      This exhibition focuses on exceptional athletes and remarkable events.


                                      I've never seen a Brewers jersey with that number style before. I'd be very dubious, except that the provenance is pretty solid - it came from Hank Aaron himself.

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                                        • BorchertField
                                          Member
                                          • May 2009
                                          • 76
                                          #11
                                          Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                                          Another view here:

                                          Hank Aaron Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Jersey
                                          http://www.flickr.com/photos/22307032@N00/333460013
                                          (History.com) On July 14, 1968, Atlanta Braves slugger Henry "Hank" Aaron hits the 500th home run of his career in a 4-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Henry Aaron was born February 5, 1934, in Mobile, Alabama. The third of eight children, Aaron was a star football player, third baseman and outfielder in high school, and signed with the Negro League’s Mobile Black Bears while still a teenager. He joined the Indianapolis Clowns in 1952 at age 18 and helped them win the Negro League World Series. The next year, his contract was sold to the Milwaukee Braves of the National League. On April 13, 1954, Aaron became the last former Negro League player to make his debut in the major leagues. Aaron broke camp with the big league Braves in 1954 after a year of thorough domination in the minor leagues. In that and many future seasons with the Braves, Aaron shared the spotlight with third baseman Eddie Matthews. For their careers, the two men hit a record 863 home runs as teammates and hit home runs in the same game 75 times. In 1957, Aaron won his only MVP award, hitting .322 with 44 home runs and 132 RBIs. Aaron, Matthews and pitchers Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette led the Braves to a World Series victory that year over Manager Casey Stengel and his perennial favorite New York Yankees. In 1958, the Braves won their second National League pennant in a row, but lost a World Series rematch to the Yankees. On July 14, 1968, with 499 career home runs under his belt, Aaron hit a three-run shot in the third inning off Giants’ pitcher Mike McCormick. Aaron was mobbed at home plate by his teammates and presented with an award by Braves President Bill Bartholomay honoring him as the seventh man in baseball history to hit 500 home runs. Aaron was already 34 years old in 1968, the age at which players of his era usually began a rapid decline. Although 1968 was a slightly off year for the slugger--he hit .287 with 29 home runs and 86 RBIs--Aaron was not yet slowing down. Naysayers ate their words as they watched him hit 203 home runs between 1969 and 1973. On April 8, 1974, after a winter of hate mail containing threats from racist fans, Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s record for career home runs when he hit his 715th off Cincinnati’s Jack Billingham. Aaron retired from baseball in 1976 with 755 home runs. After a career of remarkable offensive consistency, Aaron retired as the all-time leader in runs batted in, extra base hits and total bases. He was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982.

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                                            • BorchertField
                                              Member
                                              • May 2009
                                              • 76
                                              #12
                                              Re: 1970's Brewers Jerseys....

                                              And if you view the source, you can see the image full-size.

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