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Doodles
12-20-2011, 06:47 AM
When the Mets started play in 1962, they had different jersey suppliers...Wilson on the road

http://metspolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gil-hodges-front.jpeg

and Spalding at home
http://factoidz.com/images/user/tomseaver1967Metshomejersey.jpg
Was this common back then? why would they have different suppliers. We do know through Uni Watch that the Mets made some last minute design changes.

http://www.uni-watch.com/2011/03/28/don-zimmer-was-the-first-player-to-wear-a-mets-uniform/

Perhaps one supplier could not do both a home and a road in time? They kept two suppliers into the 1970s.

Any thoughts?

sox83cubs84
12-20-2011, 02:59 PM
A team using different home and road uniform suppliers wasn't uncommon during the 1960s though I don't know why. Among the other dual supplied teams in the 1960s were the Expos, Pirates, Braves, Reds, Colt .45s/Astros, Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Orioles, Indians, Tigers, Yankees, Senators, Angels, White Sox, Twins, and Pilots. Some were for one or two years while others were for the entire decade or close to it, but it did happen.

Dave Miedema