len barker jersey

[anatfan09]

thoughts on this Len Barker jersey, size looks right, extra length, etc is this a 79' spring training jersey?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-RAWLINGS-Cleveland-Indians-BASEBALL-JERSEY-SIZE-46-Len-Barker-Autographed-/121999895519?hash=item1c67c2abdf%3Ag%3A8V4AAOSwn8F XSfzC&nma=true&si=S9JD%252BaKn3g3nWTiJyu6kI6lyuOc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

[sox83cubs84]

[QUOTE=anatfan09;395949]thoughts on this Len Barker jersey, size looks right, extra length, etc is this a 79' spring training jersey?
[url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1978-RAWLINGS-Cleveland-Indians-BASEBALL-JERSEY-SIZE-46-Len-Barker-Autographed-/121999895519?

I would believe so. Teams used a previous season's jerseys in a given year's spring training back then. In the regular season, the sleeve patch changed to a Chief Wahoo head, but the round Chief batch was there in 1978 and '79ST.

Dave Miedema