1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

[htdc44]

Hi everyone, I saw this jersey on americanmemorabilia.com, just wondering isn't all the 1979 St. Louis gamer have Last name on the back?

[joelsabi]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

heres a photo from 1979. you can see teammate George Hendrick's name on the back too.

[Birdbats]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Yes, it should have Brock's name on the back. The uniform is minor league issue, not a Brock uniform. I find that photo interesting because the Cardinals had numbers on their sleeves (not on the front) in 1979 and 1980. Is the photo from spring training?

[joelsabi]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Yes, it should have Brock's name on the back. The uniform is minor league issue, not a Brock uniform. I find that photo interesting because the Cardinals had numbers on their sleeves (not on the front) in 1979 and 1980. Is the photo from spring training?

i found it here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1979-ST-LOUIS-CARDINALS-10X8-SIGNED-BROCK-SIMMONS-1-/120606039310?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

so im taking by the description on the listing, but in fairness, it could be from 1978 too as Ted Simmons, George Hendrick and Lou Brock were teammates at the same time in both 1978 and 1979.

[Birdbats]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

i found it here.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1979-ST-LOUIS-CARDINALS-10X8-SIGNED-BROCK-SIMMONS-1-/120606039310?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

so im taking by the description on the listing, but in fairness, it could be from 1978 too as Ted Simmons, George Hendrick and Lou Brock were teammates at the same time in both 1978 and 1979.

Hendrick wore #27 in '78; Jerry Morales wore #25 that entire season. So, this almost has to be from '79. If it's not from spring training, then I'm really confused.

[sox83cubs84]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Sad to say, there have been dozens of times where either ignorant or unscrupulous sellers have tried to turn these minor league jerseys into "spring training" jerseys, or made some attempt to try and tie a $50 or $75 jersey to a major Cardinals star. I've seen it too, with Boyer, Simmons, and Reggie Smith, among others. The Cards have worn NOBs since 1963, covering the last several seasons of flannels and the entire doubleknit era.
Many years ago, there was even a 1967-68 Cardinals minor league #9 flannel that some d-bag was selling as a "spring training" Roger Maris gamer.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Also...if I recall correctly, Brock used to have a straight-cut tail on his gamers, not the rounded cut like this one has.

Dave Miedema

[htdc44]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Is brock size 40?

[htdc44]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Here is the whole pic

[Dach0sen0ne]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

I'm confused, the site had this item listed as the following:

The Old Timers game is a chance for the fans to see the old and new. Hall of famer Lou Brock wore this in a 1980's Old Timers Game. The jersey is double knit and exhibits minimal wear. The Cardinals logo is beautifully embroidered in chenille stitch. The "20" identifiers are two color sewn on tackle twill. The lower left tail contains the Wilson flag tag [size] "40", in addition "L.Brock" is written in ink inside of the back tail. Also offered are the pants which include button snaps and a drawstring including the Wilson tag [size] "30" and "Brock" written in the inner waistband.

[joelsabi]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

I'm confused, the site had this item listed as the following:

The Old Timers game is a chance for the fans to see the old and new. Hall of famer Lou Brock wore this in a 1980's Old Timers Game. The jersey is double knit and exhibits minimal wear. The Cardinals logo is beautifully embroidered in chenille stitch. The "20" identifiers are two color sewn on tackle twill. The lower left tail contains the Wilson flag tag [size] "40", in addition "L.Brock" is written in ink inside of the back tail. Also offered are the pants which include button snaps and a drawstring including the Wilson tag [size] "30" and "Brock" written in the inner waistband.

that would explain alot. i think most of us were helping assuming the jersey photo was of a regular season jersey and not a jersey used in an old timers game.

you have the link for the auction?

[joelsabi]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Is brock size 40?

right size, but missing a SET number flap tag.

[Dach0sen0ne]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

that would explain alot. i think most of us were helping assuming the jersey photo was of a regular season jersey and not a jersey used in an old timers game.

you have the link for the auction?

http://americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=17603&p=0&s=Featured%20DESC,%20RandNo%20ASC&t=Closed&c=All%20Categories&q=brock&offset=30

It's an auction from 2005.

[htdc44]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

do you guys have a picture of a 1989 cardinals gamer?

[Birdbats]

Re: 1979 Lou Brock St. Louis cardinals Problem

Even an old-timers game jersey would have Brock's NOB.