SCORE BOARD Jerseys and Bats Reference Guide

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SCORE BOARD Jerseys and Bats Reference Guide

Due to popular demand, here is a mostly complete listing of jerseys, bats and sticks sold by the Score Board, Inc. circa 1990-1992. Scans were taken from actual SB advertisements in hobby publications during those years.

From what I can tell, many, if not most of these items are quite accurate in their sizes, styles, tagging, etc. The Joe Montana 49ers helmet even has an American flag decal on the rear! FYI, two different Nolan Ryan Rangers jerseys were made available -- one tagged 1989, the other 1990.

Retired player equipment (Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Rod Carew) is included in the thread, because many of these items have been represented over the years as "spring training" or "coaches" equipment.

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The scans continue.

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The scans continue.

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Other items sold by Score Board, but not pictured, are:

John Elway Broncos Helmet
Joe Montana Notre Dame Jersey (green)

Cecil Fielder Bat

Mario Lemieux Stick
Mario Lemieux Jersey
Jaromir Jagr Stick
Grant Fuhr Jersey

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More Score Board info can be found here.

[sox83cubs84]

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On many Score Board jerseys, the tags are the right style but not the normal arrangement or information.

For example, the 1989 Giants Mays and Clark jerseys use a 4-digit year in the strip tag (1989) as opposed to the team norm (89)

Bo Jackson's Royals jerseys from 1989 are missing the embroidered T (tapered) box tag normally found on his gamers.

Schmidt's 1989 Phillies example is missing the normal NIC tag.


Also, all jerseys of each specific player carry the exact same tags. Seeing the 1989 notation on the Nolan Ryan strip tag or the "2 90" strip tag on the Cansecos in 1990 are on all of them...seeing one will alert you to all of them.

The old SCD ads were a nostalgic touch. Thanks for the research, Commando.

Dave Miedema

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Thanks, Dave. I am building a library of sports card hobby magazines and reference books from the 1980s, and enjoy reading your articles in them. You were a pioneer of game-used information long before the internet was in every home!

You were and are respected by hobbyists in the game used, autograph, and sports card arenas... And if my sources are correct, you were even an autograph guest at one or two card shows back in the day!

[fredskinz]

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I have a scoreboard question for you if you dont mind.

I recently purchased a 1989 Royals Bo Jackson jersey... It has the normal tagging inside, but also has a T tag and velcro in the chest under the flap...

From everything I've read this doesn't seem like a Scoreboard jersey... Any thoughts?

Thanks

Fred King
fredskinz@hotmail.com

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It looks like I forgot to post a copy of the Bo Jackson jersey, so here it is... If your jersey has an autograph in the same spot as the picture, I would be suspicious.

[fredskinz]

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My autograph is on the upper left back... I'll get some pics and post them so you can see

[perlman9]

Value of a Bo Jackson game worn jersey

I saw in 2005 American Memorabilia sold a Game Worn 1989 Set 2 White Bo Jackson jersey for $1800. What would the value be on that in today's market? Has Bo gone up or down or stayed about the same?

[sox83cubs84]

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Hard to say on that piece, because 1989 found a now-extinct company called Score Board selling tagged retail jerseys of numerous players, one of which was a 1989 Royals home Bo Jackson. AM's jersey authenticator, Lou Lampson, has erred on numerous pieces he's done for them, and has, on numerous occasions, "authenticated" these retail pieces due, apparently, to the existence of tags.

If the jersey is autographed on the front, and does not have an embroidered box tag with a "T" present (for body tapering), it's almost certain to be one of the Score Board retail jerseys, and not a Bo gamer.

Dave Miedema

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I cannot find a copy of Score Board advertising for the infamous 1990 Gregg Jefferies Mets Set 1 home jersey, so here are a couple of examples that are on eBay right now.

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brief history of scoreboard jerseys?

can someone fill us in on the history of scoreboard jerseys?

thanks

pete

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Re: brief history of scoreboard jerseys?

Score Board was a major company in the hobby/industry in the late 80s and early 90s, and, beginning in 1989 and continuing to 1990, the company made tagged, usually autographed, jerseys for retail sales. The tags caused confusion among novice collectors, as the hobby mantra back then was that tags equalled authenticity. Most can be differentiated from genuine team-issued, game worn pieces based on differences in tagging, All Score Board jerseys were home styles, and all were made by Rawlings. None were marketed by SB of players/teams that wore Wilson home jerseys (i.e., no Don Mattingly, no Wade Boggs, no Dale Murphy). The 1989 editions employed a Rawlings tag designed that began full usage in 1990.

It's late now as I write this, but I will post again on Sunday with the names and teams that I am aware of, and what differences in tagging (if known) that can identify them.

Dave Miedema