Quote Originally Posted by BostonSportsFan View Post
Current offering on Ebay from Zane Burns:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Richie-Allen-Denny-Doyle-Game-Worn-Hat-Cap-Phila
delphia-Phillies-7-1-4-/190659840301?pt=US_Baseball_Fan_Shop&hash=item2c
6436492d


I’m a bit confused and possibly a hat or Phillies collector can provide insight. Zane notes in his listing “You are bidding on a Wilson game worn Philadelphia Phillies hat cap of Richie Allen from 1960s-1970s”. How can this be listed as a 1960’s hat when the Phillies first began using this style of P in 1970? He then notes, “Hat could also have been worn by Denny Doyle in the 1970’s-”. The hat has a Wilson manufacturing code that indicates April, 1972. When checking records, Denny Doyle wore #15 in 1972-1974. Allen wore #15 upon his return to the Phillies in 1975. Based on my research and conversations with advanced hat and Phillies collectors, they confirm that it’s highly unlikely that the Phillies would have inventoried a hat manufactured for them in 1972 until 1975 for a player (in this case Allen) to wear. Likewise, Zane has listed other Phillies hats on Ebay and has noted incorrect years of use on these as well. I have confirmed that this has been brought to Zane’s attention.

As noted I spoke with a collector who specifically
pointed this out to Zane that Allen was there in 1975, and Denny Doyle wore
#15 from 1972 when it was manufactured until 1974, and Zane just changed the
title but did not remove the hat or relist it as doyle's.


I’d appreciate any insight from other Forum members on my post. If anybody has some additional information that both I and several other Phillies and hat collectors have noted I would appreciate that information.

Unless I am missing something this listing is simply incorrect period and when brought to Zane Burns attention it still has not been corrected properly.

Joe
Sorry, here is the correct live link attached,

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Richie-Allen...item2c6436492d

Joe