Reggie Jackson rookie number

[prichmond]

I just got a photo in the mail of the 1967 K.C. A's. the player I believe is Reggie is wearing number 34. can any one confirm or deny that? Baseball reference doesn't list that number for him

thanks

pete

[sox83cubs84]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

I just got a photo in the mail of the 1967 K.C. A's. the player I believe is Reggie is wearing number 34. can any one confirm or deny that? Baseball reference doesn't list that number for him

thanks

pete

According to baseball-almanac.com, Reggie wore #31 during his September 1867 call-up. #34 was worn by Ramon Webster, a backup 1B.

Dave Miedema

[ironmanfan]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

I just got a photo in the mail of the 1967 K.C. A's. the player I believe is Reggie is wearing number 34. can any one confirm or deny that? Baseball reference doesn't list that number for him

thanks

pete

Can you post a scan of this photo?

[metsbats]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1967&t=KC1

The baseball almanac backs up Mr. Miedema's statement.

[prichmond]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

here you go. first row on the left hand side. Shure looks like reggie but I could be wrong.

[metsbats]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

It does look like Reggie. Is this a spring training photo from 67? He could have been issued no. 31 when the season started.

[metsbats]

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http://hpef.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/brewer-06.jpg

I found this photo of Reggie wearing no.34 for the Birmingham A's. The photo may have been taken at Rickwood Field in Alabama.

[metsbats]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.com/LotDetail.aspx?inventoryid=40409

Here's the photo in the 2011 Mears Auction.

[cfern023]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

The Birmingham A's theory may be the right one....

Considering it looks like a B on his ballcap.

[ironmanfan]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

http://sports.mearsonlineauctions.co...entoryid=40409

Here's the photo in the 2011 Mears Auction.

there you go....it's not a picture of the 1967 KC Athletics, but rather of their Birmingham AA affiliate (as evidenced by the "B" on their caps)

[prichmond]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

excellent mystery solved my eyes failed me

[prichmond]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

as long as we are at it how many other players can you find. I say rollie fingers is the tall skinny guy in the third row

[G1X]

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I am originally from Birmingham and saw Reggie many times at Rickwood Field in the Summer of 1967. I can confirm that he wore #34 for the Birmingham A's that season. Although known as the Barons during most of their existence, the team was named the A's from 1964 to 1965, and again from 1967 through 1975 when they were the A's farm team (moved to Mobile for one season in 1966).

There are several books on Rickwood Field, and at least one of them has a photo of Reggie in his #34 uniform. I also have a polaroid photo around here somewhere that a friend of mine took of Reggie that year. Below is a photo of Reggie in his uniform and a 1967 team picture that hangs on my basement wall.

For those who are interested, the 1967 team won the Southern League title and then went on to defeat the Texas League champs, Albuquerque, in the Dixie Series. Kansas City A's owner Charles Finley was from Birmingham and he stacked the Birmingham team that year with many of the organization's top prospects along with several vets with major league experience. Also on the team were two other future Hall-of-Famers, Rollie Fingers and Tony LaRussa (bad knee injury that year), along with Joe Rudi, Dave Duncan, Alan Lewis (Finley's first designated runner), Marcel Lachemann, Ken Suarez, Joe Grzenda, Bill Stafford, George Lauzerique (their best pitcher - better than Fingers, but sadly blew his arm out a few years later), Gil Blanco, and a few others who had a cup of coffee in the majors. They even had a future big league manager in John McNamara.

I could tell a bunch of stories about that season, but I will end this by simply saying that it was one of the best summers of my youth!

Mark Hayne
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Always looking for World Football League uniforms

[G1X]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

Here are the players in the photo:

First Row (L-R): Reggie Jackson #34, Art Miranda #17, Bob Frati #23, George Lauzerique #25, John McNamara #1, Hoss Bowlin #2, (cannot ID #3 - possibly Parke Davisdon), Bob Taylor #29, Mickey Dobbins #5, and Vern Handrahan #18.

Top Row (L-R): Santiago Rosario #21, Bob Guzek #27, Dave Duncan #11, Stan Wojcik #32, Joe Rudi #15, Joe Grzenda #41, Gil Blanco #30, Rollie Fingers #26, Mike Olivo #20, Wayne Norton #24, Marcel Lachemann (can't read his number and can't remember).

Mark Hayne
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[joelsabi]

Re: Reggie Jackson rookie number

I am originally from Birmingham and saw Reggie many times at Rickwood Field in the Summer of 1967. I can confirm that he wore #34 for the Birmingham A's that season. Although known as the Barons during most of their existence, the team was named the A's from 1964 to 1965, and again from 1967 through 1975 when they were the A's farm team (moved to Mobile for one season in 1966).

There are several books on Rickwood Field, and at least one of them has a photo of Reggie in his #34 uniform. I also have a polaroid photo around here somewhere that a friend of mine took of Reggie that year. Below is a photo of Reggie in his uniform and a 1967 team picture that hangs on my basement wall.

For those who are interested, the 1967 team won the Southern League title and then went on to defeat the Texas League champs, Albuquerque, in the Dixie Series. Kansas City A's owner Charles Finley was from Birmingham and he stacked the Birmingham team that year with many of the organization's top prospects along with several vets with major league experience. Also on the team were two other future Hall-of-Famers, Rollie Fingers and Tony LaRussa (bad knee injury that year), along with Joe Rudi, Dave Duncan, Alan Lewis (Finley's first designated runner), Marcel Lachemann, Ken Suarez, Joe Grzenda, Bill Stafford, George Lauzerique (their best pitcher - better than Fingers, but sadly blew his arm out a few years later), Gil Blanco, and a few others who had a cup of coffee in the majors. They even had a future big league manager in John McNamara.

I could tell a bunch of stories about that season, but I will end this by simply saying that it was one of the best summers of my youth!

Mark Hayne
Gridiron Exchange

Always looking for World Football League uniforms

very cool display. I know Chuck Finley was a very thrifty owner. Do you know if these jerseys were retreads from the majors? thanks for the info.