Blue Jays jersey circa 1984

[Flamechicken]

Hi all,
I wanted to get some opinions on what this jersey might be. The year/set tag looks to be consistent with other game jerseys from that era, as well as the Wilson size tag.

What I was wondering is if it was common to place a piece of white fabric over a NOB to use in either spring training of the minors instead of removing the name all together.

Thanks,
Mike

[Flamechicken]

Wilson tag

[Flamechicken]

Front

[DeacDoug]

Yes, it was common to place fabric over names. Expos did this too in order to prevent tearing the jersey when sent to minors. Names are sewn directly on jersey without any plate for major league usage.

[Hoosier39]

Ah yes, the McGriff jersey on EBay. Was this a carryover for spring training in '85? Or used in spring training '86 or the 3 games he played that yr during the season?

The home whites were just letters on back, no name plates. And the blues were NNOB for future reference.

[Flamechicken]

Ah yes, the McGriff jersey on EBay. Was this a carryover for spring training in '85? Or used in spring training '86 or the 3 games he played that yr during the season?

The home whites were just letters on back, no name plates. And the blues were NNOB for future reference.

All the tagging looked legit to me, so I figured I'd take a chance. Did jerseys have a NOB during spring training?

I was hoping that it was from his two home games that he played in '86, but I have nothing to base that on. Pictures from that era aren't exactly easy to come by.

I've seen NFL teams use jerseys from 2-3 years prior, didn't know if it was commonplace for MLB teams in the 80's.

Mike

[Hoosier39]

No one wore 19 in 84 or 85, so maybe it was a spring training jersey for one of those yrs?

[Hoosier39]

All the tagging looked legit to me, so I figured I'd take a chance. Did jerseys have a NOB during spring training?

I was hoping that it was from his two home games that he played in '86, but I have nothing to base that on. Pictures from that era aren't exactly easy to come by.

I've seen NFL teams use jerseys from 2-3 years prior, didn't know if it was commonplace for MLB teams in the 80's.

Mike

Yep! Tagging looks good to me too! I honestly don't know about blue jays ST jerseys. Maybe a Tor collector can chime in.

[Flamechicken]

Thanks for the info Terry, I appreciate it.

Mike

[Hoosier39]

Also too- there were patches on the 84 and 86 jerseys. 84 had the 150th bday patch while 86 had the 10th anniversary patch. Does it show evidence of having a patch at some point?