Joe Dimaggio Game Used Jersey

[sammy]

Is this jersey correct, as I am getting conflicting answers in my research? The two main items are these.

1) Did Oakland have an 's after the "A" in 1969? I can't find a clear frontal shot of an A's jersey from the year. The M&N Reggie Jackson replica jersey has the 's.

2) Is the 100 Anniversary patch in the correct position? It appears more to the right of the "A" in action shots.

Thanks to all who have any thoughts.

[R. C. Walker]

Found this photo. Hope it helps:

[ironmanfan]

Here is a 1969 Reggie Jackson wire photo currently on eBay

[lon lewis]

Sammy,
is this the jersey from the memory lane auction? the 69 A's did not have the 's next to the A it was a change for the '70 season. this jersey should not have both the 's next to the A and the 1969 patch on it. most likely someone saw the year designator and added the patch not realizing that the 's shouldn't be there for 1969. the patch on most A's jerseys in 1969 is located more toward the armpit than this one is.

[hblakewolf]

How about the size, folks?

50????????

Seems a little big for Joe.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[sammy]

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the replies and info.

This is the jersey from the Memory Lane auction.

I had seen this previously for sale and wondered why it was for sale so soon again.

Couldn't really find any clear photos, but once I posted here my questions were answered. I found some other sources for additional verification too.

As others have noted:

Apparently the ('s) was not added until 1970, and the 100th Anniversary is in the wrong place. Plus the size is extremely big for skinny Joe D.

Here is a photo of Joe and Reggie from Corbis taken on June 15, 1969. There is not a ('s) on the vest.

I see why this vest was for sale again only a couple of months after it sold in the GF auction.

Grey Flannel strikes out again, and somebody took a hit.

[lon lewis]

Howard, Sammy and anyone else interested

FYI

Joe Dimaggio ordered a size 48 in 1968. he went up to a size 50 in 1969

[sammy]

Hi Lon,

Where did this info come from?

Joe Dimaggio ordered a size 48 in 1968. he went up to a size 50 in 1969

[lon lewis]

Sammy,

the info came from the McAuliffe (actually Stahl & Dean) order sheets from '68,'69.

[CansecoPower33]

Joe wasn't skinny at all - he's as big, if not bigger, than Reggie on that photo. I have an old Camel smokes ad from 1941-42 with Joe wearing a white fitting t-shirt. What amazed me was just how well put together he was.

The jersey itself though has to be a fake, and luckily by someone failing to do all the homework.