Do all game used jerseys have wash tags?

[nationals2k9]

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Sosa didn't play in 2006

This jersey is from 2005, his lone year with the O's. The 2006 season he was without a team before playing for the Rangers in 2007. I need to go through all Friday night home games and see how many he played in since he only played in 102 games in 2005. Would be nice to know how many of these orange on blacks he got that year!

Thanks all for insight... keep it coming!!!

[allstarsplus]

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Michael - Wow, thats the 1st 47 I have seen!!!

[mnntwns24]

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I forgot about that year off. I only went with 06 because that is the year he said it was from. My bad

[nationals2k9]

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Ran some figs...

Sosa went 5 for 28 with HR #576 (off Pavano) and 3 RBI during all 2005 Friday night home games. He appeared in 8 of the 13 games total in his only year with the O's. The team won the first 3 and lost the next 10 to end 3-10 with the magic orange on blacks.

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wash tags only come on majestic jerseys (both game and BP) and majestic has had wash tags on their shirts for a long time; since the 90s.

i'm guessing kyle hess' 2003 rockies jersey doesn't have a wash tag because it's made by russell, not majestic.

sosa only played for the orioles in '05. should an '05 majestic gamer have a wash tag? yes.

the majestic tag has another tag with "47" hanging below it? i've never seen a size 47. 48 yes, but not 47.

post pics of the sosa. front, back, tagging.

rudy.

Rudy,

Sammy Sosa wore a size 47 (away) jersey, obviously custom made per his wishes, during most of his glory years in Chicago. I owned two of his gamers....one home, used to hit his 534th homer (tied him with the great Jimmie Foxx) and one away, used to hit home run #536 (tied hm with the great Mickey Mantle). I believe the home was a 48, and the away was a 47. I'll look when I get home and open the safe. One of them ABSOLUTELY positively was a 47...and both had the elastic manufactured into the sleeves. I'll also check to see if it has a wash tag.

I sold the away jersey a few years back....right after all the steroid noise was heated up....wish I hadn't now. Those authentic Cubs jerseys are breathtakingly beautiful. I will never sell the home one, too much history (used at Wrigley, tied J. Foxx while wearing it, and....It's SAMMY!) Even has the little speckles of mud on the back of the jersey from when Sammy would sprint out onto the field at the beginning of the game. One of my favorite pieces.

Steve

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I have pictures of both of my jerseys, home and the away I sold . I'll post some tonight when I get home.

Steve

[allstarsplus]

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This is a Home Size 48 of mine. A HR jersey Sammy hit against the SF Giants & Barry Bonds.

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Nice jersey Andrew!!

Do those 2002 jerseys have the strip tag sewn into the collar (something like "01 48 21 02" set #, size player number, year, respectively)? Just curious, and not positive I got the strip tag info correct.....just an example.

Steve

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Here was the Sosa "size 47" away jersey I sold (that he hit home run #536 while wearing)......and a couple of the one I will never sell, his home home run #534 jersey.....size 48...

[allstarsplus]

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Same strip tag as yours except mine is a size 48

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Here's the home jersey.....

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Yes Andrew, Sammy wore size 48 in his Home jerseys, and the odd custom size 47 for his road jerseys....Possibly the "cut" was different?