Players wearing unexpected uniform styles

[John in KY]

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I agree, players would pose for magazine photos wearing maskless helmets even through the mid-1970s. With that being said, I believe I found a photo of Ditka from his rookie season of 1961. Even without the facemask, the helmet he's wearing seems to be a newer Wilson model.

Good catch - I hadn't seen a good photo from Ditka's rookie year in a while and thought it was the same style. I suppose the one in the Ditka "head shot" was just one they probably kept just as a photo shoot prop - it was likely never worn on-field and they probably kept it (or them if they had a few sizes) around for several years in a box for players to put on for their "glamour shot".

[commando]

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Because Halas was involved with Wilson Sporting Goods a lot of Bears players wore Wilson helmets. Wilson's late 50s/early 60s helmets (MacGregor did this as well) were pretty much the same shape as their old leather helmets but with plastic shells. I've seen photos of Ditka's early years with the Bears and he is wearing that style helmet (but of course with at least a 1-bar facemask).

Back then you also saw a lot of player head shot photos done with helmets without facemasks just to show the player's face. I believe this Ditka photo is one of those.

I agree, players would pose for magazine photos wearing maskless helmets even through the mid-1970s. With that being said, I believe I found a photo of Ditka from his rookie season of 1961. Even without the facemask, the helmet he's wearing seems to be a newer Wilson model.

[John in KY]

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Bert Campaneris wearing an Oakland Rangers uniform.

Sorry but your photos don't carry through when your posts are quoted. However that is an interesting airbrush on the Bert Campaneris card - they got the cap and the top part of the jersey, but you can see he is wearing a green A's jersey in the real photo.

Check out Mike Ditka wearing this old helmet! I'm pretty sure this style of helmet was outdated by Ditka's rookie season of 1961.

Because Halas was involved with Wilson Sporting Goods a lot of Bears players wore Wilson helmets. Wilson's late 50s/early 60s helmets (MacGregor did this as well) were pretty much the same shape as their old leather helmets but with plastic shells. I've seen photos of Ditka's early years with the Bears and he is wearing that style helmet (but of course with at least a 1-bar facemask).

Back then you also saw a lot of player head shot photos done with helmets without facemasks just to show the player's face. I believe this Ditka photo is one of those.

[John in KY]

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One of my Favs...The slugger Dick "Wampum" Allen his last year for the A's 1977 Batting practice jersey maybe??

No, not a batting practice jersey; they didn't have BP jerseys back then and the players just wore their regular uniforms for BP. However, the A's under Finley did go through a period where they allowed players to put either a nickname, first name or a nickname on their jerseys. I believe Vida Blue had "Vida" on some of his jerseys, and "Blue" on others.

[commando]

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Check out Mike Ditka wearing this old helmet! I'm pretty sure this style of helmet was outdated by Ditka's rookie season of 1961.

[commando]

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Here's a typical example of two players on the same team wearing different styles of jerseys on field at the same time. Until the early 1980s, these font variations happened more often than many people realize.

[bobw]

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To complete Dave's post....Bob Friend as a Met

[sox83cubs84]

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Two cards in the 1966 Topps set of pitchers readily identified with one team (Mahaffey=Phillies and Friend=Pirates) in spring training photos in their new team's threads. Each one threw in a total of 12 games for their new '66 squads...the only difference was Mahaffey retiring after his late-June release, while Friend hiked across the Big Apple to pitch for the Mets for the remainder of the season after the Yankees cut him loose.

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

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One of my Favs...The slugger Dick "Wampum" Allen his last year for the A's 1977 Batting practice jersey maybe??

jer

Nope, it's a game jersey, alright. BP jerseys, with rare exceptions, didn't exist until 1979. This is a McAuliffe gamer. The "WAMPUM" NOB was a nod to Allen's hometwon (Wampum PA).

Dave Miedema

[project 4]

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Wow. This brings back memories from when I first started collecting baseball cards.

[chakes89]

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How about Ryne Sandberg in a Phillies Uniform:

[commando]

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Bert Campaneris wearing an Oakland Rangers uniform.

[mook03005]

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The Murph in purple always kills me....hey HoJo was on that 1993 team also...

[gingi79]

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Braves great Dale Murphy suited up with the Rockies in 1993
That is Pete Rose. With the Expos
Curt Shilling pitching with the Astros

[gingi79]

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One of my Favs...The slugger Dick "Wampum" Allen his last year for the A's 1977 Batting practice jersey maybe??

Random pop culture reference. The late Mitch Hedberg used to talk about items on Tv having "4 easy payments" "I'd like to have a product with three easy payments and one really difficult payment. Final payment must be made in Wampum"

It's much funnier now that I'll be thinking of having to pay in a batting practice A's jersey.....