NY Yankees Jersey Help / Thoughts?

[joelsabi]

Re: NY Yankees Jersey Help / Thoughts?

Good points Joel, but the MLB logo on the back of the collar was placed there no earlier than 2000. It may not be original to the jersey, but certainly adds more mystery to what this might be.

good catch. the russell tag are from 1995-1999 but maybe there is some carryover of some russell tags into the 2000 season.

on the armband, it could make sense as a old timers jersey in 2000 as it has the armband for Bob Lemon but would not have a world series patch on the other sleeve if it was removed from use after the old timers game and before the world series. i verified that winfield was in attendance the old timers game in 2000, the debut of Mattingly to the Old Timers Day ceremonies.

it could make sense as a Glenallen Hill jersey if he is a size 46 too as he was the person wearing 31 out on the field on that day.

again the verification through photo of Winfield from 2000 could help.

here are photos of winfield in 1995 (when he wore a size 52) and 1999 (0ld timers game).

again the main question is the size of Winfield after retirement, imho, and if there is evidence that it was tagged as an Old Timers Day jersey by the equipment manager.

there are usually a yankee inventory tags on these jerseys attached to the top button of the jersey. is there one present on this jersey?

[commando]

Re: NY Yankees Jersey Help / Thoughts?

Good points Joel, but the MLB logo on the back of the collar was placed there no earlier than 2000. It may not be original to the jersey, but certainly adds more mystery to what this might be.

[joelsabi]

Re: NY Yankees Jersey Help / Thoughts?

If I had to guess, I would think it was a Tim Raines 1996 jersey or another player who wore 31.

I dont think it is Winfield because I found a jersey from 1995 that was a size 52. When he retired do you think he reduces to a size 46?

It makes more sense that he jersey was used by Tim Raines since he wore a 46 at this time of his career. The Russell tag dates to 1996 and there was an armband that was placed on the jersey later in the middle of that season.

Armband makes sense on either Winfield and Raines as the armband was placed in June and Old Timers Day is traditionally in July. How soon after retirement to players get invited to Old Timers Day? Could it be another past Yankee who wore 31 who wore it at the Old Timers game like perhaps Frank Tanana or Ed Figueroa, who are smaller in stature.

So the main question is the size of Winfield after retirement, imho, and if there is evidence that it was tagged as an Old Timers Day jersey by the equipment manager.

[shafrancollectibles.com]

This jersey just came in from a longtime collector but I fear it cannot possibly be what it is authenticated as - "Dave Winfield #31 Old Timer's Day Home Jersey". The jersey is a Russell Athletic with an armband on the left sleeve, which reduces the years it could have been used, of course. I do know that it is exactly as originally sold, with no alterations to it or the LOA, but I fear it is not actually a Winfield jersey. Can anybody help?