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Originally Posted by LarsHoneyToast
Very cool, no idea!
My guess is that this is a “military pitcher” and it looks like a number on his jersey… 44? May be a unit or outfit that he was in?
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Uniforms with collars (such as the one this player is wearing) went out of style around 1910. Uniforms with numbers began in 1929 in the major leagues and probably later in the minor leagues and semi-professional leagues. I doubt that the player on the postcard has a number on his uniform.