August Pickups.

Mark · #1 08-22-2017, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sicollector1954

Was lucky enough to run across this 1948/49 Joe Gordon professional model baseball bat.

Very cool Joe Gordon bat.

yankeesjetsfan · #2 08-23-2017, 08:39 AM

Wow!! I collect Derek Jeter. Mainly cards and low budget stuff. I dream of owning a GU bat one day. Beautiful piece.

Mike

Dave Grob · #3 08-24-2017, 09:37 AM

Wonderful uniform on so many levels. Has been a long time in the works. I even managed to pick up the photo of Reese holding a thermometer and smiling in his cool "Palm Beach" while Bruce Edwards sweats in his flannel.

Dave Grob
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Leon · #4 08-24-2017, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Grob

Wonderful uniform on so many levels. Has been a long time in the works. I even managed to pick up the photo of Reese holding a thermometer and smiling in his cool "Palm Beach" while Bruce Edwards sweats in his flannel.

Dave Grob
davegrob1@aol.com

That is freaking awesome, congrats Dave!!

Dave Grob · #5 08-24-2017, 09:53 AM

Thanks Leon. This is an extremely rare and significant uniform for any number of reasons. First, it is an extremely rare style and the only surviving example of a Brooklyn Dodgers �Palm Beach� style uniform that I have any record of and it is one of a very few that I know to have been produced for the Dodgers, Indians, and Athletics between 1949-1950. Additionally it is the earliest home Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers jersey that I have any record of. 1949 was also an exceptional year for Pee Wee Reese as he led the major leagues with 742 plate appearances and the National League in runs scored with 132 (Reese remains today the Dodgers All Time Leader in Runs Scored). Additional 1949 saw Reese achieve career highs in home runs (16) and fielding percentage (.977).

Reese, unlike many of his team mates, performed extremely well in the 1949 World Series batting .316 (Robinson .188; Campanella .267; Snider .143; Furrilo .125, and Hodges .235). Of note related to the World Series is the fact is that Pee Wee Reese is the ONLY player on either team to have appeared in every game of every Dodger-Yankee World Series of 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956.

Finally, it was in 1949 that Pee Wee Reese was named captain of the Brooklyn Dodgers (See Roscoe McGowen, The Sporting News, 19 December 1956; �Pee Wee�The Pride of Flatbush�).

Dave Grob

Mark · #6 08-24-2017, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Grob

Thanks Leon. This is an extremely rare and significant uniform for any number of reasons. First, it is an extremely rare style and the only surviving example of a Brooklyn Dodgers �Palm Beach� style uniform that I have any record of and it is one of a very few that I know to have been produced for the Dodgers, Indians, and Athletics between 1949-1950. Additionally it is the earliest home Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers jersey that I have any record of. 1949 was also an exceptional year for Pee Wee Reese as he led the major leagues with 742 plate appearances and the National League in runs scored with 132 (Reese remains today the Dodgers All Time Leader in Runs Scored). Additional 1949 saw Reese achieve career highs in home runs (16) and fielding percentage (.977).

Reese, unlike many of his team mates, performed extremely well in the 1949 World Series batting .316 (Robinson .188; Campanella .267; Snider .143; Furrilo .125, and Hodges .235). Of note related to the World Series is the fact is that Pee Wee Reese is the ONLY player on either team to have appeared in every game of every Dodger-Yankee World Series of 1941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1956.

Finally, it was in 1949 that Pee Wee Reese was named captain of the Brooklyn Dodgers (See Roscoe McGowen, The Sporting News, 19 December 1956; �Pee Wee�The Pride of Flatbush�).

Dave Grob

Congratulations are in order! You must have quite a collection.

perezfan · #7 08-24-2017, 01:02 PM

My goodness, Dave...

What a score! Insanely rare style, and a very early example HOF Player no-less. Beautiful and classic style, iconic franchise, and apparently great condition to boot. You really hit the jackpot with that one.

So many questions arise from this terrific find (and the photo...)

1. Is there any record of specifically who/how many players on the roster were issued the "Palm Beach" Uniforms?

2. Were the pants also "Palm Beach style", or were only the jerseys this lighter-weight style?

3. Were the players given a choice of Palm Beach vs. traditional Flannel?

4. Or did management simply decide for them?

5. If these were indeed superior in hot weather, why were they so short-lived? Why did the Dodgers and other teams revert back to heavy flannel?

6. Were there any "issues" with the lightweight material that contributed to their demise? Was it perhaps less durable?

It's hard to imagine teams today using different style jerseys for different players. I know that certain alterations are common (shortened sleeves, shortened tails, tapered widths, etc.)
But seems like having two completely different materials is a phenomenon that would never happen today.

Congrats on the fabulous acquisition!

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