Sunday: 1 March 2009

Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century: Patches.

Three former servicemen in Chicago Cubs uniforms (Peanuts Lowrey, Mickey Livingston, and Paul Gillespie) and two with the Yankees (Aaron Robinson and Red Ruffing) wore patches that were facsimiles of the honorable discharge service pin, also known as the "ruptured duck." The patch seen here was a sample that was sent to various American League club officials by league president Will Harridge in an effort to determine if any other big league clubs would follow suit with the Cubs.

New products that have arrived.

"Property of Ebbets Field" 100% cotton t-shirts . $24.95. Location: 55 Sullivan Place, in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn (about three miles south by southeast down Flatbush Avenue from the Manhattan Bridge). Left field (N), Montgomery Street; third base (W), Franklin Avenue, later Cedar Place, later McKeever Place; first base (S), Sullivan Place; right field (E), Bedford Avenue. Want to meet an old friend at the ballpark? Wear one of these.
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Memorial Armband Tributes.

The only major league ballplayer to die as a direct result of an on-field incident was Ray Chapman, star shortstop for the Cleveland Indians. On August 16, 1920, Chapman was struck in the head by a pitch delivered by New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. The blow fractured Chapman’s skull, and the following day he succumbed to the injury. For the remainder of the season and during their triumphant appearance in the World Series, the Indians wore black armbands on their left sleeve in memory of their beloved teammate. Above photo : Joe Sewell of the Cleveland Indians, 1920
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