Spring Premier Auction 2014
Wed, Apr 30, 2014 08:00PM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 12:30PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 567
1957 NED GARVER KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS GAME WORN HOME JERSEY (MEARS A9.5, DELBERT MICKEL COLLECTION)
Sold for
$1,065.60
Sold Price includes BP
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This 1957 Kansas City Athletics home jersey was worn by one of the true workhouse pitchers of the era Ned Garver. Garvers 14-year career record of 129-157 is an imperfect barometer of his overall talents on the mound as he spent nearly his entire career with second-division clubs. A better gauge might be his 3.75 lifetime ERA and the fact that in 1951 he won 20 games with a St. Louis Browns club that finished in last place with a record of 52-102. Garvers first season with Kansas City was 1957 where he appeared in 24 games and finished the year with a record of 6-13 and a 3.84 ERA. The white flannel jersey is lettered Athletics across the front and features the No. 31 on the reverse. All letters and numerals are in red on blue felt. The As team-logo patch appears on the left sleeve. A Wilson 42 label is located on the left front tail. Garvers name the set number the year and the uniform number (Garver 2-57-31) are chain-stitched in blue upon a white strip tag that is positioned onto the bottom of the exterior button panel. Garver has signed the jersey in blue Sharpie in the collar. Original and unaltered the jersey displays heavy wear including a small tear in the right sleeve and a few small scattered light stains. Accompanying the jersey is a vintage blue-sleeved baseball undershirt manufactured by Tim McAuliffe that bears the name Garver written in black laundry pen on the back of the collar.
The jersey is graded A 9.5 by MEARS.
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