Mid Summer Classic Auction 2016
Tue, Mar 8, 2016 04:00PM EST - Sat, Aug 20, 2016 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 806
1973 HANK AARON ATLANTA BRAVES GAME WORN HOME JERSEY AND (1974) PANTS (MEARS A10, EX DELBERT MICKEL COLLECTION)
Sold for
$97,508.40
Sold Price includes BP
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Sheer ability consistency and resilience were the hallmarks of Hank Aaron's prolific career. For 20 consecutive seasons he totaled more than 20 home runs; 15 times topping the 30 homer mark and eight times he walloped 40 or more home runs. As Aaron biographer Lonnie Wheeler wrote "(Hank) Aaron's excellence was not expelled in blinding bursts of energy but rather played out patiently and inexorably over a whole generation." Dating from the tail end of Aaron's road to immortality the period that saw him approach and surpass Babe Ruth to become baseball's All-Time Home Run King is Aaron's game used Atlanta Braves home jersey and pants.
The blue-and-white size 42 knit jersey which shows substantial wear dates to the 1973 season though it's pairing with pants from '74 suggests it may have been worn in the 1974 season as well. The jersey features "Braves" lettered across the front and features the number "44" on the left breast and reverse. All letters and numerals are appliquéd in white-on-red-tackle twill. The Braves blue red and white "feather" emblem adorns each sleeve. The size year and set number ("42-73-Set 2") are chain-stitched in white upon a blue strip tag located in the collar. Positioned directly above the strip tag is a sewn-in "Sand-Knit Size 42" label. Original and unaltered the jersey displays excellent wear including some slight fraying on both the front and reverse lettering and/or numerals. Aaron signed the left sleeve in black fine-point marker. The accompanying size 36 Wilson pants show substantial game usage with some small stains on the front. Next to the sewn-in Wilson manufacturer's label on the inside of the waistband is a rather large white strip tag bearing "44 74 23 R" chain-stitched in dark gray. Aaron's uniform number (44') appears in black marker to the left and right of the inside tags. Aaron signed the front of the left leg just below the beltline in the same black fine-point marker. An incredible combination of two game-used garments worn by one of baseball's most historical figures during a significant time in baseball history.
Includes a LOA from MEARS (Grade A10). Pre-certified by PSA/DNA (autos.).
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