Autographed and worn by Ozzie Smith during his time with the San Diego Padres, this pair of home pants dates to 1980, early in Smith's career before his trade to the St. Louis Cardinals transformed him into "The Wizard of Oz" and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The pants display the Padres' distinctive late-1970s/early-1980s brown, orange, and yellow striping along the leg, an unmistakable design element from one of the more colorful uniform eras in franchise history. As a companion piece to Smith's game-worn jerseys from this same period, these pants present an alternative, comparatively affordable entry point into early Ozzie Smith memorabilia, an area that remains way scarcer than material from his much longer Cardinals tenure.

Smith's defensive brilliance was already evident during his Padres years, laying the foundation for the reputation he would cement over the following decade in St. Louis, making early-career pieces like this one meaningful documentation of his development as a player. His signature on the front right leg accentuates the piece's game-worn status, combining two layers of desirability in a single item. Autograph certification from Steve Grad of GRAD Authentication. It should be noted that these pants came from the same collection as Ozzie's 1982 photo-matched jersey in Lot 18.