19667

1973 Thurman Munson Game Worn Yankees Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Sports - Cards & Fan Shop / Sports - Game Used Memorabilia Start Price:3,250.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
1973 Thurman Munson Game Worn Yankees Jacket
<B>1973 Thurman Munson Game Worn Jacket.</B></I> Ah, the joys of being young and beautiful. It certainly worked out well for our consignor, a lovely eighteen-year old blonde from the tri-state area who became a great fan of the New York Yankees, who in turn became a great fan of hers. One player in particular, former Baltimore Orioles ace Pat Dobson, took quite a serious shine to young Judi. As her notarized letter of provenance explains, "...This relationship set the stage for acquiring some great memories and valuable memorabilia. During these years, Pat reserved game tickets for my family, and me, gave me baseballs during batting practices, posed for pictures and gave me team signed baseballs. [Note: see some of these baseballs in this Signature auction]. One day he asked what other souvenir I would like to have and I told him a jacket. He told me he would see what he could do, and to meet him at the entrance of the bullpen during the 5th inning of the game. I did, and he handed me a brown bag with a jacket inside. He told me it was Thurman Munson's warm up coat he had been wearing that day. I later discovered #15 in the front pocket..." And sure enough, there's that vintage number "15" in black marker inside the right pocket of this rare and historic jacket from the wardrobe of the tragic Yankee captain. It was a tremendous season for Munson when this jacket was worn, his first Gold Glove, his second All-Star Game, his highest career home run production. When examining the piece, one almost needs to slip the jacket on due to the chills it inspires. The details are just fantastic, from the white tackle twill "NY" logo over the heart, to the embroidered felt team logo patch on the left sleeve, and back to that all important number markered in the pocket. The jacket's heavy nylon body was intended for use on the Bronx' coldest nights, and still is quite warm despite the absence of the zip-in lining that once resided inside. Elasticized wool ribbing is pre <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.5% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:19667 <BR><BR><B>Winning Notification and Billing:</B> After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers, and all other information should be considered preliminary. <BR><BR>This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to <font color='#0000ff'><u><a href='http://pages.ebay.com/liveauctions/help/before/laabsentee.html'>learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works</a></u></font><font color='#000000'>