RickV Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Was perusing Ebay auctions and came across this oddity:It's a Bowman 1955 baseball card. Did the AL Orioles ever wear such a jersey? I know the minor league Baltimore Orioles did, but have never seen a ML Orioles team jersey such as this one, not even in Okkonen's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Hmm...well, if they did, talk about rippin off the Cards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Not to my knowledge. If I recall correctly (without checking Dressed to the Nines), the 1954 and 1955 Orioles were jerseys with black script and no birds-on-the-bat. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 I don't know about ripping off the Cards (which one came first?) but I really like it. Those proud little orioles, sitting upright with heads held high. In the mid-20th century there were many teams who perched their mascot on a bat:It wasn't just birds, either: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 When the Orioles were a minor league team, they did have some jerseys with the birds on a bat, but when the St. Louis Browns were transferred to Baltimore in 1954, the jerseys had just the script "Orioles" in black outlined in orange on the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 You're right. As far as I know, the AL Orioles never wore birds on their chest. Who was the top farm club of the Browns before they moved? Was it Baltimore? Dick Kryhoski came up to the Yanks in '49. Maybe he played for the minor league Orioles at one point?This seems kind of elaborate to have been a Spring Training- only jersey, like the 1969 Pilots wore. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdugan14 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Baseball cards of the 1950s are notorious for "photoshopping" uniforms or cap logos. For instance, check out the Dodgers and Giants cards of 1958/59.So it's also possible that the card company lifted the logo from the minor league jersey and pasted/painted it onto the photo used for the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogbarks55 Posted November 8, 2006 Share Posted November 8, 2006 Two scenarios- First, the logo was applied over an airbrushed jersey (which it looks like). Or, if it is a real jersey, it could be the International League Orioles final set from 1953. This could have happened. I know that during their first year the Buffalo Sabres used the AHL Bisons "bottle cap" jerseys for practice. And why not, the Sabres first trainer/equipment manager was Frank Christie who had worked for the Bisons since the 1940s. He had access to all the Bisons equipment and used it when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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