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1981Cal Ripken, Jr. Game Worn Baltimore Orioles Rookie Jersey
Perhapsthe most significant rookie Jersey of the past three decades, one ofthe only known Cal Ripken, Jr. jerseys tagged to the 1981season.Baseball's future Iron Man was honored as the AmericanLeague Rookie of the Year in 1982, but Ripken actually made his BigLeague debut two weeks before his twenty-first birthday in August of1981 after spending most of the season in Rochester as a member ofthe Redwings farm club. His stat line for that abridged first seasonprovided little hint of the Hall of Fame career to come--five hitsand no RBI's in twenty-three games, with a .128 batting average. Itwould prove to be the first and last time that Ripken would fail toimpress.This inauspicious start makes the survival of thepresented road grey knit jersey all the more unlikely. A smallhandful of Ripken gamers attributed to the 1981 season have been 1980models stripped of identifiers and reworked for Cal's secondaryusage. The jersey offered here is the only known Ripken tagged to the1981 season, as lower left interior tail holds proper "Rawlings[size] 42" label with "Set 1 1981" flap tag and "1Inch Extra Length" tailoring modifier. Orange and black tackletwill "Orioles 8" on chest is original and unaltered, as isthe number "8" on verso. A team instituted plate change isapparent for the name on back. Only Ripken wore number "8"for the 1981 season.
ThisJersey is a museum piece worth displaying and rather than purchasingthis jersey in a frame we designed, we feel that you may want to framethis jersey by itself or with another item, such as a ball, gametickets, a photo, or perhaps a bat. Whatever or however your wouldlike it framed, it is on us. We will cover the cost of the framing fromthe frame shop of your choice, up to $2,500. Just send us the reciept and you will be reimbursed up to $2500 for the cost of this framing.
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