Historical Hockey and Sports Memorabilia Auction September 2024
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/24/2024
Selected in the first round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft, Chris Carpenter would go on to play a total of fifteen MLB seasons over the course of his career, recording a win-loss record of 144-94 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and St. Louis Cardinals and recording a total of 1697 punchouts. A three-time All-Star that helped the Cardinals to a pair of World Series championships while also claiming the National League Cy Young Award in 2005, offered here is this Toronto jersey donned by Carpenter during his rookie season of 1997. A button up garment made by Wilson, a brand label displaying a size "48" designation is affixed to the inner collar as well as a strip tag in the same material as the jersey itself that displays "50 97 1" for the player/year/set. Styled with "Blue Jays" arched across the chest in dual layer light blue-over-dark blue tackle twill letters, a Blue Jays team patch has been added over the left sleeve while the 50th anniversary crest commemorating Jackie Robinson's breaking of baseball's colour barrier has been placed atop of the right sleeve as well. Featuring all the buttons still firmly in place over the front, the front and reverse of the jersey has been decorated with Carpenter's number "50" in numerals that match the ones spelling out "Blue Jays" over the front while "Carpenter" is spelt out over the upper reverse in matching style letters that have been individually sewn on directly to the material in a gentle arch. Also sporting tri colour knitted accents at the end of both cuffs, the jersey shows evidence of game-wear via discoloration along the front and reverse hem line, light spot stains and marks throughout the body and sleeves, light sweat staining and spotting around the inside of the collar, pilling over the reverse neckline and some light staining around the areas of the collar bones and shoulders. Additionally, there is light fabric rubbing observed on the interior as well, heaviest over the reverse underneath the numbers.
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