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Lot Number: 495
Description: 1954 Gil Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers professional model home jersey. Cream colored flannel jersey has "Dodgers" team name lettered across the front in classic scripted logo font. Player number "14" appears below and on back. Appropriate "Rawlings Hall of Fame Flannel" manufacturer's tag in the collar with adjacent size "44" tag. "G Hodges" is embroidered in the front tail in blue chain stitch. Wash tag on interior has affixed "Set 1 1954" flag tag. Jersey displays evident usage and wash wear throughout with light even toning and pilling. Hodges ranked as a core member of the Dodgers who some referred to as the -Boys of Summer+. Over a decade of play in Brooklyn, mostly spent at first base, he was voted an All-Star (8) times and contributed several key hits in the Dodgers 1955 World Series Championship. Factoring his additional playing time with the Dodgers in Los Angeles and later the Mets in New York he accumulated (3) Gold Gloves and played on two additional Championship teams. Held in the highest of regard by teammates and fans alike, for many Hodges has come to symbolize the aura which surrounds the legend of Brooklyn Dodger baseball. Includes LOA from Hunt Auctions: EXEstimated Price Range: ($15,000-$20,000)
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