Going to get an Old Hoss Jersey

[FirstTimer]

Need advice/knowledge on what jersey # he actually was or what number I should use?

 

[spiker]

Old Hoss Radburn? They didn't have numbers back then.

 

[Goober]

Need advice/knowledge on what jersey # he actually was or what number I should use?

Old Hoss didn't have a jersey, he just played in whatever whiskey drenched shirt he had on from the previous night's conquest.

 

[FedEx227]

I'm not certain they had numbers at that time. From what I've heard the first real evidence of jersey numbers was in the early 1900s.

 

[spiker]

Wikipedia says the Indians were the first to add numbers in 1916. That means Old Hoss did not have a number.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Yeah, no numbers in the 1880's.

Im not even positive his jersey would have had a logo or lettering.

 

[FedEx227]

Changes are IF anything it would have a stitched Boston patch or Boston name on the front but more likely it was just a dark gray plain jersey.

 

[Sharkweather]

Get a #59 jersey.

 

[FirstTimer]

Old Hoss Radburn? They didn't have numbers back then.

I'm not certain they had numbers at that time. From what I've heard the first real evidence of jersey numbers was in the early 1900s.

Yeah, no numbers in the 1880's.

That's kind of what I figured.

Just double checking.

Based on this:

I'll likely do something like this:

http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3376271

Just throw his name and try and think of a number to use......

Hmm...

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Yeah, dont bother with the plain grey 'Providence' sweatshirt, you could easily be confused with that pussy, Charlie Sweeney.

 

[FirstTimer]

Get a #59 jersey.

Yeah but if it's a "Boston" jersey then 59 wouldn't make a ton of sense seeing as he won 59(60) for the Providence Gray's

lhoss:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

A quick look at the photo section of 'Fifty-nine in '84', which currently occupies my toilet, shows that the Providence unis never had any lettering, and with Boston, a few players had 'Boston' across the chest but most had nothing.

He was washed up with Boston anyway.

 

[FirstTimer]

A quick look at the photo section of 'Fifty-nine in '84', which currently occupies my toilet, shows that the Providence unis never had any lettering, and with Boston, a few players had 'Boston' across the chest but most had nothing.

He was washed up with Boston anyway.

lhoss:
"Fuck you"

 

[FirstTimer]

Technically it should be a Braves jersey because the Boston franchise eventually became the Braves...not the Red Sox..Whatever.

I need me some Radbourn sawg.

 

[Leftwich]

After retiring, Radbourn opened up a successful billiard parlor and saloon in Bloomington, Illinois. Dating back to his playing days, he had always had a reputation for being a bit vain. Radbourn was seriously injured in a hunting accident soon after retirement. He lost an eye in the accident and spent most of the remaining years of his life shut in a backroom of the saloon he owned, too ashamed to be seen after the injury.
After suffering from the effects of syphilis for a number of years, Radbourn died in Bloomington in 1897 and is interred in Evergreen Cemetery. In 1941 a plaque was placed on the back of his (misspelled) headstone, detailing his career.
It is speculated that Radbourn may be the namesake of the charley horse, a painful leg cramp not unlike that from which he suffered.[9]

What a fucking man this guy was. I'm gonna call charley horses' Ol Hosses from now on.

 

[NAHSTE]

I would say go with the year he retired, 91, or '84 to signify his best season. But yeah it's tricky with none of the teams he played for being in existence today.

A custom-made deal might better serve your needs.

 

[FirstTimer]

I would say go with the year he retired, 91, or '84 to signify his best season. But yeah it's tricky with none of the teams he played for being in existence today.

A custom-made deal might better serve your needs.

lhoss:

The Braves are around...and I'm sure Old Hoss would be pissed playing fora team that became named after Injuns.

Link to a site that does custom work?

 

[NAHSTE]

lhoss:

The Braves are around...and I'm sure Old Hoss would be pissed playing fora team that became named after Injuns.

Link to a site that does custom work?

Well he played for the god damned Beaneaters, not exactly a fierce mascot, but given his aversion to Red Men I'm sure it'd be considered a step down.

This site looks pretty awesome for custom throwbacks. You can even choose fabric and patterns:

http://www.ebbets.com/category/Custom_Orders