Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game’s Greatest Heroes and Moments-Fast Shipping

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Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game’s Greatest Heroes and Moments is arichly illustrated exploration and first-of-its-kind compendium studyof the world’s most coveted and precious baseball uniforms worn by MajorLeague ballplayers during the twentieth century. This coffee-table bookfeatures many of the most historically significant uniforms, jackets,hats, as well as other treasured baseball collectibles that tell us asmuch about the history and soul of America as they do about the game andthe players.

Some of the extraordinary highlights featuredin this book include: Babe Ruth’s road jersey from his first season withthe New York Yankees (1920), the sole surviving uniform from theinfamous 1919 World Series, Joe DiMaggio’s rookie uniform from 1936, theBoston Red Sox road uniform Ted Williams wore during his epic 1941season, Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn Dodgers home jersey from the 1952season, Bill Mazeroski’s Pittsburgh Pirates home uniform worn to hit thegame-winning home run in game 7 of the 1960 World Series, and a visualfeast of rare uniform styles.

Each of the 71 entriesincludes sumptuous photography of the uniform and associatedmemorabilia, as well as a poignant and lively narrative highlighting itssignificance. The book also features a first-of-its-kind illustratedcompendium with elaborate definitions of relevant terms that everybaseball fan and collector needs to know, ranging from the All Star GameUniform to the Zig-Zag Stitch. This book is an absolute must-have foranyone who has ever loved the game of baseball.