Don Baylor Game - Worn 1986 Red Sox Home Jersey - Team Leader
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An authentic game worn jersey from 1986 of hard-nosed ballplayer Don Baylor.
The Red Sox home jersey has correct tags and is a size 46 with "tapered" also present.
Jersey shows strong wear, with large Wilson Prestige tag, so this is from later in the year; possibly worn in one of the World Series games in Boston. All original, with no alterations.
Baylor was a key member of the 1986 team; this is a portion of an article written online after his passing in 2017:
"Don B...aylor -- who won the American League MVP Award in 1979 as a member of the Angels -- joined the Red Sox in a straight-up trade with the Yankees for fellow DH Mike Easler on March 28, 1986. Serving as the Sox' full-time designated hitter, he hit 31 home runs and drove in 94 runs in 160 games with a slash line of .238/.344/.439 and helped Boston cruise to the A.L. East crown. He also hit one of the most historic postseason home runs in franchise history, a two-run shot off Mike Witt in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the ALCS that cut the Angels' lead from 5-2 to 5-4 and set the stage for a dramatic comeback victory that helped the Sox overcome a 3-1 series deficit and win the American League pennant.Beyond his on-field contributions, Baylor also served as the clubhouse leader the Sox had long lacked, He instituted a Kangaroo Court that fined players for minor transgressions and kept them focused on the field, helped guide the players through the turbulent waters of the mid-season controversy surrounding the suspension of volatile pitcher Oil Can Boyd, and helped unite a team that had been fractured for years. He was credited by many of his teammates, particularly Dwight Evans, as being the glue that held the '86 Sox together.Baylor was 37 when he played for the Sox and soon became a gun-for-hire, sought by contending teams to help get them over the top. He played in three consecutive World Series -- 1986 with the Red Sox, 1987 with the Twins and 1988 with the A's -- and won a championship with Minnesota in '87."
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The Red Sox home jersey has correct tags and is a size 46 with "tapered" also present.
Jersey shows strong wear, with large Wilson Prestige tag, so this is from later in the year; possibly worn in one of the World Series games in Boston. All original, with no alterations.
Baylor was a key member of the 1986 team; this is a portion of an article written online after his passing in 2017:
"Don B...aylor -- who won the American League MVP Award in 1979 as a member of the Angels -- joined the Red Sox in a straight-up trade with the Yankees for fellow DH Mike Easler on March 28, 1986. Serving as the Sox' full-time designated hitter, he hit 31 home runs and drove in 94 runs in 160 games with a slash line of .238/.344/.439 and helped Boston cruise to the A.L. East crown. He also hit one of the most historic postseason home runs in franchise history, a two-run shot off Mike Witt in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the ALCS that cut the Angels' lead from 5-2 to 5-4 and set the stage for a dramatic comeback victory that helped the Sox overcome a 3-1 series deficit and win the American League pennant.Beyond his on-field contributions, Baylor also served as the clubhouse leader the Sox had long lacked, He instituted a Kangaroo Court that fined players for minor transgressions and kept them focused on the field, helped guide the players through the turbulent waters of the mid-season controversy surrounding the suspension of volatile pitcher Oil Can Boyd, and helped unite a team that had been fractured for years. He was credited by many of his teammates, particularly Dwight Evans, as being the glue that held the '86 Sox together.Baylor was 37 when he played for the Sox and soon became a gun-for-hire, sought by contending teams to help get them over the top. He played in three consecutive World Series -- 1986 with the Red Sox, 1987 with the Twins and 1988 with the A's -- and won a championship with Minnesota in '87."
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