Winter 2020 Catalog Auction Ending Feb 22
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/23/2020
The 1975 Boston Red Sox were a special team. Coming off the collapse of 1974, the Red Sox were looking to knock the Orioles off their AL East perch. With the emergence of young stars Fred Lynn, Hall of Famer Jim Rice and the steady presence of Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk, the Red Sox won the American League East by 4 ½ games and swept the three-time defending champion Oakland A’s in the ALCS.. Fisk, who after an early-season injury, returned to steady the ship and was a major factor in the Red Sox pulling away from Baltimore.
Fisk would go on to hit one of the most memorable home runs in World Series history, when his 12th-inning walk-off home run off the left field foul pole at Fenway Park, forced the deciding Game 7 against the might Cincinnati Reds “Big Red Machine”. While the Red Sox ultimately fell in the classic World Series, Fisk’s home run is the lasting memory of that historic series.
Offered here is a home white Boston Red Sox jersey worn by Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk during the 1975 season. The jersey was made by McAuliffe Uniform Corp. of Brockton, MA and features “RED SOX” in Tuscan font sewn on across the chest in red and navy tackle twill. The McAuliffe and “44” tags are sewn on the inside back collar. Additional “75” and wash tags are sewn at the base of the center front tail. The V-Neck collar has a ribbed material in a red/navy/red pattern. The back of the jersey has Fisk’s number “27” sewn on in McAuliffe-style red and navy tackle twill. The left sleeve shows remnants of the 1975 Boston Bicentennial sleeve patch. The displays game use consistent with being worn for a full season, plus some toning. All of the lettering and numbering are original to the jersey and display slight puckering from continued washing. Fisk has signed his gamer in black marker below the “RED” on the front of the jersey and inscribed “#27” and “1975 Gm. Used”. This jersey comes with a LOA from Sports Investors Authentication (191106D3) for the game use and a LOA from Beckett Authentication (A25391) for the signature.