Lou Whitaker spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers and formed one of the best middle infields with Hall of Famer Alan Trammell. The 1978 American League Rookie of the Year played in 119 games during the 1993 season at the age of 36, where he batted a healthy .290. Whitaker wore this road gray button-down Russell Athletic Detroit Tigers jersey during the 1993 season. This jersey features “DETROIT” sewn on across the chest in navy and orange tackle twill. The back of the jersey has “WHITAKER” sewn on in navy tackle twill with his number “1” sewn on in navy and orange tackle twill. The bottom front left tail has the Russell Athletic size 44 tag and the team strip tag that reads “93-1-1”. The collar and sleeve ends are bordered with a navy, white and orange stripe. Whitaker has signed the back of the jersey in black marker and inscribed “1978 Rookie of the year”. This jersey displays light game use and comes with a LOA from MEARS (313373), who have graded this jersey an A5. Additionally, there is a COA from JSA (CC16980) for his signature.

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