The late Gene “Stick” Michael had a modest playing career that spanned from 1966 to 1975 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers. Michael’s last days of a player were with the Boston Red Sox in 1976, but was never used and released in May of that season. Upon retiring as a player, Michael joined the New York Yankees coaching staff, where he especially excelled as a scout. Reggie Jackson gave credit to Michael’s scouting reports that enabled him to belt three home runs against the Dodgers in Game 6 of the 1977 World Series. Michael would serve as manager of the Yankees from 1981-82 and as general manager from 1980-81 and 1991-1995 where he was responsible for the drafting of and signings of players like Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada that formed the famed “Core Four” group that led the Yankees to four World Series titles in five seasons.

No team in sports celebrates their past better than the New York Yankees as their annual “Old-Timers Day” is one of the most popular events of the season. Offered here is a collection of worn items from the late Gene Michael during the 2009 Old-Timers Day in the first season at the new Yankee Stadium. The first item is a Majestic white with pinstriped button-down jersey that has the Yankees interlocking “NY” sewn on the front in navy tackle twill. The Majestic tag, along with “2009”, “50” and “+2” SLV” flags are sewn on the front left tail. The back has Michael’s number “17” sewn on in navy tackle twill and the MLB logo patch sewn at the top. The left sleeve has the “YANKEE STADIUM 2009 INAUGURAL SEASON” patch.

The next item is a pair of matching white with navy pinstriped pants. Also manufactured by Majestic these pants are a size 38-40 waist as the Majestic tag is sewn on the inner waist band with a white tag to the right that reads “17 Michael 38-40 36 09”. The next item is a navy Majestic size XL t-shirt. Printed on the front is the MLB logo and “PROPERTY OF YANKEES BASEBALL” in gray and white with the Yankees interlocking “NY” in white in the middle. The next item is a pair of toolshed navy briefs with the Yankees logo on the stretch waist band. The next item is a size 7 3/8 navy wool Yankees cap made by New Era. This cap has the interlocking “NY” embroidered on the front in white and the “INAUGURAL SEASON 2009” patch on the back. The next set of items are long navy socks, a navy belt, Michael’s pass credentials, two lineup cards and a Yankees’ duffle bag. This entire collection comes with a LOA from the family of the late Gene Michael.

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