2020 Late December Auction Closing January 3
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/3/2021
The Hall of Fame slugger Frank Thomas wore this white Chicago White Sox home jersey during the 2004 MLB season. Thomas, a two-time American League Most Valuable Player, hit 18 home runs with 49 RBI and a .271 batting average in only 74 games in 2004. Thomas drew 64 walks, compared to only 57 strikeouts, to post a .434 on-base percentage and .563 slugging percentage in a vintage performance. Thomas played his final season with the White Sox in 2005 before retiring after the 2008 season with 521 home runs and a .301 career batting average. Thomas was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
This offered White Sox home jersey is a pinstriped white button-down, with “SOX” and Thomas’ number “35” sewn on the chest in black and gray tackle twill. “THOMAS” is sewn across the back shoulders in black and gray tackle twill over a second “35”, also sewn on the jersey in black and gray tackle twill. A Majestic logo is sewn on the left sleeve. A Majestic tag and an “04 48 35” swatch are sewn on the front left tail. Thomas has signed the right chest in black marker. The jersey shows light wear and comes with a LOA from noted baseball game used jersey expert William Henderson and a LOA from Beckett Authentication.