"Miksis will fix us," said Hall of Famer Branch Rickey in 1948 when he was a part owner and chief baseball executive of the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Miksis was a perceived rising star in the Brooklyn organization. Offered is an Eddie Miksis all original Baltimore Orioles' game worn jersey from 1958. Miksis, from Burlington, New Jersey, was a speedy shortstop who showed early promise but was stuck behind Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese at shortstop and Jackie Robinson at second base on the Dodgers and gradually became a utility player. Miskis played in the Major Leagues for 14 seasons: Brooklyn (1944 & 1946-51), Chicago Cubs (1951-56), St. Louis Cardinals (1957), Baltimore Orioles (1957-58), Cincinnati Reds (1958). For his career, Miksis batted .236, with 44 homers. He was on the NL pennant-winning Brooklyn Dodgers both in '47 and '49, and he played in the World Series in each of those seasons when the Dodgers were defeated in the Fall Classic each time by the New York Yankees. The offered gray away jersey has Baltimore across the chest in sewn-on orange script with black trim. Number 6 is on the left chest, in a sewn-on orange numeral with black trim. The left sleeve has a multi-colored sewn-on Orioles logo. A working zipper goes down the front. On the left, outside tail is a Spalding manufacturer's tag with a minor tear. In the neck is a sewn-on strip tag reading 58 6 44, which stands for year, player number, and size. The back has 6 in a sewn-on orange numeral with black trim. Miksis only played briefly with the '58 Orioles and then spent the majority of the '58 season with the Cincinnati Reds. The jersey shows light wear, with some visible but slight sweat and dirt stains in the collar. Miksis had previously played behind Reese and Robinson on the Dodgers and when Miksis was with Baltimore in '58, he couldn't play much at third base, either. That was manned by a 21-year-old future Hall of Famer named Brooks Robinson. Eddie Miksis never fulfilled the early promise that Branch Rickey held for him, but he learned to play the outfield as well as the infield, and his good fielding and speed were valuable assets. He did receive one vote for the Hall of Fame in the 1964 voting. New York sportswriter Phil Pepe tracked down Miksis and asked him what he thought of that one vote. Miksis replied, "I thought the person who voted for me must have been a true baseball expert. He had no need for statistics. He must have had a few beers before he voted." The offering is a nice Baltimore Orioles' jersey that was game worn by a respected baseball lifer.