Baltimore Orioles home jersey worn by second baseman Davey Johnson during the club's 1969 American League Championship season. The white flannel jersey is lettered "Orioles" across the front, with the number "15" featured on both the left breast and reverse. The name "D. Johnson" is lettered on the reverse, directly above the number. All numerals and front lettering are applied in orange on black tackle twill. All reverse lettering is applied in black tackle twill. Located on the left front tail are a "Wilson 40" label and a white square tag bearing both the year and set number ("1969 Set 2") chain-stitched in black. A Major League Baseball "100th Anniversary" patch adorns the left sleeve. Both the anniversary patch and the name on the reverse have been restored (the stitch outlines from the original patch and name are clearly visible), but it should noted that the replaced patch is an original vintage example. Aside from those two minor anomalies, the jersey is original as issued, with no other alterations. Moderate-to-heavy wear is displayed throughout, including a small circular stain on the left shoulder, and a few scattered dark stains on the reverse, below the numeral "5." It is important to note that players in 1969 normally received two pairs of home and away jerseys. As such, there is a 50/50 chance this uniform was also worn by Johnson during the historic 1969 World Series against the New York Mets.
Johnson enjoyed a fine overall season in 1969. In what was his fourth season as the club's starting second basemen, Johnson batted .280 with 7 home runs and 57 RBI to help lead Baltimore to its second pennant of the decade. Unfortunately, for Johnson and his teammates, the heavily favored Orioles were upset by the New York Mets in the World Series. Ironically, Davey Johnson made the last out of the 1969 World Series to give the Mets their first World Championship in franchise history. Johnson, of course, later joined the Mets as manager in 1984 and helped guide the club to its second World Championship in franchise history in 1986. Considered one of the greatest managers in New York Mets history, Johnson never finished below second place in the National League East division during his six full years with the club (1984-89).
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