March 30, 2023: Spring Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/30/2023
Here are nearly a dozen game-worn pants from the 1960s White Sox, an array of road light-blue flannels that touches a pair of Hall of Famers and several other legendary ChiSox figures from the period. With names like Hoyt Wilhelm, Al Lopez, Moose Skowron, Wilbur Wood and Smoky Burgess, the array is a veritable “Who’s Who” of mid-1960s lore. The pants have the zipper front with top button (1964-65 top button snap), white/blue/white piping down the sides and dual back pockets with button. Here’s the breakdown: 1) 1966 Hoyt Wilhelm – No. 31, Size 38 MacGregor square green label – Set 1, 1966 – with team swatch tag with “31-38-27” and adjacent washing instructions label; 2) 1968 Al Lopez - No. 42, Size 38 Wilson label – Set 1, 1968 – with team swatch tag with “Lopez, 1968 Set 2 – 26”; 3) 1966 Moose Skowron – No. 14, Size 36 MacGregor green rectangle label – Set 2, 1966 – with team swatch tag with “14-36-26” and adjacent washing instructions label; 4) 1967 Wilbur Wood – No. 28, Size 36 MacGregor black label – Set 2, 1967 – with team swatch tag with “28-36-25” and some hand-written names in the waistband from subsequent minor-league use; 5) 1967 Smoky Burgess - No. 2, Size 38 MacGregor black label – Set 1, 1967 – with team swatch tag with “2-39-23”; 6) 1967 Smokey Burgess - No. 2, Size 38 MacGregor black label – Set 2, 1967 – with team swatch tag with “2-39-23”; 7) Unidentified player - Size 36 MacGregor square green label – Set 2, 1964 – with hand-written names in the waistband from subsequent minor-league use; 8) Unidentified player - Size 35 MacGregor label missing – Set 1, 1964 – with one button missing in the back pocket and hand-written names marked in the waistband from subsequent minor-league use; 9) Dan Spillner/Bob Fallon - No. 37, Size 38 MacGregor green label – Set 1, 1964 – with team swatch tag with “37-37-24,” with front pocket and one original button replaced on a back pocket; 10) Unidentified player – Size 34 Wilson label – with stamp code A4002, with multiple names marked in the waistband from subsequent minor-league use; and 11) Bill Long – No. 36, Size 38 MacGregor green label – Set 2, 1965 – with team swatch tag with “36-38-23” and front pocket.
1964-68 Chicago White Sox Game-Worn Pants Group, Two HOFers (11)
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