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Catalogue Number

2002.01.002

Object Name

Shirt

Nom d'objet (le)

Chandail

Title

Bill Slack Jersey

Titre (le)

Chandail de Bill Slack

History

This is an Atlanta Braves jersey worn by Bill Slack.

Bill Slack is a former professional baseball pitcher, manager, and coach, born in Petrolia, Ontario. Slack spent 50 years playing and working in minor league baseball, and was a longtime member of both the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves organizations.

Slack was hired by the Atlanta Braves as a minor league pitching instructor in 1985. He worked for the Atlanta Braves for 14 years.

Bill Slack was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Histoire

C’est un maillot chandail

Né à Petrolia, Ontario Bill Slack est un ancien lanceur, directeur et entraîneur professionel de baseball. Il jouait et travaillait pendant cinquante ans dans la Ligue mineure de baseball et il était membre des Red Sox de Boston et les Braves d’Atlanta.

Bill est intronisé au Temple de la renommée et musée du baseball canadien en 2002.

Description

This is a grey polyester button-down jersey. There are seven dark grey-brown buttons on the placket. The edges of the sleeves and the collar are bordered with two navy stripes and one red stripe between these. The front and reverse of the jersey have red lettering applique with a black border, and the reverse of the jersey also has black lettering applique with no border. The front reads "Braves" in a cursive script, and the reverse reads "Slack" at the top in black, and "9" underneath in large red block applique. Beneath the word "Braves" there is a red tomahawk with yellow stitching. The inside back collar has two flag tags, a black one with a "Wilson" logo, and a white one with fabric information and care instructions. Bill Slack autographed both the front and reverse of the jersey. The autograph on the front is above the "es" in Braves. The autograph on the reverse is between the name "Slack" and the number "9".

Description (la)

Un chandail gris à boutons. Il y a sept boutons sur la platte. Il y a des bordures bleu foncé partout le chandail. Un appliqué en rouge, jaune et noir se trouve avant et arrière ce chandail. Le mot « Braves » et un animation d’un tomahawk sont au front du maillot et le numéro « 9 » et le nom « Slack » sur l’autre côté.

Made

Wilson

Material

Polyester

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