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Old 08-14-2016, 07:13 PM   #28864
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Archie Wilson 1951

Archie Wilson, 1952 Boston Red Sox. The image is sampled from a recently purchased photo.

I'm posting this because of the jersey Wilson is wearing... I can't seem to find another example of an early-50s Red Sox road jersey featuring the font seen here, nor can I find another example from the period of bi-colored lettering on a road uniform. The standard Boston road uniform of the time used a somewhat narrower dark blue block font. The piping along the outseam of the pants is also not standard.

Boston acquired Wilson in a trade with the Senators in early June of '52, sent him to Louisville in early August, then sold him to Toronto after the season ended. It appears that he had no other affiliation with the Red Sox beyond those two months in 1952. The photo was made at Yankee Stadium, and Wilson and the Red Sox were in the Bronx for a series from June 30 through July 2.

Can anybody fill me in on the uniform?
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