Ebbets Field Flannels Montreal Royals 1946 Road Jersey

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History: On April 18, 1946, Jackie Robinson––wearing this shirt––stepped onto the field for the Montreal Royals at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ, against the Jersey City Giants and became the first player in modern history to break Organized Baseball's unwritten color line. Robinson (#9) went on to lead the International League in batting average and fielding percentage, and was promoted to Brooklyn the following season.

History: The Little Giants played across the Hudson in Roosevelt Stadium. The Jersey City Giants set a Minor League attendance record in 1946. Giants pitcher Louis Polli led the International League in '43 with a 1.85 ERA. Bobby Thomson, the man who would launch the shot heard 'round the world in 1951 wore #7 for Jersey City. The Little Giants played in Roosevelt Stadium, which ironically would host several Brooklyn Dodger home games in 1956 and 57.

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History: Named for the Purity Oil Company, the Purity 99 represented Calgary, Alberta, in Canada's Big Four League. The most famous player in the club's history was an outfielder named Glen Gorgeous Gorbous, a local kid who went on to play for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies, and who later at an exhibition with the Omaha Cardinals threw a baseball 445 feet and 10 inches, a Guinness World Record that still stands to this day.