Does anyone know if it's possible to shrink a baseball jersey? I just got an authentic (I hope)...

Does anyone know if it's possible to shrink a baseball jersey? I just got an authentic (I hope) Rawlings A's jersey (the button down type) for $10 on eBay but it's a size 40 and I probably wear more like a 36. Can these go in the dryer, maybe dry clean? Or is it not possible?

I figured you guys would know the best out of anyone.

11 months ago MichaelClutchtree 12 comments 0 recs |

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Probably not by the drying method, usually cotton shrinks this way, but not polyester.

However the jersey may shrink a little, but probably not what you are looking for. If you know anyone that can sew, pulling it apart and altering it may be your best bet. But that also can be time consuming, I don’t know how much time you felt like putting into it.

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by winchester5 on Jul 18, 2011 9:32 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs

Dunno for sure

But, Rawlings hasn’t been making the MLB jerseys for a while now.

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by Flashfire on Jul 19, 2011 12:42 AM PDT reply actions

I have a rawlings jersey

A’s home white, circa 1988 or 89.
The fit is slightly different than the current model.

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by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 19, 2011 6:34 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, it's probably from the 1990s.

here’s a picture

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by MichaelClutchtree on Jul 19, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions

Looks like

That was a little after the ones from the World Series time, at least after 1989.

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by Flashfire on Jul 19, 2011 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions

well that’s pretty cool. i really don’t care about how old it is; the guy said it’s only been worn a few times and an authentic for $10 sounds like a good deal to me

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by MichaelClutchtree on Jul 19, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

It’s just the reason I know is because the ones from the World Series timeframe had Rawlings spelled out on the sleeve instead of the “R” logo, and the “A” in the script didn’t have that little curl below the top one. If you check photos from back then it can at least help narrow down when they started using this version.

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by Flashfire on Jul 19, 2011 8:58 PM PDT up reply actions

wow that information is more useless than our offense! :D

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by MichaelClutchtree on Jul 19, 2011 9:26 PM PDT up reply actions

wait… :(

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by MichaelClutchtree on Jul 19, 2011 9:51 PM PDT up reply actions

my personal experience

is that the jerseys that are too big haven’t shrunk, no matter what I do. I have one jersey that is a little small, and I only hand wash it because if it shrinks I can’t use it.

by OaklandSi on Jul 19, 2011 6:38 AM PDT reply actions