Lot # 572: 1940s Ruptured Duck Patch (Rare)

Starting Bid: $100.00

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Item was in Auction "May 11th, 2011 Summer Games Auction (#30)",
which ran from 4/18/2011 2:00 PM to
5/13/2011 1:00 AM



In 1945, former servicemen Peanuts Lowrey, Paul Gillespie and Mickey Livingston of the Chicago Cubs, and Aaron Robinson and Red Ruffing of the New York Yankees, each wore a special honorable discharge patch on their sleeve, affectionately known as the “ruptured duck.” Though other clubs discussed the idea, apparently no other players donned these patches. This rare white and yellow embroidered patch measures approximately 5-1/2” x 3-3/4” and is in EX-NM condition.