Welcome to another Jersey Sunday post, today's entry is my New York Mets Gary Carter uniform. I purchased this as a blank online and had it crested beautifully by Pickering Pro Image. Thanks again, gentleman. Made by Rawlings, I believe this is an authentic jersey made during the 1980s because of the embroidered team logo. At the time, only screen printed logos were available on replicas.
The numbers are made up of two layered tackle twill and a triple layer detail for the ID. Seein a nameplate over a pinstripe pattern always makes the jersey pop out a lot more.
The uniform is officially complete with the 25th Ann'y patch from the 1986 season.
Born on 8 April 1954 in Culver City, CA., "The Kid" as he was known, was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1972 and made his big league debut in 1974. In 1985, he was traded to the New York Mets where he'd help the team win the 1986 World Series Championship in a seven game bout against the Boston Red Sox. After the 1989 season, he signed a free agent deal with the San Francisco Giants [1989-90] and later the LA Dodgers [1990-91] until he finished his career back in a Montreal Expos uniform for the 1992 season.
As of now, I'm wearing the current NY Mets cap which is still a clean match since they haven't really changed it since the 1960s. But I do hope to own the authentic retro version one of these days.
Career Highlights and Achievements with the New York Mets:
600 games played, 272 runs scored, 542 hits, 89 home runs, .249 batting average, World Series Champion [1986], 4x All-Star [1985-89], Roberto Clemente Award [1989], 2x Silver Slugger Award [1985, 1986]
In 2001, he founded The Gary Carter Foundation, an institution aimed to improve the well-being of underpriveleged youth.
In 2003, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Montreal Expos player.
On 16 February 2012, Gary Carter passed away from brain cancer at the age of 57. The New York Mets organization will honour their former catcher by wearing a commemorative patch on their jerseys during the 2012 season.
"When somebody tells you that something could have been done... that's when you start to beat yourself up..." - Gary Carter
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