Perry's Sports Collectibles

Buy it now price: 3,000Go to auction: Click HereAuction ends: August 29, 2010Derek Jeter may have to wait until a year or two after his final game to see his jersey retired to the Yankee Stadium honor roll, but in just a few short weeks his actual game worn jersey can be hanging in your home. This particular batting practice and spring training jersey was used by Jeter during the 1999 season, a year that ended with the Yankees defeating the Atlanta Braves to become World Series Champions. The jersey itself prominently features a 5 Joe DiMaggio memorial patch, as New York chose to honor the late Yankee Clipper, who passed away in early March of ’99. The item has been certified as authentic by Yankee-Steiner Collectibles, the official collectibles company of the New York Yankees.The 1999 season marked Jeter’s 4^th full season in the Major Leagues, and is considered by many to be the superstar’s true break out season, though he was still among the Yankees’ best in their 1998 World Series Championship season. In 1999, Jeter led American League in hits with 219, while finishing second in batting average at .349 and second in runs scored as well with 134 (actually up 7 from his AL-leading total of 127 in ’98). Jeter also became the second shortstop in the Yankees’ storied franchise history to top the century mark in RBI, knocking in 102 runs after spending a healthy chunk of the season in the 3-hole. By the close of the regular season, Jeter had set career highs in average, runs, hits, rbi, doubles, triples, home runs, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.Jeter’s already exemplary 1999 showing only improved in the post season. In the ALDS, facing the Rangers, Jeter upped his batting average to .455. He continued to hit well throughout the playoffs as Jeter batted .350 against the rival Red Sox in the ALCS before hitting .353 off the Braves highly touted pitching staff, on the way to his second consecutive World Series win.

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