{"product_id":"the-real-mccoy-s-baseball-uniform-shirt-7th-aaf","title":"BASEBALL UNIFORM SHIRT \/ 7TH AAF","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe BASEBALL UNIFORM SHIRT \/ 7TH AAF is constructed from cotton flannel and finished with 7TH AAF detailing at the chest and a team number at the rear, both applied in traditional felt lettering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFastened with urea buttons, this piece recreates the visitor uniform worn by Joe DiMaggio while serving with the Seventh Air Force during the Second World War, having enlisted in the Army at the height of his career with the New York Yankees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAccording to the roster from that period, his number was “4,” rather than “5,” the number later retired by the Yankees in his honor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn 1944, organized military baseball in Hawaii reached its height.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMultiple service leagues operated across Oahu, including the Honolulu League, Hawaii League and the Central Pacific Area League.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAmong the strongest teams was the 7th Army Air Force, stationed in the Pacific as part of the United States air defence network.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIn early June 1944, Brigadier General William J.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlood confirmed that Joe DiMaggio would join the 7th AAF in Hawaii.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHe arrived alongside Walt Judnich, Dario Lodigiani, Jerry Priddy, Mike McCormick and Ferris Fain, transforming the squad into one of the most talent-heavy military teams assembled during the war.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOn June 4, 1944, DiMaggio made his first Hawaii appearance before 21,000 spectators at Honolulu Stadium, hitting a 435-foot home run against the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base team.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDespite illness limiting his season, his presence elevated both attendance and competition across the islands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe 7th Army Air Force went on to dominate the Hawaii League, finishing 31–4 and securing the championship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe team later represented the Army in the 1944 Army–Navy Service World Series, a widely attended inter-service contest staged before crowds of up to 20,000 servicemen in Pearl Harbor and across the Hawaiian Islands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCotton Sewing Thread Construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFelt Application at Front and Rear\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEmbroidered Patch on Left Sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Real McCoy's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53449135161623,"sku":"MS26006","price":415.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/5994\/1143\/files\/MS26006_GRY_251008_4864_path2509_d2afd025-baa3-46f1-abcc-c79723a2d7fb.jpg?v=1780004514","url":"https:\/\/therightgarment.com\/fr\/products\/the-real-mccoy-s-baseball-uniform-shirt-7th-aaf","provider":"The Right Garment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}