Charlie Blackmon Fourth of July socks

Date2017 July 04

DescriptionPair of cotton knee-high socks with a teal embroidered "L" and "R" on the toe areas. The left sock has a gray toe, red and white stripes up the top of the foot to the top of the sock and a "Stance" logo in blue and white embroidery five inches from the top of the sock. There is an embroidered MLB logo directly opposite. The right sock has a gray toe and is dark blue with three white stars up the leg. It also has the "Stance" logo in red and white, and an MLB logo directly opposite. Both socks are reinforced in the toe, ankle, and heel and also have MLB Authentication hologram stickers.

Bio/Historical NoteColorado Rockies centerfielder Charlie Blackmon donned these stars-and-stripes socks for the game at Coors Field on July 4, 2017, an 8-1 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Baseball's sock phenomenon has increased in popularity since Stance Socks became the first official sock sponsor for MLB in 2016. Blackmon went 1-for-4 as leadoff hitter in this contest.

Object numberB-2017-0160

Subject Blackmon, Charlie, 1986-

Subject Colorado Rockies (Baseball team)

Subject Major League Baseball (Organization)

Subject National League of Professional Baseball Clubs

Attributes

socks

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions16.5 x 9.5 in.

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