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Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script
Close-up of white felt “Dodgers” script across chest of 1940 varsity jacket with navy wool texture
Tan cowhide leather sleeve and vintage-style welt pocket detail on 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers jacket
Interior view of Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 varsity jacket showing quilted lining and authentic Ebbets Field Flannels label
Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script
Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script
Close-up of white felt “Dodgers” script across chest of 1940 varsity jacket with navy wool texture
Tan cowhide leather sleeve and vintage-style welt pocket detail on 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers jacket
Interior view of Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 varsity jacket showing quilted lining and authentic Ebbets Field Flannels label
Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script
Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script
Close-up of white felt “Dodgers” script across chest of 1940 varsity jacket with navy wool texture
Tan cowhide leather sleeve and vintage-style welt pocket detail on 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers jacket
Interior view of Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 varsity jacket showing quilted lining and authentic Ebbets Field Flannels label
Front view of 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers varsity jacket with navy wool body, tan leather sleeves, and white felt "Dodgers" script

Men's knits

Brooklyn Dodgers 1940 Authentic Wool & Leather Varsity Jacket

$595

$595

$595

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EXACT REPRODUCTION OF THE 1940 BROOKLYN DODGERS TEAM JACKET

History: Few teams boast such an impressive history as the Brooklyn Dodgers. Playing at Ebbets Field in Flatbush, Brooklyn, the legendary team won 12 National League pennants and the 1955 World Series before heading west to Los Angeles in 1958. 

This wool-and-leather jacket features a zipper front, chenille emblem, and chenille shadow block “40” on the left sleeve, just like the ones worn by the players in 1940.

Product Details

  • Royal blue wool body

  • Cream cowhide sleeves

  • Pendelton Wool

  • Vintage knit wool rib at cuff and hem

  • Felt and chenille ‘B' on chest

  • Royal blue and cream chenille on felt no. 40 on left sleeve

  • Front entry pockets

  • Inside pocket

  • Metal zipper front

  • Black quilted lining

  • Body: 100% Wool

  • Sleeves: 100% Leather

  • Lining: 100% Polyester

  • Dry clean only

  • Made in USA

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The Year the Style Took the Field

The Year the Style Took the Field

The Year the Style Took the Field


"Brooklyn never stood a chance — not against time, not against change."

"Brooklyn never stood a chance — not against time, not against change."

1940–1941

1940–1941

The Other Brooklyn Dodgers

In 1940, the Dodgers didn’t look like champions. They looked like a team trying to matter. Jackie Robinson was still six years away. The ‘Boys of Summer’ hadn’t arrived yet. But something was stirring in Flatbush — a kind of defiant pride stitched into every cold spring doubleheader at Ebbets Field.

Rough Edges, Big Shoulders



This jacket wasn’t designed for glory. It was built for grit. Heavy wool. Leather sleeves. A chenille “B” that didn’t whisper Brooklyn — it shouted it. The number 40 on the sleeve wasn’t just a year. It was a time stamp on a team trying to hold its own before history took notice.

The Team Before the Team



They finished second in the National League that year. No pennant, no parade — but seeds were being planted. Leo Durocher was managing. Pee Wee Reese was getting ready. Fans still came in through turnstiles and left with sore voices. This jacket remembers all of that.


"This wasn’t a souvenir. This was sideline armor."

"Brooklyn never stood a chance — not against time, not against change."

"Brooklyn never stood a chance — not against time, not against change."

"Brooklyn never stood a chance — not against time, not against change."

The Jacket That Saw It Coming



This wasn’t a souvenir. This was sideline armor. The kind of jacket that soaked up spring wind and bench dust. It heard arguments between coaches and umpires. It knew the locker room before the lights. Worn by men who played for day-to-day pride, not endorsement deals. Before the Dodgers became America’s team, they were Brooklyn’s burden — and this jacket bore it with them.

Legacy in Stitching



1940 didn’t make headlines. It didn’t make documentaries. But it made memories — and the jacket remembers. The chill under the grandstands. The smell of old leather mitts and cigar smoke. The soft rhythm of cleats dragging on concrete. This isn’t fan gear. It’s a stitched archive of grit. When history was still forming, it wrapped around the shoulders of men who had to earn every line in the box score.

Before Glory, There Was Grit



They weren’t champions yet. But you could feel it coming. A young Pee Wee Reese was sharpening his instincts. Dolph Camilli was leading with quiet fire. Durocher kept the dugout tense and alive. These weren’t legends — not yet. Just names on scorecards, carried by blue wool and leather sleeves into the chill of early April.

Wear It Like It Meant Something



This jacket isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about belonging. When you wear it, you're not repping a brand. You’re picking up where history left off. You’re walking into the old Ebbets Field, folding your arms against the wind, and standing for the anthem. This is Brooklyn — before it moved west. Before the lights got too bright. Before the game forgot where it came from.


Product Detaiks
  • Royal blue wool body

  • Cream cowhide sleeves

  • Pendelton Wool

  • Vintage knit wool rib at cuff and hem

  • Felt and chenille ‘B' on chest

  • Royal blue and cream chenille on felt no. 40 on left sleeve

  • Front entry pockets

  • Inside pocket

  • Metal zipper front

  • Black quilted lining

  • Body: 100% Wool

  • Sleeves: 100% Leather

  • Lining: 100% Polyester

  • Dry clean only

  • Made in USA

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Wool. Felt. Glory. Since 2024.

This isn’t just gear — it’s your ticket to a league of legends. Join the club, carry the story.

1926–1966

Legends aren’t born. They’re worn.

Wool. Felt. Glory. Since 2024.

This isn’t just gear — it’s your ticket to a league of legends. Join the club, carry the story.

1926–1966

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

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Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

2025 Vintage Baseball Club. All rights reserved.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

2025 Vintage Baseball Club. All rights reserved.