They Called Me God

While I was right in the middle of reading this book......

this little gem appeared  on Ebay.

1976 National League Championship Series cap worn by Doug Harvey.

I didn't hesitate.

Oh, would my wife be mad!  $$$

Let me tell you about the book first: 

  Doug Harvey umpired in MLB from 1962-92.   The title of the book came from a rain delay involving the Padres. "God walks on water."

Harvey's frankness makes this a great read, he doesn't hold back and I was very surprised to learn about his interactions with well known players.

Reading this book changed the way I watch ball games.

As for the cap:

In the 1976 NLCS, the Reds would sweep the Phillies in three games.

They would go on to sweep the Yankees (4-0) and win the World Series.

The pillbox cap was worn by umpires to celebrate the National League's 100 year anniversary for only the NLCS.

The pillbox is a style of cap that cycles in popularity and is more of a throwback to a different time

As is Doug Harvey.

The cap has become one of my favorites and I feel the same about the book.

Hall of Fame Caps #2

In 1943 The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was born.

Some of the teams were:

Milwaukee Chicks

Kalamazoo  Lassies

Chicago Colleens

Springfield Sallies 

The Hall of Fame has a very nice display of the League.

My wife said I had to write a blog entry about these caps.

1944 Peoria Red Wings.

1945 Fort Wayne Daisies.

I was able to view underneath the cap and noticed it was an elastic stretch- fitted cap.

1952 Grand Rapids Chicks.

1994 Colorado Silver Bullets Poster

Sponsored by Coors.

League lasted from 1994-97.

Anybody have one of these?

E. Rosenstein Sons

A few blog posts ago, I posted some pictures of some caps that I was not able to identify.

The "Name that Team" post has been my most popular entry so far.

I am asking the Cap Community to solve another puzzle:

The E. Rosenstein Sons Cap Company.

I have acquired two caps with  E. Rosentein Sons Cap Company tags over the years.

The cap on the left is a Chicago White Sox cap that was worn from 1951-63.

On the left is a Rochester Red Wings cap which was worn for sure in 1962.

The Red Wings are the Triple A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.

I purchased the Red Wings cap from someone that stated that it came from the clubhouse manager.

Any info?

My theory is that these caps were made by New Era under private label.

Birth Certificate

On my recent visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame, I came across a document  from Chris Koch of New Era.   This memo is addressed to the New Era sales force and details the new on-field caps for the upcoming 1994 MLB season.

While 1994 had no World Series, it did introduce some great on-field caps.

Remember these?

Remember the size of Chief Wahoo?

My least favorite Brewers logo of all time, which didn't last long.

New Era calls this "Seattle" teal

Houston is described as a stylized "star"

Phillies color is described as royal blue

New "stylized" SF broke my heart....loved the previous SF

Blue Jays dropped the blue and white panel after a losing streak in 1993