Western Australian State baseball team jacket
A Western Australian State baseball team warm-up jacket. The body of the jacket is black nylon fabric, with two side pockets incorporated into the front panels. Yellow metal press studs secure the front opening. The raglan sleeves are yellow nylon fabric with black elasticised cuffs. The collar and waistband are also black elasticised synthetic fabric. Transfer-printed on the left-hand sleeve is the number '5' in black felt fabric. A sponsor's name is transfer-printed with yellow felt letters on the back of the jacket.
This jacket probably dates from c.1984, when 'Swan Lager' was the major sponsor of the Western Australian State baseball team. It was worn by players in cooler weather prior to a game starting.
The player's number '5' on the jacket sleeve relates to Greg Harvey. Starting his baseball career playing in the Western Australian Goldfields League, Harvey went on to represent Western Australia in five Australian Claxton Shield series, from 1984 to 1988, and represented Australia at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Details
Details
[On back of jacket]
'Swan Lager'
[On left sleeve]
'5'
[Manufacturer's labels]
'Fox Sportswear' [with fox head logo]
'Hand wash'
'Large'
'All nylon'
The jacket was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Greg Harvey and adds to the Museum's collection of State baseball uniforms.
This item of Western Australian State baseball uniform has historic significance as it represents an era when baseball in Western Australia was sponsored by a brewing company. It has social significance because of its well-provenanced connection to a player of state, national and Olympic standing.
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- 1947 Australian Team baseball pocket badge
- 1994/95 Perth Heat baseball fixtures poster
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- Graeme Lloyd's Perth Heat playing top No. 27
- 1959 W. Symonds Medal - Goldfields Baseball League - Dale Hughes
- 1969 Mickle Medal awarded to Dale Hughes - Claxton Shield Series
- Dale Hughes' 1960s Western Australian State baseball team cap
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