1998 International Friendship Series — Australian Gold team
1998A colour photograph of the Australian Gold baseball team at the 1998 International Friendship Series. The team is wearing the Australian playing uniform of a yellow short-sleeved playing top. Some team members are also wearing a dark green undershirt. The word 'Australia' is printed in green on the front of the playing top. The pants are light grey, worn with dark coloured shoes and black socks. The baseball caps have a black crown and dark green visor. Embroidered on the front of the crown is a letter 'A' in yellow thread and a cartoonish kangaroo. Five embroidered stars surround the other symbols.
The photograph is mounted on yellow card with the name of the competition, the name of the team and the year date printed in black text above the photo. Below the photograph, printed in black text, are the names of the team players, coaches and officials.
Team members were:
Back row: M. Davis, T. Brice, B. Dale, A. Fennell.
Middle row: J. Radalj (Executive Officer), M. Pettit (Pitching Coach), J. Ziersch, B. Baker, L. Tudor, M. Forbes, C. Bower, S. Barclay (Assistant Coach), P. Worboys (Head Coach).
Front row: S. Russell, A. Morrissey, W. Peters, S. Galpin, L. Burrows, B. Murray, W. Bradley, P. Dawes.
Details
Details
'International Friendship Series 1998'
'Australian Gold'
[On baseball cap]
'A'
[On playing top]
'Australia'
This photograph was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by John Radalj who was the Executive Officer of the 1998 Australian Gold team.
Of historic and social significance, this well-provenanced photograph records the names and images of young Australian baseballers.
Other items from Baseball WA
- 1995 Australian National Youth 'B' Baseball Team
- 1990 International Youth Development Squad Friendship Series
- 1947 Australian Team baseball cap
- 1990 Western Australian State Under-16 Baseball Team — National Champions
- 1985 Western Australian State Under-15 Baseball Team
- 1978-79 Goldfields Baseball League representative team
- Velocity Improvement Plan Diamond® baseballs
- 1989 City of Perth and Kagoshima Sister Cities Goodwill Baseball Series - WAJBL Executive & Kagoshima Delegation
- Baseball WA Gear Bag c.1985
- Western Australian State junior baseball team batting helmet
- West Australian Baseball League Colts Grade trophy 1992-1997
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