1979 Australian Baseball Team cap
This Australian Baseball Team cap is in the Australian national colours of green and gold. The front of the crown is of green synthetic material with the letter 'A' embroidered in gold-coloured thread and two eyelets stitched with fawn thread. The back and sides of the crown is green synthetic mesh with a white and clear plastic slide adjuster for sizing. The cap visor is of yellow synthetic fabric with green cotton fabric lining. Hand-written on the lining of the visor is the name of the owner 'R. Michell'. Inside the cap is a white tag with a red letter 'S', indicating the size of the cap.
Ray Michell was a member of Australia's national baseball team for their tour of Japan and Korea in 1979. It was one of the numerous times he represented Australia, both domestically and abroad, between 1973 and 1986.
Details
Details
[On crown]
'A'
[Hand-written under visor]
'R. Michell'
[Tag inside cap]
'S'
A Western Australian, Ray Michell was inducted into the Australian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006 and was an inaugural inductee into the Baseball WA Hall of Fame in 2021.
This Australian Baseball Team cap, which Ray wore as team pitcher during the 1979 tour of Japan and Korea, was loaned to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by the family of Ray Michell.
This item is of historic importance as it a belonged to Ray Michell, a highly decorated baseball pitcher in Australia. The item's provenance comes from the family of Ray Michell.
Other items from Baseball WA
- 1979 Australian Baseball Team - Goodwill Tour in Korea
- 1950s Claxton Shield Baseball Championships badges
- 1980 Australian Baseball Team - 26th World Baseball Championships - Japan
- 1986 Australian Baseball Team cap - Festival of Sport
- 1986 Australian Baseball Team - America's Cup Festival of Sport
- 1994 Australian Baseball Team - Baseball World Cup, Nicaragua
- 1994 Australian Baseball Team - Baseball World Cup, Nicaragua
- 1986 USA All Stars Baseball Team - Perth
- 1975 Western Australian Claxton Shield team baseball cap
- 1976 Western Australian State Baseball Team cap
- 1973 Western Australian State Baseball Team cap
- 1946 Western Australian State baseball team
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