Baseball Victoria peaked cap
This dark blue baseball cap has 'BASEBALL VICTORIA' embroidered on the crown in white thread. To the left of those words is the letter 'V' and a baseballer with raised bat, also embroidered in white thread. The cap has a blue top button and six small eyelets on the crown, and a blue plastic size adjuster at the back. The underside of the peak is a grey fabric with the player's number hand-written in black felt pen. Inside the cap are a sweat band and the manufacturer's label.
This baseball cap belonged to Matthew Sheldon-Collins, a Victorian baseball legend, who played for Waverley Reds in the inaugural professional Australian Baseball League. He also played for Australia, including at the 1988 and 1996 Olympics.
Details
Details
[Embroidered on the crown]
'V'
'BASEBALL VICTORIA'
[Manufacturer's label]
'100% polyester Made in China'
'Gentle hand wash No bleach'
'One size fits all'
[Hand-written under cap peak]
'13'
The cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Matthew Sheldon-Collins and complements the museum's collection of interstate baseball memorabilia.
Matthew Sheldon-Collins was an icon of baseball in Victoria, and an Australian representative for more than a decade during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2007 he was inducted into the Baseball Australia Hall of Fame. Matthew's playing number '13' is inscribed on the cap, which has both historic and social significance and comes with impeccable provenance.
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