1983 12th Asian Baseball Championships - Australian team official's blazer

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Overview

This 1983 Australian baseball team blazer is made of a 55% polyester 45% wool blend, light tan-coloured fabric. The buttons on the front of the blazer and the cuffs are gold and yellow with a shield motif. The breast pocket is embroidered with the Australian coat of arms and the word 'Baseball'.

Historical information

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.

The 1983 Asian Baseball Championship was the 12th continental tournament held by the BFA. The tournament was held in Seoul, South Korea for the fourth time, and was won by the hosts for their fourth Asian Championship. Chinese Taipei and Japan shared second place, Australia (4th) and Philippines (5th).

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Baseball_Championship]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.311

Item type

Sports Uniforms

Themes

People
Social History
Sport

Material

Polyester

Threads

Wool Blend (Textile)

Inscriptions and markings

[On blazer pocket]
Australian coat of arms
'Baseball'

[Manufacturer's label]
'Made by Stafford Ellinson International'

Contextual Information

Due to Maurie Reynolds' well-honed umpiring ability, he was selected to represent Australia on four occasions: 1983/84, 1984/85, 1987/88 and 1988/89. These appointments were in Asia and also for international tournaments held in Australia.

In 1983 Reynolds was a member of the Australian baseball team that participated in the 12th Asian Baseball Championships in Seoul, Korea. He has donated his team blazer from that tournament to the Baseball WA Museum and Archives.

A long-time member of the West Australian Baseball Umpires Association, he was awarded Life Membership of the Association in 1979.

Keywords

1983 Asian Baseball Championship Series

1983 Australian Baseball Team

Australian Baseball Umpires

1983 Australian Team Blazer

Maurie Reynolds

Sports Uniform

Seoul, Korea

Place made

Australia

Statement of significance

As an item of memorabilia from the 1983 12th Asian Baseball Championships, this well-preserved Australian team official's blazer has historic and social significance. Its provenance is impeccable and relates to a Western Australian baseball umpire's participation in an international tournament.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Well provenanced

Baseball WA

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