Greg Harvey's 1985 WA Brewers baseball cap
c. 1985A 1985 Western Australian 'Brewers' baseball team cap. It has a black crown with a yellow fabric-covered top button. Stitched horizontally around the crown are three strips of yellow braid. Appliqued to the front of the crown is the West Australian Baseball League logo, which comprises a black circular patch embroidered with a stylised yellow swan. The cap visor is black fabric lined with grey fabric and the player's name is written in black felt pen on the underside. The snapback closure has been bound with packaging tape.
In 1984 the Western Australian State baseball team was rebranded as the 'WA Brewers' as the code moved from 'amateur' to a more professional environment.
The design of this cap is a significant step away from the traditional 'look' of previous eras, although it still retained the black and gold State colours.
At the 1985 Australian national baseball championships the final game for the Claxton Shield trophy was played in Melbourne, Victoria. The WA Brewers won the championship and the wearer of this cap, Greg Harvey, was a member of that team.
Details
Details
[WABL logo on the crown]
[Underside of visor]
'Harvey'
Greg Harvey was a significant player during the mid-to-late 1980s and played in five Claxton Shield series in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988. He was an 'awesome' shortstop who went on to play for Australia at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Unfortunately, a later serious injury curtailed his playing career.
Greg has donated his cap to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.
Although the Baseball WA Museum & Archives has similar caps from the WA Brewers era, this well-provenanced cap has historic and social significance due to the sporting achievements of an outstanding Western Australian baseball player.
More items like this
Other items from Baseball WA
-
1983 Australian baseball team - 12th Asian Baseball Championship Series
-
1947 Australian Team baseball pocket badge
-
1994/95 Perth Heat baseball fixtures poster
-
Perth Heat pitchers Alvin Sheppard, Shane Tonkin, Dave White, Scott Connor
-
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
-
1956 Country Week Champions - Goldfields Baseball League
-
1939 Baseball Glove Belonging to Ben Shom
-
1966 Claxton Shield Series baseball - signed
-
1982 Claxton Shield Series commemorative medal
Scan this QR code to open this page on your phone ->
