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West Australian Junior Baseball League cap

Overview

A West Australian Junior Baseball League cap. The crown is white cotton fabric with black pin-stripe stitching. The embroidered logo on the front of the crown is of a stylised outline of Australia in black and yellow thread, behind a baseball and the letters WAJBL in black and white stitching. The top button and the peak are covered with black fabric. The eyelets are stitched with white thread. The back of the cap has a white plastic adjustable strap. Inside the cap is the manufacturer's label. Hand-written under the peak is the team member's number.

Historical information

The West Australian Junior Baseball League (WAJBL) was incorporated in 1963. Baseball WA (BWA) formally assumed the undertakings of the WAJBL as of 30 June 2000. Practical assumption of operations occurred as of 1 July 1999.

This cap bears the logo of the WAJBL, and is representative of the cap worn by the Western Australian Under-16 national champions in 1991, when Mark Pettit was Assistant Coach.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.227
Item type
Width
20 cm
Height or length
13 cm
Depth
17 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[On front of cap crown]
'WAJBL'

[Written on underside of peak]
'# 42'

[Manufacturer's label]
'Headmaster'
'One size fits all'
'Made in Korea'

Contextual Information

This Western Australian State junior baseball team cap was donated to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives by Mark Pettit and his team number #42 is hand-written under the visor.

Mark coached WA State Under 16 and Under 18 teams from 1990 to 2018 in various roles as Pitching Coach, Assistant Coach and Head Coach in six National Championships.

Statement of significance

This cap is representative of a uniform of the West Australian Junior Baseball League and adds to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives' baseball cap collection and junior baseball memorabilia. It is in good condition and is well-provenanced.

Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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2020.227 West Australian Junior Baseball League cap (front)
West Australian Junior Baseball League cap (front)
2020.227 West Australian Junior Baseball League cap (back)
2020.227 West Australian Junior Baseball League cap (back)

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