Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap worn by Willie Stargell
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1979
name: label: Manufactured by
content: New Era Cap Company, founded 1920
label: Worn by
content: Willie Stargell, American, 1940 - 2001
label: Subject of
content: Pittsburgh Pirates, American, founded 1882
notes: label: Caption
content: This cap, with it's distinctive pillbox style and bumblebee stripes, was worn by first baseman Willie "Pops" Stargell as part of the Pirates' road uniforms during the late 1970s, including the legendary 1979 season which concluded with the Pirates sweeping the National League Championship and winning the World Series. This standout season was made even more memorable with the Pirates claiming "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge as their theme song. Stargell, was a standout hitter and a respected leader in the clubhouse. Stargell was named Most Valuable Player of the '79 World Series and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.
label: Description
content: A Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap game worn by Willie "Pops" Stargell.
label: Description
content: The cap has a flat crown and upright sides, giving it a cylindrical shape, with a curved, flat bill in the front. There is a mustard yellow embroidered “P” at the front center, three thin yellow stripes around the sides, and a yellow button, or squatchee, in the center of hte crown. There are several small black eyelets going around the side of the cap, in between the top two stripes.
label: Description
content: The inside of the crown of the cap is black mesh with tan fabric around the bottom of the inside edge. There is a darker tan manufacturer’s label at the back which has black and red text: [SINCE 1920 / New Era / DUPONT VISOR / WEATHERIZED / PRE-SHRUNK / 100% WOOL FABRIC / PRO MODEL]. The underside of the bill is off white and shows signs of wear and tear. There is a handwritten Roman numeral 8 (VIII) on the bottom of the bill.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Baseball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2023.44.1
objectType: label: Type
content: baseball caps
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool with embroidery thread, cardboard and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 10 in. (8.9 × 19.7 × 25.4 cm)