Baseball Cap worn by Pepper Bassett
date: label: date made
content: 1934 - 1954
notes: label: Description
content: Baseball hat worn by Pepper Bassett (1910-1981). Between 1934-1954, Lloyd Pepper Bassett played professional baseball in the Negro, Mexican and Canadian Leagues, including five years with the Birmingham Black Barons. A fan favorite and multiple All-Star selection, Bassett would sometimes entertain crowds by sitting in a rocking chair while performing his backstop duties.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: negro leagues
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: Subject
content: African American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0160.02
label: accession number
content: 1981.0160
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0160.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cap
label: Object Name
content: cap, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 in x 11 1/2 in x 6 3/4 in; 10.16 cm x 29.21 cm x 17.145 cm