Batting Helmet
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1970s
name: label: associated person
content: Yastrzemski, Carl
label: associated institution
content: Boston Red Sox
label: maker
content: American Baseball Cap Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: For 23 years, Carl Yastrzemski wore the number 8 for the Boston Red Sox. Heir apparent to the great Ted Williams, “Yaz” as he was affectionately known, went on to become one of the greatest defensive left fielders of all time. His batting prowess earned him the Triple Crown in 1967 and he became the first American League player to achieve 400 home runs and 3000 hits. This batting helmet was retrofitted by Yastrzemski by cutting a hole in the right ear flap so he could hear the strike count more clearly but still be protected from close pitches. Batting helmets use this innovation today.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: web subject
content: Invention
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: National Treasures exhibit
label: See more items in
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Carl Yastrzemski
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0540.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0540
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0540.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: helmet, batting
label: Object Name
content: batting helmet
label: Object Name
content: batting helmet, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 9 in; 28.575 cm x 19.05 cm x 22.86 cm