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Baseball hat worn by Warren Spahn, Milwaukee Braves

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Associated Name
Spahn, Warren
Milwaukee Braves
Wilson Sporting Goods Company
Description
Blue Milwaukee Braves baseball hat with red button and bill and white M. Worn by pitcher Warren Spahn.
Left-handed pitcher Warren Spahn (1921-2003) played Major League Baseball for 21 seasons, all with the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1942, 1946-1964) except for his final year, which was split between the New York Mets and San Francisco Giants (1965.) From 1943-1945 he served in the United States Army during the Second World War.
A 17-time All-Star, Spahn retired with a 363-425 win-loss record, 2,583 strikeouts and a 3.09 earned run average. He led the National League in wins 8 times and strikeouts 4. In 1957, he won the Cy Young Award, helping lead the Braves to a World Series Championship.
A member of 1999’s All Century Team , Spahn was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973.
Location
Currently not on view
1953-1964
ID Number
2017.0334.11
catalog number
2017.0334.11
accession number
2017.0334
Object Name
hat, baseball
cap, baseball
Physical Description
wool (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
hat size: 6 3/4 in; 17.145 cm
overall: 4 in x 7 in x 9 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 17.78 cm x 24.13 cm
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
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National Museum of American History
subject
Baseball
Sports
Record ID
nmah_1864495
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-9f2a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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