Let's see some Game Used Caps

[Chris-Counts]

Thanks Mark, I'm always interested in looking at the insides of caps because there's a lot to be learned from them. Caps, like pinbacks, are one of those genres of collectibles that are kind of a mystery — I'm discovering new things about them all the time.

For what it's worth, I started a much longer thread on caps ("Let's see your vintage baseball caps") a few years back. is it possible merge it with this one?

Here's a display I put together showing the evolution of the St. Louis Browns and Baltimore Orioles caps ...

Originally Posted by perezfan

It will be difficult to dig it out, as that acrylic display is open only on the back side (and that display tower is jammed into a very tight space). But when time allows, I'll take it out to look at the manufacturer tagging. Guessing it will be Wilson, as I believe they were the Senators' mid-century maker of choice.

Yes, it's a navy blue cap with a white "W" outlined in red. Marc Okkonen's "Dressed to the Nines" website shows this specific cap style was utilized by the Senators from 1948 - 1951. Within that 4-year period, Early Wynn was a Senator only in 1948 (his final year with the team). So by process of elimination, this cap is most likely from 1948.