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Rare 1950s Washington Senators Game Used Cap
Presented is a rare game worn Washington Senators hat from the mid to late 1950s. The original Washington Senators played in Washington D.C. for sixty years, from the founding of the American League, in 1901, through the 1960 season. The original Senators played the final fifty years at Griffith Stadium. The club won three pennants and the 1924 World Series. In later years, there was a second Washington Senators franchise in the American League, and at present the Washington Nationals franchise is in the National League. The long period of stability for Major League franchises began to erode in the 1950s, as cities with two (or three in New York) Major League clubs began to lose one or two of their teams: The St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles; the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City; the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles; the Giants moved from New York to San Francisco. This upheaval continued after the 1960 season, as in 1961, the Senators moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. The original Washington Senators have a rich and storied history. The Senators' all-time best player was Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee pitcher Walter Johnson, winner of 417 games. And for years, the Senators would play the Opening Game of the American League season with the U.S. President throwing out the first pitch. The Senators of the mid to late 1950s had some outstanding players. Pitchers Camilo Pasquel and Pedro Ramos were fine hurlers that the Senators acquired through the team's early and long-time connection to Cuban baseball. Hall of Fame slugger Harmon Killebrew started as a bonus baby with the Senators. The presented cap has a Tim McAuliffe manufacturer's tag inside with the leather band, but no hat size is visible. We don't know who wore the hat, but the cap is in excellent condition and shows moderate use. The hat represents the Washington Senators' long-time history as one of baseball's traditional franchises.
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