Description: Authentic reproduction of the original 8-panel 1959 Hiroshima Carp Ballcap. Hand-sewn from genuine wool baseball cloth.
Product Details:
- Made in the USA
- Genuine navy wool broadcloth
- Orange on Athletic Fold “HC” logo on front
- Soft short visor with green satin under visor
- Vintage hair cloth backed buckram crown
- Satin taping with leather sweatband
- Item #: HIR59C
League: Japanese Baseball
History: Hiroshima established a professional baseball team as part of the city’s reconstruction efforts after the atomic bomb devastation in 1945. The Carp (“Koi” in Japanese) were perennially underfunded, and were so poor that in 1953 they could only afford to issue one uniform per player. The Carp played in Hiroshima Municipal Stadium until 2008.