A's old cap design inquiry

by Kaiser99 on Jul 17, 2006 10:52 PM PDT

Hey gang, need some help here.

A friend of mine is looking for a particular A's cap that I personally have no recollection of - probably due to my lack of following during the period he says the cap is from.

Basically, it's a all-green cap, with the "A's" lettering white. No gold or anything on the design - just the "modern day" green all around, and the letters are white.

He swears it's sometime during the 90's when they wore this (alternate?), so I'm hoping someone else would know when exactly they wore it, and if possible, where to find it.

Thanks in advance!

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you mean

this?
http://www.lids.com/pid/20049617

by Zonis on Jul 17, 2006 10:55 PM PDT reply actions

Similar..but not the exact cap.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 17, 2006 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions

man there are some ugly caps

among all that selection!

the great playoff miss of 2004 followed by the good try of 2005...in 2006?...prove it.

by ak_A on Jul 17, 2006 11:06 PM PDT up reply actions

All the new school

New Era hats with the designs suck. Such bad looks. But all the different "Franchise" lids that lids.com is phenomenal

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 17, 2006 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions

It was their road cap for a couple years.

I believe it was in 93 and 94...I have one here..I actually liked it more than the gold A's.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Jul 17, 2006 10:57 PM PDT reply actions

1968 A's

Also wore green and white. First year they were in Oakland. Here's the link:

http://www.dugout-memories.com/kanath.html

by BlueMoon68 on Jul 17, 2006 11:47 PM PDT reply actions

Yeah thats what I was thinking of

I remember it from all the old baseball cards.

by walk off bunt on Jul 18, 2006 12:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Nice tidbit about the 1969 cap...

"Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener in 1970."

The Swingin' A's of the Swingin' 70's, gotta love 'em!

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by McFood on Jul 18, 2006 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions

batting helmet 1971

Do you remember the gold helmet with the green visor? That was a wild design. We won 101 games with that, maybe we should try that again.

by billyball1981 on Jul 18, 2006 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions

93 road hat

It was the road hat that they wore in 93 only. I have two of them and they are among my favorite of me A's hats.

They pop up on ebay from time to time.

Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 18, 2006 6:23 AM PDT reply actions

I have that hat!

But it is from when I was 10 or 11...and it's size 6 7/8.

The funniest thing about it is that it's signed by Scott Spiezio from his A's days...

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by rungood on Jul 18, 2006 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions

What Is It WIth Runners Owning ...

...the Green and White A's caps? Are you saying the A's stole more bases back in '93?

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by Gerard on Jul 18, 2006 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions

It looks sleek!

umm,, that is all I got.

Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 18, 2006 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions

I am wearing it right now though

It feels pretty nice on the head.

Honestly I have a huge collection of A's hats and maybe I will post a diary photo of it some day. This particular hat might be my favorite. I got my two off of ebay (for $18 including shipping total!) as they pop up there often.

I would love to get the 1969 hat that has been mentioned in this diary also. I don't have one of those.

Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 18, 2006 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Linkage

Here it is from the HOF website.

by booya on Jul 18, 2006 10:31 AM PDT reply actions

Players

Does anyone see Ellis and Byrnes as the models in these cartoon pics? Weird... but I thought I would see if anyone else sees the same thing.

Twins Enterprises makes my favorite A's caps so much that I quit wearing the bulky, fitted, too tall on my head official ones.

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by ohtobe21likehuston on Jul 18, 2006 2:13 PM PDT reply actions

byrnes totally

I can totally see byrnes.
Ellis does not seem tall enough.

Rickey Henderson: 35, 24, hall of fame!

by Athletics fan and runner on Jul 18, 2006 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Late 80's/Early 90's Away Cap

Watch any old baseball footage from that era, or Angels in the Outfield.

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by secret ASian man on Jul 18, 2006 6:28 PM PDT reply actions

The only place for vintage caps

is the Cooperstown Ballcap Company. They make literally thousands of styles of caps, from every ML team ever to virtually any minor league team you can name. Caps are made out of high-quality flanel with horsehide cap liners.

They have a 1968 A's cap, which might be what your friend is looking for. I have an Oaks cap and a Seals cap that I love from these folks.

"And Julio Franco is batting right-handed!" -- Wayne Hagin, A's radio play-by-play, mid-80s

by Nick on Jul 18, 2006 8:02 PM PDT reply actions