Los Angeles White Sox Custom Fitted

West Coast Negro Baseball League only operated for part of the 1946 season. Its objective was for teams composed of black ballplayers to play games in stadiums used by teams in the Pacific Coast League while their regular occupants were playing on the road. The league comprised six teams located in Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, Los Angeles, CA and San Diego, CA. It folded in July of its only year of operation.

Logo Custom Patch

Louis Tiant Custom Fitted Cap

Luis Clemente Tiant Vega , born November 23, 1940? in Marianao, Cuba is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1964-1969), Minnesota Twins (1970), Boston Red Sox (1971-1978), New York Yankees (1979-80), Pittsburgh Pirates (1981) and California Angels (1982).

Cap patch is vintage 70's

Miami Marlins Custom Fitted Cap

The Miami Marlins was the name of a Class AAA American minor league baseball franchise based in Miami, Florida, that played in the International League from 1956 through 1960.

Leroy "Satchel" Paige, played for them when he was in his fifties.

Their team color were royal blue and orange but I decided to do this one in the Dolphins colorway.

Logo twill on felt

Baltimore Stallions Custom Fitted Cap

The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian football team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were very successful in those two years. In '94 they won their division but lost to the B.C. Lions in The Grey Cup. The following year they won it all and became the only US team to win the Grey Cup.

The team name started out as the Baltimore Colts but the team was sued by the NFL over the Colts name. As a result they were know as "The Team Without A Name", Baltimore F.C., Baltimore CFLers, then finally the Stallions.

Logo hand screened and sewn fabric on hand cut and sewn felt

Independence Yankees Custom Fitted Cap

The Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League (or KOM League) was a name of an American minor league baseball league which was established in 1946. It existed for seven seasons.

The Independence Yankees were a minor league affiliate of the New york Yankees from 1947 to 1950.

Mickey Mantle played for the team during the 1949 season.

Staten Island Stapletons Custom Fitted Cap

The Staten Island Stapletons also known as the Staten Island Stapes were a professional American football team founded in 1915 that played in the National Football League from 1929 to 1930. The team was based in the Stapleton section of Staten Island. Under the shortened nickname the "Stapes" they played an additional two seasons from 1931 to 1932. Jack Shapiro, who was a blocking back for the Stapletons, was the shortest player in NFL history. The team was based in Staten Island, New York.

Logo custom fabric on hand cut and sewn felt

Mad Sox Custom Fitted Cap

Love this cap.

Logo custom patch on felt

Bawlmore O's Custom Fitted Cap

Yes, another one.

Logo is custom fabric on hand cut and sewn felt.

Brandon Regals Custom Fitted Cap

Brandon Regals were a minor pro hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League during the 1955-1956 season. Their only season.

Logo is hand screened and sewn felt

Hustlers are back !!!

Going though the rest of my Hustlers Patches. Here's another one. Logo vintage rare hustlers patch.

Blitzburgh Custom Fitted Cap

Blitzburgh is a nickname for the city of Pittsburgh, used mostly in the context of American football. The name references the 3-4 zone-blitz scheme created by longtime Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau, which the team has used since LeBeau first became defensive coordinator in 1992. The name is considered a badge of honor by fans of the team.

This defensive moniker was first applied to the defensive unit of the 1994 season. It featured linebackers Greg Lloyd, Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, and Levon Kirkland. This defense gained prominence in 1995 as the Steelers gained its fifth Super Bowl appearance.

Logo vintage felt jersey letter on felt and back logo hand screened and sewn felt

Tigers Slugger Custom Fitted Cap

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in 1894.

There are various legends about how the Tigers got their nickname. One involves the orange stripes they wore on their black stockings. Tigers manager George Stallings took credit for the name; however, the name appeared in newspapers before Stallings was manager. Another legend concerns a sportswriter equating the 1901 team's opening day victory with the ferocity of his alma mater, the Princeton Tigers.

Richard Bak, in his 1998 book, A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium, pp. 46–49, explains that the name originated from the Detroit Light Guard military unit, who were known as "The Tigers". They had played significant roles in certain Civil War battles and in the 1898 Spanish-American War. The baseball team was still informally called both "Wolverines" and "Tigers" in the news. The earliest known use of the name "Tigers" in the media was in the Detroit Free Press on April 16, 1895. Upon entry into the majors the ballclub sought and received formal permission from the Light Guard to use its trademark and from that day forth it is officially the Tigers.

Front logo is based off of early pennant image and is hand screened and sewn felt , back logo early Tigers logo and is also hand screened and sewn felt.

BIG RED MACHINE Custom Fitted Cap

The Big Red Machine is the nickname given to the Cincinnati Reds baseball team which dominated the National League from 1970 to 1976, recognized as among the best in baseball. Over that span, the team won five National League Western Division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series titles. The team's combined record from 1970-1976 was 683 wins and 443 losses, an average of nearly 98 wins per season.

The nickname was introduced in a July 4 1969 article by Bob Hertzel in The Cincinnati Enquirer, but gained prominence in reference to the 1970 team, which posted a regular season record of 102-60 and won the National League pennant. Rookie and future-Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson headed the team, which at its peak featured Pete Rose, Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan and Tony Pérez, and was supported by George Foster, César Gerónimo, Ken Griffey, Sr., and Dave Concepción. The eight players most frequently referenced as members of the Big Red Machine include baseball's all-time hit leader in Rose; 3 Hall of Fame players in Bench, Peréz and Morgan; 6 National League MVP selections; 4 National League home run leading seasons; 3 NL Batting Champions; 25 Gold Glove winning seasons, and 63 collective All-Star Game appearances. The starting lineup of Bench, Rose, Morgan, Pérez, Concepción, Foster, Griffey, and Gerónimo (collectively referred to as the "Great Eight") played 88 games together during the 1975 and 1976 seasons, losing only 19.

The Cincinnati Reds of the 1970s garnered more World Series appearances than any other team during that decade, with an overall record of 953 wins and 657 losses. They are the only National League team during the last 75 years to win back-to-back World Championships. Before them, the 1921 and 1922 New York Giants are the last NL team to accomplish this feat.Although some of the original players departed the team, some extend the Big Red Machine nickname for two more years until the departures of Anderson and Rose following the 1978 season.The Reds turned around to finish in second place in 1977 and 1978. The Cincinnati Reds would not return to the World Series until 1990, when manager Lou Piniella led the team to a four-game sweep of the heavily-favored Oakland Athletics, a re-match of sorts from the 1972 World Series.


Logo is hand screened and sewn felt

Binghamton Whalers Custom fitted Cap

The Binghamton Whalers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Binghamton, New York, USA, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Mad O's Custom Fitted Cap ( Wool Blk )

Still pissed year after year. Angelos, please let the birds go!

Logo hand screened and sewn felt

Brat Line Custom Fitted Cap

Toronto Maple Leafs (late 1970s)—line of Dave "Tiger" Williams, Jack Valiquette, and Pat Boutette was called the Brat Line.

Logo is hand screened and sewn felt

Orlando Gulls Custom Fitted Cap

The Orlando Gulls played in the Florida State League 1937.

Logo is hand cut and sewn felt

New York Eagles Custom Fitted Cap

The New York Eagles were a professional soccer franchise that played in the American Soccer League from 1978 to 1981, with a one-year hiatus in 1980. The franchise played its first season in , then moved to Albany, New York for the 1979 and 1981 seasons, playing at Albany's Bleecker Stadium.

The Eagles' top scorer, Vogislav "Billy" Bolevic, led the ASL in scoring in both 1981. The Eagles sat out the 1980 season due to financial constraints. The franchise made the playoffs in both the 1979 and 1981 seasons, but did not advance past the first game in either playoff appearance.

Logo vintage felt jersey letters, back patch hand screened and sewn felt.

Pittsburg Pirates Custom Fitted

The postwar Pirates would have only one winning season until 1958, Danny Murtaugh's first full season as their manager. Murtaugh is widely credited for inventing the concept of the closer by frequently playing pitcher Elroy Face late in close games. The 1960 team featured eight All-Stars, but was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by ten or more runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7–4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for defensive wizardry. (The 1960 Pirates were the only team between 1945 and 2001 to have not succumbed to the so-called "Ex-Cubs Factor" in the postseason. They were also unique for winning a World Series on a home run, a feat duplicated by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, though it should be noted that Joe Carter's home run came in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series--Mazeroski's is the only Game 7 walk-off in World Series history.)

The 1960s would continue with extremely solid defensive play by Mazeroski and the first Puerto Rican superstar, Roberto Clemente. Clemente was regarded as one of the game's best all-time hitters, and possessed a tremendous arm in right field. Although not the first black-Hispanic baseball player (an honor belonging to Minnie Miñoso), Clemente's charisma and leadership in humanitarian causes made him an icon across the continent. During his playing career, Clemente was often overlooked. Looking back, however, many consider Clemente to have been one of the greatest right fielders in baseball history.

Even with Clemente, however, the Pirates struggled to post winning marks from 1961–64, and Murtaugh was replaced by Harry Walker in 1965. With Walker, a renowned batting coach, at the helm—and the hitting of Clemente, Matty Alou, Manny Mota and others—the Pirates fielded contending, 90-plus win teams in both 1965 and 1966. However, Pittsburgh had no answer for the pitching of the Dodgers and the Giants, and finished third each season. In 1967, they fell back to .500, and did not contend through the rest of the 1960s.

Logo is vintage 1960's patch made for kids baseball team jacket

Yomiuri Giants Custom Fitted

The Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ, Yomiuri Jaiantsu?) are a professional baseball team based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. The team competes in the Central League of Japan's top-tier major league, Nippon Professional Baseball, and they play their home games in the Tokyo Dome, opened in 1988. The team is sometimes called the "Tokyo Giants" in the English-language press, but like the Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes, the team is officially known by the name of its corporate owner. The team's owner is the Yomiuri Group, a media conglomerate which includes two newspapers and a television network. The Yomiuri Giants are regarded as "The New York Yankees of Japan" due to their wide-spread popularity, past dominance of the league, and polarizing effect on fans (baseball fans who feel ambivalent about other than their local team often have an intense dislike for the Giants; on the other hand, the Giants have a large fan base even in areas with a local team).

The Giants are the oldest team among the current Japanese professional teams. Lefty O'Doul, a former Major League Baseball player, named the team "Tokyo Giants". Yomiuri Giants name and uniforms were based on the New York (now San Francisco) Giants. The teams colors (orange and black) are the same colors worn by the National League's Giants, both in New York and San Francisco. The stylized lettering on the team's jerseys and caps is similar to the fancy lettering used by the Giants when they played in New York in the 1930s, although during the 1970s the Giants modernized their lettering to follow the style worn by the American Giants. The Giants' main rivalry is with the Hanshin Tigers, a team especially popular in the Kansai region.

The Giants are also unsurprisingly the richest club in the league after winning the championship continuously for the past years. They won nine Japanese Baseball League titles before the establishment of the two league system in 1950. Starting in 1965, the Giants won nine consecutive Central League pennants and Japan Series titles, in large part because of the hitting of Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh. The Yomiuri Giants have won more pennants and Japan Series titles than any other team in the NPB. In 2008 season, they also managed to achieve a biggest comeback victory in Central League history, by recovering a 13-game defecit to Hanshin Tigers to the place of Central League Champion.

The team is often referred by fans and in news headlines and tables simply as Kyojin (巨人), Japanese for "Giants", instead of the usual corporate owner's name or the English nickname.

Logo "G" is taken from the 1st team flag

Logo is hand screened and cut felt

LA Custom Fitted

LA custom fitted based on Lakers colorway. Letters are die cut twill on felt.

1923 New York Giants Custom Fitted

The 1923 New York Baseball Giants finished the season with a NL Pennant but loss to the Yankees in the World Series 4 games to 2.

Logo is hand screened and sewn felt

Vero Beach Dodgers Custom Fitted

Another Vero Beach Dodgers fitted.

Bronx Bombers Custom Fitted

27 Championships. Nuff' said.

Hartford Whalers Custom Fitted

The Hartford Whalers were a North American professional ice hockey team based in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.. Known as the New England Whalers when they were members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972–79, the club played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979–97. In 1997, the Whalers franchise was originally moved to Greensboro, NC and subsequently to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1999, where it became the Carolina Hurricanes starting with the 1997–98 NHL season. As of 2009, the Whalers are the most recent NHL team to relocate.

More Tees

I've been working on some limited run sport theme tees. They are hand screened a due to that no two are the same. Store coming soon ( no really ). I'll be posting more soon as well as a s**t load of caps.

Store Opening

Finally, I've gotten some caps on store site. I'm going to try and laod some more soon. Check'em out and buy some. I need to pay rent.

www.ajballcaps.com/store

Versus Tee Shirts

Versus Tee Shirts is an other project that I've been plugging away at. Each is hand screen and no two are alike. Most are limited to a run of ten some less. Will be posting more soon.

King of Rock ( RUN-TMC ) Tee

Black Mamba ( Kobe ) Tee

Miami Marlins Custom Fitted Cap

The 1955 Chiefs, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, finished only two games out of the playoffs, but drew only 85,000 fans, last in the eight-team league. In the Marlins' debut season in Miami, the club finished third and attracted 288,000 spectators, second in the IL circuit. Attendance dwindled in the years that followed, however, and by 1960 the Marlins were at the bottom of the IL, with fewer than 110,000 paying fans. The franchise moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1961, but after little more than a month of play the Marlins moved again to Charleston, West Virginia on May 19. In 1962, the franchise moved to Atlanta, Georgia. In 1966, when the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, the franchise relocated to Richmond, Virginia, where it played as the Richmond Braves for 43 seasons, through 2008. The franchise is scheduled to move to Gwinnett County, Georgia in 2009.[1] The current Syracuse Chiefs club, reformed in 1961, is actually the transplanted Montreal Royals.

Notable Marlins during the 1956-60 period were Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the great former Negro Leagues pitcher then in his 50s, three-time league all-star infielder Forrest "Woody" Smith, 1959 IL earned run average champ Artie Kay, and future big-leaguers, infielder Jerry Adair and pitcher Rudy Arias. On August 7, 1956, the largest crowd in minor league history (57‚000) came to see Miami's 50-year-old Satchel Paige beat Columbus at the Orange Bowl.

Mad O's Custom Fitted

O's Bird with gold tooth. Hand screened and sewn felt.

Vernon Tigers Custom Fitted

The Vernon Tigers were a minor league baseball team which played in the Pacific Coast League from 1909 through 1925. Vernon, California was and is a small town in Los Angeles County. The Tigers, together with the Sacramento Solons, joined the PCL as new teams in 1909 as the league expanded from four teams to six. The Tigers effectively were a second team in Los Angeles, rivals of the existing Los Angeles Angels. Why Vernon, a small town? Simply because Vernon was one of only two cities in Los Angeles County that was “wet” (i.e., where the sale and consumption of alcohol was legal)! All other incorporated cities within the county were "dry" by statute, and alcohol was illegal in the unincorporated areas of the county as well.

Vernon used its "wet" distinction to its advantage. The largest enterprise in the town at the time was Doyle's bar, advertised as the "longest bar in the world" with 37 bartenders. Doyle was also a sports promoter, building an arena where world championship boxing matches were held. Tigers owner Edward Maier built Maier Park, home field of the Tigers, next to Doyle's bar, which had its own entrance to the park.

Vero Beach Dodgers Custom Fitted

The Vero Beach Dodgers were a Florida State League minor league baseball team that existed from 1980 to 2006. Located in Vero Beach, Florida, they were affiliated with the Los Anglels Dodgers. From 2006 to 2008, they were called the Vero Beach Devil Rays. The Vero Beach teams played their home games at historic Holman Stadium at Dodgertown.

Logo is hand screened, cut and sewn felt.

Customized Digital Camo O's Cap

New Era Digital Camo O's cap Customized by Attica Jailhouse.

Len Bias Pack

Custom Fitted Cap and Hand Screened Tee

White Elephant Custom Fitted Cap

The "Athletics" name originates from the late 19th century "athletic clubs", specifically the Athletic of Philadelphia. They are most prominently nicknamed "the A's", in reference to the blackletter "A", a trademark of the team and the old Athletics of Philadelphia. This has gained very prominent use, and in some circles is used more frequently than the full "Athletics" name. They are also known as "the White Elephants" or simply "the Elephants", in reference to then New York Giants' manager John McGraw's calling the team a "white elephant". This was embraced by the team, who then made a white elephant the team's mascot, and often incorporated it into the logo or sleeve patches.

Oakland Oaks Custom Fitted Cap

The Oakland Oaks were a minor league baseball team in Oakland, California that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 through 1955, after which the club transferred to Vancouver, British Columbia. The team was named for the city and used the oak tree and the acorn as its symbols.

In 1916, a struggling Oaks team made history by (inadvertently) breaking the professional baseball color line, as Jimmy Claxton pitched in both ends of a double-header on May 28th, 1916. He was introduced to the team as an American Indian, but once the team discovered that his ancestry was both Native American and African, he was fired.

Fleetwood Old Fashion Pillbox Fitted Cap

First of a series of fitted pillbox caps modeled after baseball caps worn in the early years of baseball.

The series is named after Moses Fleetwood Walker who is credited with being the first Afro-American to play at the Major League level.

This model is named "The New Yorker"

Logo is hand cut and sewn felt.

Back on the East Coast

Ok, for you that check me out here, you may have noticed that I have not posted for a bit. Well that's because I'm back on the East coast now. So now that I'm done moving you must check the blog for more custom fitteds and the store will be up shortly for you that still have some loot to spend. Plus some Trunk sales in NYC planned. I also have some short run hand screened tee-shirts that I will be posting on the site as well.

Thanks to all that have offered their support. Now that I'm back home, I'll be swinging for the fence!