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Old 08-16-2020, 06:42 PM
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Default The Babe in 1973

Perhaps this might already be well-known, but what the heck. It has always greatly puzzled me that the 1973 Topps Babe Ruth 'The All-Time R.B.I. Leader' card shows the Bambino with a strange 'S' insignia on his hat. An S???? No explanation from Topps???? What is it? What could it be? WTF???? So when I ran across one today, I decided to do a bit of research and was able to find out the hat was actually a 'U.S.' (periods added) hat for his 1934 barnstorming tour of Japan. Finally, I can sleep at night!!!

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I know with the Hats from that tour, the "U"in the "U.S" is the color red. My guess was that because it was such a deep red it didn't come out in the photos? As a side note, Ebbets Field Flannel's makes an authentic reproduction of this hat. It's quite nice, If I say so myself.

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