Baseball Cap worn by New York Yankee Allie Reynolds
Object Details
- Description
- Baseball cap worn by Allie Reynolds of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 1947–1954
- Allie Reynolds was a star pitcher in Yankee pinstripes who used his renown to promote American Indian causes.
- Allie Reynolds, like so many Native male athletes, had to live with the thoughtlessly pejorative nickname "Chief." And in 1951, after he became the first American League pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a season, a sportscaster dubbed him "Super Chief." While Reynolds tried but never shook the name, in retirement he leveraged his fame by founding the Red Earth cultural festival and leading other initiatives that celebrated Native peoples.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Allie P. Reynolds
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- Date made
- 1947 - 1954
- ID Number
- 1992.0256.03
- catalog number
- 1992.0256.03
- accession number
- 1992.0256
- associated institution
- New York Yankees
- Associated Name
- A. G. Spalding & Bros.
- Object Name
- cap, baseball
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 in x 11 in x 7 1/4 in; 10.16 cm x 27.94 cm x 18.415 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- web subject
- Sports
- sport
- Baseball
- level of sport
- Professional
- Major League
- Subject
- Native Americans
- Record ID
- nmah_1121325
