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Eri Yoshida shirt

Date2010 May 29

DescriptionWhite polyester sleeveless uniform shirt, size 38, with six clear buttons down the front placket. Black and red lettering across the front chest reads "Outlaws" and "3" is in black lettering below. Upper front proper right chest has a "Golden League Baseball" patch stitched in red, gold and black. Proper left lower shirttail has a manufacturer label, "Victory Custom Athletic," with washing instructions. Sleeve openings have red and black edging. Back of the shirt has a black embroidered manufacturer logo at the neck, "Yoshida," in black lettering across the shoulders and "3" in red lettering in the center.

Bio/Historical NoteUniform shirt worn by starting pitcher Eri Yoshida, known as the "Knuckle Princess" for her mastery of the floating pitch, of the Chico Outlaws on May 29, 2010 when she became the first female to pitch professionally in two countries (Japan and the United States) and the first female to record a hit, an RBI single, in her first at-bat. Yoshida also pitched in Japan for the Kobe Cruise.

Object numberB-2010-0123

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Victory Custom Athletic

Subject Chico Outlaws (Baseball team)

Subject Yoshida, Eri

Subject Minor League Baseball

Attributes

Classificationsuniforms

Dimensions21.5 x 32 in

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