Gift Ngoepe cap
Date2017 April 26
DescriptionBlack cap, size 7 5/8, with a yellow and white embroidered "P" logo on the front. There is a yellow manufacturer logo embroidered on the proper left side and an MLB logo embroidered at the rear center. Interior black cotton sweatband has three manufacturer labels in the rear, including "Authentic Collection," "New Era" and a sizing tag. "61" is handwritten in black ink on the interior front panel. Underside of the bill has an MLB Authentication hologram sticker.
Bio/Historical NoteCap worn by Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Gift Ngoepe on April 26, 2017 when he made his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs. With this debut it was said that Ngoepe became the first player born in Africa to appear in a major league game. However, further research has developed that Alfredo Cabrera - a Cuban shortstop and native of the Canary Islands, an archipelago off the coast of Morocco belonging to Spain but technically part of the African continent - appeared briefly for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1913. Cabrera went 0 for 2 in his one game in the National League so Ngoepe, who singled in his first bat, does have the distinction of being the first player born in Africa to get a hit in the big leagues. Furthermore, Ngoepe became the first player born in South Africa to appear in a major league game.
Object numberB-2017-0093
Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer
New Era Cap Co., Inc.
Subject
Ngoepe, Gift, 1990-
Attributes
Classificationsuniforms
Dimensions8 x 5.5 x 10.5 in.
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