In Washington, he was unquestionably the center of the offense, leading the team in homers and RBI in each of his seven seasons there. Howard donned #33 for the start of the 1969 season when Ted Williams got hired and took his number 9. In 1969 he had career highs with 48 homers. In 1970 he led the AL both in HR (44) and RBI (126).
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Date Examined: 11-17-10
Style date/era:1968-70
Hologram Number:311368
Logo Design (describe patch, sewn, or embroidered):Embroidered W in white with blue trim
Material of cap:cotton/wool
Manufacturer:New Era
Describe manufacturer tag: Typical 7 line
Number of panels:6
Bill Thread Count:8
Color Description Body:Red
Color Description Brim:Red
Color Description Button:Red
Band:Tan Leather
Players Size (indicate): 7 3/8 is written in pen on mfg. tag
Size applied (note embroidered, stamped, flag tag):Pen, hand written
Player Uniform number (indicate if present):33 in faded black marker under bill
Uniform number applied: (ink/marker or embroidered):Black marker
Players Name:NA
Player Name: ( describe - ink/marker, embroidered)NA
Description of wear outside body:Moderate visible wear on body of cap
Description of wear inside body:Sweat stains on inside of crown
Description of wear outside bill:Almost all of the threads are broken in some spot
Description of wear inside bill:Inside hard material is mostly missing. Small tear near number 33 and front of cap has 4" area where it is no longer attached to the red outsides.
Head band wear:Some chaffing
Autographed:No
Provenance:None
Final Grade:Authentic
Comments: This hat is of the last style worn in Washington (1968-71). A dated 1971 hat in this auction was made by Wilson. Nobody wore number 33 in 1968 so we are labeling this hat a 1969-70 and even if Washington used two makers in 1971, Howard still wore number 33 with them in 1971 as well. Part of the second three is torn but you can plainly make out that the only possible second number had to be a three as top of loop is not closed as would be found on a number 9 and there is no other possible number. There was something written in pen on mfg. tag that has been scratched out.
Collection of MEARS Staff.
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MEARS LOA/Troy R. Kinunen
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