Hiroshima Carp Off White Wool Ballcap Category_T-Shirts Red felt "SP" lettering

Red felt "SP" lettering

Although the town was abandoned after the Revolution

24 patch with royal blue embroidery

We reproduced the authentic jackets worn by the team from 1947 until 1950

support for the Marlins was poor

Hiroshima Carp Off White Wool Ballcap Category_T-Shirts Red felt "SP" letteringTHE INFAMOUS HIROSHIMA CARP LOGO History: Hiroshima established a professional baseball team as part of the city's reconstruction efforts after the atomic bomb devastation in 1945. The Carp ("Koi" in Japanese) were perennially underfunded, and were so poor that in 1953 they could only afford to issue one uniform per player. Despite financial issues, the Carp played in Hiroshima Municipal Stadium until 2008. This cap is an homage to those mid century