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Texas Rangers baseball uniform short pants worn by Charley Pride

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Rawlings, American, founded 1887

    Worn by

    Charley Pride, American, 1934 - 2020

    Subject of

    Texas Rangers, American, founded 1961

    Caption

    Pride, who had played in the Negro Leagues as a pitcher for the Memphis Red Sox, began training with the Texas Rangers in 1972 and has owned a small stake in the team since 2010."

    Description

    Pair of short pants from a Texas Rangers baseball uniform worn by Charley Pride. The white knit pants have a wide blue stripe running down each leg, with the legs ending below the knee. The hem of each leg has elastic. The waistband is made from a red, white, and blue striped band of fabric. The pants close at the center front waist with three (3) metal snaps each faced in the color of the stripe of the band, and a metal zipper. There is also a white drawstring on the inside of the waistband that ties at the center front. There are two (2) inset pockets, one on each back side below the waist. Each pocket closes with one (1) pearlized round plastic button. The inside waistband is made from a wide band of white elastic. The name "PRIDE 05" is handwritten in black in on the interior proper left back side of the waistband. A red manufacturer's label for Rawlings is sewn at the interior proper right back side of the waistband that also contains size and care information. A white fabric label with hand-embroidered red text is sewn at the interior center back waist band that reads "5 34/36 24 84 1" with a small tag sewn to the right side with printed text reading "SET 1 / 1984".

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride

    Date

    1984

    Object number

    2012.125.46.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public Domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    knickerbockers
    sports uniforms

    Medium

    synthetic fiber and elastic with plastic and metal fasteners

    Dimensions

    H x W: 33 × 20 in. (83.8 × 50.8 cm)
    Inseam: 24 in. (61 cm)

    Place depicted

    Texas, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Sports Uniforms

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Athletes
    Baseball
    Clothing and dress
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Sports

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ad8892f-5594-40ed-a348-5e6e2a5b2e28

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.125.46.2

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