Hilldale Athletic Club 1924 Cotton Twill Ballcap

COTTON TWILL BALLCAP HONORING THE 1924 HILLDALE TEAM

History: In 1924, the best team in the Eastern Colored League was a Darby, Pennsylvania club called Hilldale — which had grown from a sandlot boys team into a genuine powerhouse under owner Ed Bolden. That fall, they faced the Kansas City Monarchs in the first-ever Colored World Series, playing nine games across a grueling back-and-forth series. Hilldale lost five games to four, and spent the whole next season itching for a rematch. They got what they wished for. Hilldale came back the very next year and beat the Monarchs to clinch the 1925 championship — just like you’d write it in a Hollywood script.

Made with cotton twill and our signature green satin underbrim, this ballcap features a felt appliqué of the 1924 Hilldale script in honor of the iconic Negro League ballclub.