Brooklyn fans dubbed Paul Waner “Big Poison” to differentiate him from his nearly identical but slightly smaller brother Lloyd who was called “Little Poison” - “poison” being Brooklynese for “person”, as in “dat big poison hit another home run off our bums today”. While the Yankees had their “Murderer’s Row” of Ruth and Gehrig, the Pirates of the same era had their own killer line up headed by Paul Waner.

Waner wore this offered Pirates cap, circa 1931-1933 where Waner combined to average .324 in those seasons and led the National League in doubles with 62 during the 1932 season. This all navy cap has a soft bill and felt “P” in red on the front, which these two characteristics were used to determine the years of this cap. “P Waner” is embroidered on the interior leather liner. This cap displays heavy use and wear, but still remains in excellent condition with only one minor fabric tear and the loss of the cloth over the crown button. A truly wonderful piece of baseball history from one of the early 20th century’s best players. This comes with a LOA from MEARS for the game use.

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