San Diego Padres (PCL) 1956 Authentic Wool Ballcap WHT-S the name “Astros” was chosen

the name “Astros” was chosen for the team which would play in the “Eighth Wonder of the World”

This hat is made with the exact Owl logo from the team’s 1941 campaign and the same navy wool broadcloth that was so popular in that era

red and white embroidery

History: Wichita’s Braves moved up to AAA status when the Milwaukee Braves moved their Toledo affiliate to Kansas in 1956

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San Diego Padres (PCL) 1956 Authentic Wool Ballcap WHT-S the name “Astros” was chosenTHE EXACT SD LOGO WORN BY THE PADRES BEFORE THEY JOINED MLB History: By 1956, the Pacific Coast League was officially classified as "open, with a plan in place to be eventually certified as a major league. However, rumblings about MLB clubs moving out west were already being heard, and in just two years the Dodgers and Giants would dash the dreams of the PCL, taking their two largest markets. The Padres continued on in the AAA PCL until a National