What did the Chunichi Dragons baseball cap look like circa 2002?

April 28, 2024 5:10 PM

Presumably it was blue with a white insignia. Present day, the hat has the white insignia of an overlapping “CD” in block letters. In the 1992 movie Mr Baseball, the white insignia was a script “D.” But what about 2002? I care because a character wore one in the 2002 Haruki Murakami novel Kafka on the Shore. I want to buy the same hat.
posted by glenngulia to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (3 answers total)

Best answer: Found it! According to Logopedia, this was the cap insignia from 1996 to 2004.

And here's a vintage cap for sale, if you feel like spending money!
posted by Faint of Butt at 5:17 PM on April 28 [1 favorite]

I found a history of Chunichi Dragons baseball caps that unfortunately has 1969-1986 and 2004-2011 with a gap between 1986 and 2004, but just in case it's helpful, here it is.
posted by Jeanne at 5:36 PM on April 28

Response by poster: Thank you, both!
posted by glenngulia at 9:57 AM on April 29 [1 favorite]