Sankei Atoms Cotton Twill Ballcap Team-Philadelphia-Athletics Bench was the World Series

Bench was the World Series MVP in 1976

Ed Wheeler was another standout who went on to play for the Cleveland Indians in 1945

THE FELT GOLD "O" PATCH AS WORN BY THE SHORT-LIVED LARKS

Embroidered Chicks logo patch on right side

The team announced during the same press conference that his number 35 would be retired later that year

Sankei Atoms Cotton Twill Ballcap Team-Philadelphia-Athletics Bench was the World SeriesA CLASSIC BALLCAP HONORING THE SANKEI ATOMS History: From 1965 to 1968, this Japan Central League team was named the Atoms, inspired by Osamu Tezuka's popular manga series Astro Boy, known as Atom Boy in Japan. Minor league veteran Dave Roberts joined the Atoms in 1967 and quickly became one of Japan's premier sluggers. The team was renamed the Yakult Swallows in 74, but if you go to Meiji Jingu Stadium today for a Swallows home game youll still see