This is the story of the cap and El Cap.
It begins in Boston, 50 years ago at Fenway, on the head of Julian Javier.
Standing at second base, Javier mostly just watched one of the best performances in St. Louis sports history — Bob Gibson’s gritty Game 7 start in the 1967 World Series. But in the sixth inning, Javier himself got into the action, walloping one over the wall. His three-run homer doubled the Cardinals’ three-run lead.
Gibson struck out George Scott on the season’s final pitch, and maybe you’ve seen the video of what happened next.