Rain Delay Fitted: New Era’s Realtree Cubs Cap Honors 1990 All-Star Game at Wrigley

Hat Club just dropped a wild piece of Cubs history with the New Era 59FIFTY Neon Realtree Chicago Cubs 1990 All Star Game Patch fitted cap for $55. This unique Realtree colorway commemorates one of the most memorable All-Star Games for all the wrong reasons, when Wrigley Field hosted the Midsummer Classic on July 10, 1990. The striking camouflage pattern paired with the 1979 throwback styling creates a truly distinctive look that stands out in any collection.

While Cubs fans packed Wrigley to cheer on hometown heroes Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson, they witnessed one of the most forgettable All-Star Games in history, featuring brutal 68-degree weather in July and winds whipping off Lake Michigan. The National League managed just 2 hits total, still the fewest in All-Star Game history, while a thunderstorm delayed the game for over an hour in the 7th inning. The contest finally ended just after midnight as the latest-finishing game in Wrigley history at that time, with the American League winning 2-0 on Julio Franco’s rain-delayed double.

This fitted captures a unique moment when baseball’s biggest stars battled the elements at the Friendly Confines, making it a conversation starter for any Cubs collector. The Realtree camo design adds a modern hunting aesthetic to this vintage All-Star commemoration, available in sizes 6 7/8 through 8. Sometimes the most interesting pieces in our collections honor the games that didn’t go as planned, and this cap perfectly represents that unpredictable beauty of baseball history.