This video of a crowd returning a hat is virally mesmerising

In Houston, somebody dropped a hat and it became one of the most high stakes games of throw and catch you have ever seen.

The footage was shared by Josh Pherigo on Twitter on Friday.

The video showed baseball fans form a throwing chain to return the lost hat up several stories.

The viral clip has had over 147,000 retweets.

Crowds had gathered to see the victory parade for the Houston Astros, after their victory on Thursday in the MLB World Series.

Picture: MIKE WYKE/EPA

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