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![]() | ![]() Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century Since the subject matter of this research deals with the twentieth century ![]() ![]() ![]() FABRICS Uniform fabrics in 1900 were either 100% wool flannel or a blend of wool and cotton. Summer temperatures and humidity were no different than now and the idea of playing baseball weighted down with these heavy uniforms seems unthinkable today. But play they did ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() FABRIC PATTERNS AND COLORS Home uniforms for all clubs at the turn of the century were white ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A popular alternative to the gray-colored travelling suits in the 1900-1915 era was a solid dark blue or black material with white relief — often a negative image of their home whites. Although black and white photography may conceal earlier examples ![]() ![]() CAP STYLES Several styles of cap design were worn in the first decade by major league clubs. The "pillbox" or Chicago style usually incorporated horizontal striping much like a layer cake and was a survivor of the 1890's. The so-called "Brooklyn" style had a higher ![]() ![]() ![]() SHOES Baseball pants ![]() ![]() JERSEYS AND UNDERSWEATERS Jerseys at the turn of the century were pretty much flannel pullover shirts with a standard fold-down collar and a buttoned or laced front. Even the sleeves were often full length with buttoned cuft and a left-breast pocket was common. It became fashionable with players later in the decade to wear the collar folded up and pinned at the throat. Undersweaters were becoming a part of the color scheme (some even had stripes) and elbow-length sleeves were worn to accent the sleeve colors. An unusual feature that provided a choice in sleeve length was the detachable sleeve — attached at the elbow with buttons. The first radical change in shirt design in the decade was provided by John McGraw's 1906 Giants when they introduced the collarless jersey with a lapel contour curiously indentical to that of later decades. The fold-down collar was definitely on its way out but its popular replacement was to be the short ![]() ![]() ![]() The V neck collar style ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By the 1970's ![]() ![]() ![]() TROUSERS AND BELTS Built-in protective padding was a standard part of ninteenth century American football jersey and this "quilting" survived on a few of the post-1900 uniforms. Separate sliding pads on the inside soon became the preferred choice. Belts were considerably wider and were furnished in a variety of colors and materials. Belt tunnels on the sides came into being after 1900 and are a standard feature even on many of today's double-knits. Piping down the sides of the trousers existed in the early 1900's ![]() ![]() ![]() STOCKINGS Stockings in 1900 were made of heavy wool and were of one-piece full-length (above the knee) construction. The foot covering part below the ankle bone was white or natural wool and often created the illusion of stirrups. The true stirrup stocking ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() TRIM COLORS AND GRAPHICS In the 1890's stocking colors were the principal device in distinguishing one team from another (hence the team names White Stockings ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Although trim colors were abundant in uniform schemes ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the case of many clubs ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The first spelling out of the team's nickname on the jersey was on the Washington home shirts of 1905. Determined that they were no longer to be called the "Senators" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Detroit Tigers in 1930 established an important precedent by using a script lettering of DETROIT in place of the traditional capital letters. By the end of the decade ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On rare occasions the entire team name (city and nickname) has been spelled out on th uniform. The Cubs in 1909 were the first with CHICAGO in vertical lettering down the buttor lapel and the CUBS emblem on the left breast. The last major league uniform to show the full team name was by the San Diego Padres in 1978. In recent decades ![]() ![]() The proliferation of color TV coverage of major league baseball probably did more to invite the use of brighter and non-traditional uniform color schemes in the 1960's. The Athletics' gold and green ensembles started a color revolution that culminated in the bizarre "rainbow" jerseys introduced by the ASTROS in 1975. However ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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