19th Century Uniform Question
 

Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Can anyone tell me what year(s) it was common for the players on a team to be wearing different colored jerseys?<br /><br />I tried googling for the answer, but it's not easily googled, and I'm here at work so I don't have my library at hand.<br /><br />Thanks!

19th Century Uniform Question
 

Posted By: <b>Corey R. Shanus</b><p>1882 I believe was the year a number of teams, perhaps even the entire league, had each position player wear a different uniform. There are a few known cabinets of teams from that year that show players on the same team wearing different style uniforms.

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Thanks Corey!

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>It was 1882.<br /><br />I just sold a Chicago cabinet in Mastro from 1882 that showed the whole team (Anson & Kelly) in different jerseys. I liked the striped ones.<br /><br /><img src="http://images.mastronet.com/images/Auction39/photographs/57556a.jpg">

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>I won this cabinet on ebay today. Is it fair to say that this is from around 1882 or is this just some rag-tag bunch of ballplayers who couldn't afford matching uniforms?<br /><br /><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/8792/b9e31yz6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img343.imageshack.us/img343/1990/ba531va4.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a>

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Posted By: <b>Joe D.</b><p>that make me love this forum.<br /><br />great pickup dan!<br /><br />and great info on the uniforms..... I never knew.

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Posted By: <b>Frank Wakefield</b><p>There was a time when players wore uniforms that corresponded to their postion. I know I have an old Harpers woodcut that depicts similar uniform differences. And I think I read something once about how all first basemen wore one type of jersey, the pitcher another... someone here will either know it or know where to pull a book down and tell you. So yes, there was a time when players on one team wore different jerseys.

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Posted By: <b>Hal Lewis</b><p>Yes, your card is definitely from 1882.<br /><br />There were two players on every team that wore the striped jerseys... first base and some other position.

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Posted By: <b>Joe_G.</b><p>You'll enjoy this, see 1882 write-up . . .<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline.htm" target="_new" rel="nofollow">http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline.htm</a><br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Joe Gonsowski

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Posted By: <b>Dan Bretta</b><p>Thanks for the information.